The Hidden Game of Football: A Revolutionary Approach to the Game and Its Statistics

by John Thorn, Pete Palmer, Bob Carroll

Book Overview

The 1988 cult classic behind football's data analytics revolution, now back in print with a new foreword and preface.

Data analytics have revolutionized football. With play sheets informed by advanced statistical analysis, today's coaches pass more, kick less, and go for more two-point or fourth-down conversions than ever before. In 1988, sportswriters Bob Carroll, Pete Palmer, and John Thorn proposed just this style of play in The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226825868
• ISBN13: 9780226825861
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 7.9" x 11.8"