Blar i AURA på forfatter "Sigurgeirsson, Ólafur"
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Are the playoffs different from the regular season? A comparison of in-game statistics in Icelandic elite handball
Laxdal, Aron Gauti; Ivarsson, Andreas; Sigurgeirsson, Ólafur; Haugen, Tommy (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)There are many axioms in sport that are taken at face value. One of them is that the playoffs are somehow totally different from the regular season. The aim of this study was to test that axiom by comparing in-game statistics ... -
Are they all born to score? The relationship between throwing arm and scoring from the 7-meter line in semi-professional handball
Laxdal, Aron Gauti; Þorgeirsson, Sveinn; Saavedra Garcia, Jose Miguel; Sigurgeirsson, Ólafur; Ivarsson, Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Indications of laterall biases favouring left-handers have been found in various sports; especially interactive sports where the athletes have limited time to react to incoming objects. The aim of this study was therefore ... -
Performance Profiling in Handball Using Discriminative Variables and its Practical Applications
Þorgeirsson, Sveinn; Laxdal, Aron Gauti; Sigurgeirsson, Ólafur; Sekulic, Damir; Saavedra Garcia, Jose Miguel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Performance profiles of teams performance highlight areas of weaknesses and strengths for coaches to inform their decision-making on how to spend their limited training time with athletes. This study used a stepwise ...