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| Pregame Decision-Making by a Football Coach Using the SWOT Method |
Slobodan Simovi?, Nemanja Dmitrovi?, Marko Ko?i?, Velimira Ljuna, Boris Popovi?, Ognjen Trubaji?, and Sa?a Trubaji?
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Abstract:
Many industries use various statistical models for decision-making, but no industry relies on analytical statistical data as professional sports. Decision-making prompts are observed opportunities and issues faced by those who make the decisions in sports, especially coaches when it comes to decisions pertaining to the upcoming match for the team they are coaching. The development of the sports industry and its global position require that the decisions are made analytically, i.e. that making intuitive decisions is to be avoided. This study used the SWOT analysis method, carried out in four stages, which was supposed to quantify the main objectives of the team in the upcoming match. The sample consisted of the U-21 national team match between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Wales in 2020. The first stage of the study determined key weaknesses of both teams and compared them using the Analytic Hierarchy Process method. The obtained results were then evaluated using Home and Visiting Team Factor Evaluation. The final results were then presented using the Home-Visitor Matrix, while the final decision on match strategy was made using the TOWS Matrix. Five objectives were formulated, of which two, if achieved by the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team, should ensure a victory for the team in this duel. These two objectives are to "build attacks of Bosnia and Herzegovina against Wales's low compactness" and "try to use the opponent's low compactness, through poor chance creation of Bosnia and Herzegovina".
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