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<blockquote data-quote="Andre de Waal" data-source="post: 1164807" data-attributes="member: 87905"><p>Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated. However, the premise of the Theorem is irrefutable - the moment you kick a high ball (even if you are alone on the field), there is no 100% guarantee that you will gather/retrieve it cleanly. The CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR addressed in this Theorem is POSSESSION, not territory. (By the way, I played both soccer and rugby all my school and club years. When in possession, I never kicked the ball to/at the opposition hoping to win back possession. Territory is another matter.) </p><p>Also, I did list all the variants affecting the Possession Probability.</p><p>My motive for posting this Theorem arose out of sheer frustration. I am South African, and while I am pleased that the Springboks retained the 2023 World Cup, I am not proud of the way in which they did it. One respected SA rugby pundit publicly stated that kicking (high) is "embedded in the Springboks' DNA". Well then, best they acquire some retrieving DNA as well! Another pundit stated that the Springboks use a "beautiful brutality". </p><p>So, in my view, the simplistic strategy of the Springboks in the last 2 World Cups (certainly in the final games) has been to kick high ("DNA") and then go and scrap for it using "beautiful brutality", primarily by the forwards, leaving a talented backline to do more defending than attacking. Very, very frustrating!</p><p>By the way, Cruz-del-Sur, I did state ball sports. Ice hockey?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andre de Waal, post: 1164807, member: 87905"] Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated. However, the premise of the Theorem is irrefutable - the moment you kick a high ball (even if you are alone on the field), there is no 100% guarantee that you will gather/retrieve it cleanly. The CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR addressed in this Theorem is POSSESSION, not territory. (By the way, I played both soccer and rugby all my school and club years. When in possession, I never kicked the ball to/at the opposition hoping to win back possession. Territory is another matter.) Also, I did list all the variants affecting the Possession Probability. My motive for posting this Theorem arose out of sheer frustration. I am South African, and while I am pleased that the Springboks retained the 2023 World Cup, I am not proud of the way in which they did it. One respected SA rugby pundit publicly stated that kicking (high) is "embedded in the Springboks' DNA". Well then, best they acquire some retrieving DNA as well! Another pundit stated that the Springboks use a "beautiful brutality". So, in my view, the simplistic strategy of the Springboks in the last 2 World Cups (certainly in the final games) has been to kick high ("DNA") and then go and scrap for it using "beautiful brutality", primarily by the forwards, leaving a talented backline to do more defending than attacking. Very, very frustrating! By the way, Cruz-del-Sur, I did state ball sports. Ice hockey? [/QUOTE]
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