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Interesting article in the NY Times about the effects of playing the Bundesliga soccer games without fans present: big decline in home field advantage; more fouls called on home team than when fans are present; no decrease in measured intensity/effort, no decrease in quality of play, but a more cautious, less crowd-pleasing style of play. Implications for college sports are interesting.

What are the effects of playing in a half full stadium?  Stanford could be a good case study.

BC

[BostonCard]

Interesting article in the NY Times about the effects of playing the Bundesliga soccer games without fans present: big decline in home field advantage; more fouls called on home team than when fans are present; no decrease in measured intensity/effort, no decrease in quality of play, but a more cautious, less crowd-pleasing style of play. Implications for college sports are interesting.

What are the effects of playing in a half full stadium?  Stanford could be a good case study.

BC