Home field advantage: new stadium construction and team performance in professional sports.
To identify the relations between new stadiums and home team performance and attendance for professional baseball (MLB) (n=14), basketball (NBA) (n=13), and football (NFL) (n=25) teams in the USA since 1950 dependent t tests assessed significance of increases in attendance in both MLB and the NBA and a significantly improved home winning percentage in MLB following the building of new stadiums. Implications include a better understanding of the rationales used by owners, fans, and players for building new stadiums.
Watson
Jack C
JC
School of Physical Education, West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506-6116, USA. jack.watson@mail.wvu.edu
Krantz
Andrew J
AJ
D001108:Architecture; D001484:Baseball; D001490:Basketball; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005538:Football; D006801:Humans; D011597:Psychomotor Performance