Match Outcome and Home Court as Predictors for Situational Efficiency in Elite Croatian Women Handball : Undergraduate Thesis

Cilj rada je utvrditi razlike između pokazatelja situacijske učinkovitosti s obzirom na doma-ći teren i ishod utakmice. Promatrano je kako i koje prediktorske varijable situacijskog dje-lovanja utječu na pozitivan ishod utakmice. Kako će pojedine momčadi reagirati kada igraju pred domaćom publikom i hoće li imati utjecaj gostujući teren i drugačija atmosfera. Anali-zirani su rezultati prvih 5 klubova u sezoni 2017./2018. u kategoriji žene. Sve utakmice su odigrane u sklopu 1. hrvatske rukometne lige za žene. Praćeno je 29 varijabli koje će u ko-načnici dati odgovor na postavljeno pitanje. Domaći teren pokazat će se kao olakšavajući segment u igri jer će se na domaćem terenu ostvariti više pobjeda i pokazati bolja igra s više atrakcija, više golova i više borbe.The aim of this paper is to determine the differences among indicators of situational efficiency with regard to the home court and the outcome of the match. It will be determined which predicting variables of situational efficiency contribute to a positive match outcome and how. It will also be shown how specific teams react when playing on the home field and whether an away game and a different atmosphere have any influence on the outcome of the game. The results of the top five teams in the season 2017/2018 in female category will be analysed. All the matches were played as part of the first Croatian handball league for women. 29 variables that will help answer these questions were observed. The home court will prove to be an advantage in a match because more victories, better and more attractive moves, more goals, and more aggressiveness were observed on the home court