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Basic statistics

Table one below includes some basic statistical information collected from a football game. It covers all a range of aspects which are important within a game.

Table 1: Statistics collected from a competitive football game.

Team A Team B
Goals Scored 1 1
Total Shots 12 24
Shots On Target 5 3
Ball Possession 58% 42%
Corner Kicks 5 8
Fouls Committed 22 25
Off sides 1 2
Yellow Cards 4 4
Red Cards 0 1


Study table 1 and consider what the statistics show and what information maybe useful for the coach to use when feeding back to the team. Consider percentages of shots on target and possession each team had? Finally do they provide the coach and players with enough information regarding performance? If not how can this me made more effective?