Research Article

The Development of Talent in Sports: A Dynamic Network Approach

Table 3

Achievements in team sports according to archival and simulated data.

SportMeasureActual goalsSimulated goals

National Hockey LeagueAthletes with 0 goals14561327.40 ± 27.99
Maximum number of goals894899.42 ± 2.96
Beta coefficient ()−1.08−1.16 ± 0.01

FC BarcelonaAthletes with 0 goals244193.02 ± 10.24
Maximum number of goals312463.68 ± 25.19
Beta coefficient ()−1.27−1.25 ± 0.05

Note. Measures correspond to distributional characteristics of achievements (goals scored) for male athletes in hockey (NHL) and soccer (FC Barcelona). The averages and SDs under the simulated titles are based on 50 simulations of the entire populations.