home field advantage

Question 1

define home field advantage

Answer 1

a balance between confidence and anxiety

Question 2

positives of a home field advantage

Answer 2

increased support increases motivation
no fatigue from travel
home team tend to play a more attacking style of play
familiar surroundings feel more comfortable
functional assertive behaviour
large crowds means social facilitation
crowd hostility means opposition is more nervous

Question 3

negatives of a home fiels advantage

Answer 3

home crowd can have a negative affecton the home team, causing them to ‘choke’
increased pressure can cause catastrophe theory
significant others may make them overaroused
if crowd is too close pressure may increase and if they are far away support may decrease