The overview Total overview of numbers of substitutions Men Regional = 34 Average 5.7 subs & 4.3 teams per Regional: Austin = 3 (3 teams, 0 used multiple subs) Baton Rouge = 8 (5 teams, 3 used multiple subs) Chapel Hill = 6 (6 teams, 0 used multiple subs)
Good info here Mikkel. But without an alternate universe in order for multiple scenarios to play out, it's difficult to be 100% sure that the substitution was a success. If there were no substitutions allowed, a player with the drop score in the 1st round (a possible sub candidate today) could very well come back with an improved 2nd round score, maybe even better than what the sub would do. It's up to the coach to know his players I guess. He'll know better than most whether a sub is warranted or not.
On another note, that's why I'm not a huge fan of substitutions for any reason (injury reasons are fine), because it doesn't allow for guys to build the skill of coming back after a poor round to post a good score.
Thanks Tom! I think that’s a fair point. The reason why most of these players were subbed out is because they shot abnormality high scores. They would probably regress to the mean (score better) the next round. We won’t know for sure. I guess the “success” depends on which question you’re asking as a coach when deciding on the sub. If the question asked is “will my subbed-in player score better in relation to the field tomorrow than player x did today?” - then the vast majority of subs are successful.
Good info here Mikkel. But without an alternate universe in order for multiple scenarios to play out, it's difficult to be 100% sure that the substitution was a success. If there were no substitutions allowed, a player with the drop score in the 1st round (a possible sub candidate today) could very well come back with an improved 2nd round score, maybe even better than what the sub would do. It's up to the coach to know his players I guess. He'll know better than most whether a sub is warranted or not.
On another note, that's why I'm not a huge fan of substitutions for any reason (injury reasons are fine), because it doesn't allow for guys to build the skill of coming back after a poor round to post a good score.
Thanks Tom! I think that’s a fair point. The reason why most of these players were subbed out is because they shot abnormality high scores. They would probably regress to the mean (score better) the next round. We won’t know for sure. I guess the “success” depends on which question you’re asking as a coach when deciding on the sub. If the question asked is “will my subbed-in player score better in relation to the field tomorrow than player x did today?” - then the vast majority of subs are successful.