Math IA Investigating the Relationship Between the Height of a Professional Soccer Player and the Amount of Goals Scored
Investigating the Relationship Between the Height of a Professional Soccer Player and the Amount of Goals Scored
Sebastian Montes
Suncoast Community High School
IB Math Internal Assessment
Introduction:
In sports, winning a game is the main thing any player strives for. In soccer, in order to win a game, you need to score more goals than the opposing team. Many factors go into scoring goals. Skill, fear, pressure, and stress all go into the ability of a soccer player to score goals. I decided to explore a little more about how these soccer players score during soccer games, and investigate if other factors affect their scoring ability.
Height could be a very determining factor for a soccer player’s ability to score. I believe that height is a defining component in a player’s ability to be successful and score many goals. This is because they’re height can allow them to reach an air ball quicker than shorter players.
This topic was chosen because of my love for the beautiful game of soccer. Soccer has been my passion since I was a little boy. My father, being a very big soccer fan, influenced my love for the game. We would watch games almost daily and play together. I’ve been playing soccer since I can remember. And to this day, it is my favorite sport. As I got older, I kept playing soccer but I also got a lot more interested in the statistics of the game: top goal scorers, most assists, etc. I am also not considered to be a tall player amongst my teammates. I am 5’5” and normally one of the shortest players on the team. With this investigation I will be able to actually know if height does or does not affect how many goals a soccer player scores in a season. This all lead to me picking this topic because I want to know if height affects the ability for a soccer player to score goals. The main purpose for this investigation is to explore if there is a correlation between height of a soccer player and the amount of goals they scored in the 13/14 season
Sebastian Montes
Suncoast Community High School
IB Math Internal Assessment
Introduction:
In sports, winning a game is the main thing any player strives for. In soccer, in order to win a game, you need to score more goals than the opposing team. Many factors go into scoring goals. Skill, fear, pressure, and stress all go into the ability of a soccer player to score goals. I decided to explore a little more about how these soccer players score during soccer games, and investigate if other factors affect their scoring ability.
Height could be a very determining factor for a soccer player’s ability to score. I believe that height is a defining component in a player’s ability to be successful and score many goals. This is because they’re height can allow them to reach an air ball quicker than shorter players.
This topic was chosen because of my love for the beautiful game of soccer. Soccer has been my passion since I was a little boy. My father, being a very big soccer fan, influenced my love for the game. We would watch games almost daily and play together. I’ve been playing soccer since I can remember. And to this day, it is my favorite sport. As I got older, I kept playing soccer but I also got a lot more interested in the statistics of the game: top goal scorers, most assists, etc. I am also not considered to be a tall player amongst my teammates. I am 5’5” and normally one of the shortest players on the team. With this investigation I will be able to actually know if height does or does not affect how many goals a soccer player scores in a season. This all lead to me picking this topic because I want to know if height affects the ability for a soccer player to score goals. The main purpose for this investigation is to explore if there is a correlation between height of a soccer player and the amount of goals they scored in the 13/14 season
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