New approaches of the effect of midseason coaching change on team performance in the history of the NBA
ISSN: 1885-3137
Year of publication: 2017
Volume: XIII
Issue: 49
Pages: 193-210
Type: Article
More publications in: Revista Internacional de Ciencias del Deporte
Abstract
This research overcomes some of the drawbacks of the study of Martínez & Caudill (2013) regarding midseason coaching change in the National Basketball Association (NBA), adding new cases and achieving a disparate methodology. Changing a coach is an important managerial decision which does not guarantee improvement in the short term. Only about 12% of new coaches outperformed in a significantly way their predecessors. In order to maximize the probability of success, highly experienced coaches, with a long career as former professional players should be signed. In addition, change should be made before season advances, although it depends of the winning percentage of teams.