2-Game Road Trips: Any Fall-Off in Performance?

Coastal Carolina University joined the Sun Belt Conference in 2016.  In many sports, the Sun Belt Conference uses 2-team travel partners for scheduling. That is, teams schedule 2-game road trips to maximize rest while... [ view full abstract ]

Coastal Carolina University joined the Sun Belt Conference in 2016.  In many sports, the Sun Belt Conference uses 2-team travel partners for scheduling. That is, teams schedule 2-game road trips to maximize rest while minimizing travel times and missed classes.  This manuscript examines the results of the 2-game road trip to assess whether team performance (i.e., wins and losses) differed in Game 2 from Game 1.