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Study finds influence of smaller jersey numbers on perception

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Re: Study finds influence of smaller jersey numbers on perception

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I remember my teammates being extremely picky about which numbers they’d wear and I always caught grief for wearing #8 as a running back since it’s thought of as a QB number (Troy Aikman, Steve Young). In hindsight maybe they were on to something.

Self-fulfilling prophecies usually are, for all the wrong reasons.

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...in american football. Context and history matter as this is the complete opposite for soccer: - Smaller numbers go to the defenders and big guys - Larger numbers are given to younger & academy player - Numbers like 7, 9, 10, 8 & 6 all have a specific meaning on the pitch So yeah, numbers matter, but so does everything else.

Don't forget that 1 is normally the goalkeeper.

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...in american football. Context and history matter as this is the complete opposite for soccer: - Smaller numbers go to the defenders and big guys - Larger numbers are given to younger & academy player - Numbers like 7, 9, 10, 8 & 6 all have a specific meaning on the pitch So yeah, numbers matter, but so does everything else.

Having grown up in Argentina, it always annoyed me seeing players in any sport with numbers that don’t resemble certain position or role.

Re: Study finds influence of smaller jersey numbers on perception

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...in american football. Context and history matter as this is the complete opposite for soccer: - Smaller numbers go to the defenders and big guys - Larger numbers are given to younger & academy player - Numbers like 7, 9, 10, 8 & 6 all have a specific meaning on the pitch So yeah, numbers matter, but so does everything else.

Same with rugby. 1 and 3 are the largest / heaviest players on the field.

Re: Study finds influence of smaller jersey numbers on perception

#16

...in american football. Context and history matter as this is the complete opposite for soccer: - Smaller numbers go to the defenders and big guys - Larger numbers are given to younger & academy player - Numbers like 7, 9, 10, 8 & 6 all have a specific meaning on the pitch So yeah, numbers matter, but so does everything else.

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...in american football. Context and history matter as this is the complete opposite for soccer: - Smaller numbers go to the defenders and big guys - Larger numbers are given to younger & academy player - Numbers like 7, 9, 10, 8 & 6 all have a specific meaning on the pitch So yeah, numbers matter, but so does everything else.

Same with rugby. 1 and 3 are the largest / heaviest players on the field.

Also smartest, most brave, and the best dancers etc.

Re: Study finds influence of smaller jersey numbers on perception

#18

...in american football. Context and history matter as this is the complete opposite for soccer: - Smaller numbers go to the defenders and big guys - Larger numbers are given to younger & academy player - Numbers like 7, 9, 10, 8 & 6 all have a specific meaning on the pitch So yeah, numbers matter, but so does everything else.

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Honestly, keep avoiding it please.
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