https://beyond-the-stats.pages.dev/tags/complex-systems/ Recent content in Complex Systems on Beyond the Stats Hugo en Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:16:00 +0900 https://beyond-the-stats.pages.dev/posts/tactical-periodization-3/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:16:00 +0900 https://beyond-the-stats.pages.dev/posts/tactical-periodization-3/ <h2 id="simple-systems-and-complex-systems-a-thinking-trap-we-fall-into">Simple systems and complex systems: a thinking trap we fall into</h2> <p>The more you work in volleyball, the more Meadows&rsquo; statement that &ldquo;changing the elements has little effect&rdquo; will feel wrong. I felt the same way at first. But here lies a big thinking trap that we easily fall into.</p> https://beyond-the-stats.pages.dev/posts/tactical-periodization-2/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:22:00 +0900 https://beyond-the-stats.pages.dev/posts/tactical-periodization-2/ <p>Tactical periodization (TP) rose as a new paradigm that challenged the reductionist approach. But to truly understand TP and use it in practice, it is essential to understand the concept it is built on: <strong>systems thinking</strong>. So this time, I dig into the question &ldquo;What is systems thinking?&rdquo;</p> https://beyond-the-stats.pages.dev/posts/tactical-periodization-1/ Sun, 23 Aug 2026 19:51:00 +0900 https://beyond-the-stats.pages.dev/posts/tactical-periodization-1/ <p>You cannot talk about training paradigms in modern football (soccer) without running into <strong>tactical periodization</strong>. Through the work of José Mourinho and others, this theory has swept the world. But when coaches actually knock on its door, many are surely put off by a wall of difficult jargon.</p>