Skip to the game
Open menu
sections

Formats

How match structures change the experience of a sport.

Our point of view

Understanding sport starts with noticing

Scores tell us what happened; the rules, choices and traditions help explain how. We make room for those details, whether you play, watch or are simply curious.

  1. Why a Feint Works Before the Ball Moves
  2. Round Robin or Knockout: What Each Format Rewards
  3. How the Whistle Became a Sporting Signal

About the journal