The alliance formation puzzle in contests with capacity-constraints: A test using American football reception-coverage contest data.

We utilize a contest-theoretic model to demonstrate a version of the alliance formation puzzle that aligns with reception-coverage contests in American football. Namely, secondary defenders can opt for single-coverage-1 v 1 contest. Alternatively, they can choose to ally-form double-coverage or 2 v...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Justin Ehrlich, Matthew Harmon, Shane Sanders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227750