ABSTRACT

This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts discussed in the second part of this book. The second part of the book suggests that certain conclusions can be drawn pertaining to human system activities in general and not only in sports. First, human systems are complex, barely controlled and unpredictable. This is because they are self-organized and their behaviour is emergent and non-linear in response to stimuli. Because of these bio-psychological factors, their study and analysis requires appropriate approaches, means and tools. Second, human systems exist and act in a 'cat's cradle' of hierarchical and net connections; they form conglomerates that are divided into levels. These levels and their effective collaboration are a major subject of analytics. This is particularly important because of the need for effective decision making (DM) on each level and certain ambiguities about the decision maker on each level.