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Does the thin air really give the Broncos an advantage? - Broncos Forums - Denver Broncos Fan Forums and Live News Feed
I have heard all my life that the thin air in Denver always gave the Broncos such a strong home field advantage.
But I have never heard it mentioned in any other sport, like basketball.
You would think if this was the case the Nuggets would have the best home court advantage in the NBA....so let me know, does the thin air give the Broncos an advantage?
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Scientifically, not really.
From what I read, a football is too big for the thin air to really make that much of a difference.
However, for baseballs and tennis balls, I hear its a different story.
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Alfred Williams recently said on his radio show that it does, he played his first professional game ever with the Bengals in Mile High, he said he could feel it after leaving Colorado just ten days earlier but then again, he also recently said that Denver should draft Matt Ryan if he falls to 12, so take it for what it's worth
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Yeah i hear golfers think its a real bitch.
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Email the mythbusters.
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I think the altitude has to be worth something, the only thing that is maybe a little suprising is that we don't do better away from Denver
The reasoning behind that is the number of atheletes, across all disciplines, that employ altitude training to improve their performances at sea level
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Haha totally... Thats why I get better gas mileage here because with lighter air my car therefore has less air to travel through and the result is better gas mileage.
Wait till nascar comes!
They'll only have to fuel up once the whole race!
SARCASM Lighter air is totally BS and if there is any truth in it, its minuscule at best.
The only area it gives them an advantage in is training.
If your fit up here, you feel like superman when you go to lower altitudes.
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"When you go and play in Denver you can't breathe.
So you have to understand that there is going to be some breathing issues.
There's going to be some burning in your chest that you're going to have to deal with." - Jerome Bettis
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The only advantage it gives is that it is hard to run/play sports at high altitude when you aren't used to it.
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In reference to Soccer,,but still deals with altitude.
PARIS (AFP) - Statistics have now confirmed anecdote as fact: South American teams used to playing at high altitude have a major advantage over lowland opponents, according to a study published on Friday by the British Medical Journal (BMJ).
Oxford University researcher Patrick McSharry trawled through the scores of 1,460 international matches played at different altitudes in 10 countries in South America spanning more than a century.
The lowland countries were Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, all of whose national stadia are at height of 60 metres (195 feet) or less, followed by Peru (90 metres, 292 feet) and Chile, whose stadium is at 520 metres (1,690 feet).
The four highland nations were Venezuela (1,000 metres, 3,250 feet), Colombia (2,600 metres, 8450 feet), Ecuador (2,800 metres, 9100 feet) and Bolivia (3,700 metres.
12,025 feet).
Altitude difference had a major impact on performance, McSharry found.
Teams that were used to playing at altitude scored more and conceded fewer goals as the height progressively increased.
Each additional 1,000 metres (3,250 feet) increased the goal difference by half a goal.
McSharry found that in the case of two teams from the same altitude, the probability of the home side winning averages 53 percent.
But this rose to an astonishing 82 percent for an altitude difference of 3,695 metres (12,008 feet), such as when Bolivia played sea-level opponent Brazil.
But it fell to just 21 percent when the altitude difference was minus 3,695 metres (minus 12,000 feet), i.e.
When Brazil played at home to Bolivia.
High altitude is known to cause lack of oxygen, cold and dehydration, leading to breathlessness, nausea, dizziness and fatigue, and strenuous sport such as football can make the symptoms worse.
Coaches can help their side by factoring in a player's individual susceptibility to altitude sickness when making their selection, says McSharry.
World football governing body FIFA on Saturday relaxed their previous ban on international matches at altitude to 2,750 metres (9,022 feet) "without acclimatisation" a move that still blows the final whistle for games at La Paz in Bolivia and in the Ecuadorean capital Quito.
In May, FIFA originally slapped an unconditional ban on matches at 2,500 metres (8,125 feet) or higher after its medical committee advised that playing at such a height was neither healthy nor fair.
It also cited home-field advantage of high-altitude teams over visiting teams from lower alti
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It's never bothered me...then again I've never had to play a game there.
But, when I went to Denver, the walk from my hotel room to the vending machine felt pretty normal.
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Quote: : In reference to Soccer,,but still deals with altitude.
PARIS (AFP) - Statistics have now confirmed anecdote as fact: South American teams used to playing at high altitude have a major advantage over lowland opponents, according to a study published on Friday by the British Medical Journal (BMJ).
Oxford University researcher Patrick McSharry trawled through the scores of 1,460 international matches played at different altitudes in 10 countries in South America spanning more than a century.
The lowland countries were Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, all of whose national stadia are at height of 60 metres (195 feet) or less, followed by Peru (90 metres, 292 feet) and Chile, whose stadium is at 520 metres (1,690 feet).
The four highland nations were Venezuela (1,000 metres, 3,250 feet), Colombia (2,600 metres, 8450 feet), Ecuador (2,800 metres, 9100 feet) and Bolivia (3,700 metres.
12,025 feet).
Altitude difference had a major impact on performance, McSharry found.
Teams that were used to playing at altitude scored more and conceded fewer goals as the height progressively increased.
Each additional 1,000 metres (3,250 feet) increased the goal difference by half a goal.
McSharry found that in the case of two teams from the same altitude, the probability of the home side winning averages 53 percent.
But this rose to an astonishing 82 percent for an altitude difference of 3,695 metres (12,008 feet), such as when Bolivia played sea-level opponent Brazil.
But it fell to just 21 percent when the altitude difference was minus 3,695 metres (minus 12,000 feet), i.e.
When Brazil played at home to Bolivia.
High altitude is known to cause lack of oxygen, cold and dehydration, leading to breathlessness, nausea, dizziness and fatigue, and strenuous sport such as football can make the symptoms worse.
Coaches can help their side by factoring in a player's individual susceptibility to altitude sickness when making their selection, says McSharry.
World football governing body FIFA on Saturday relaxed their previous ban on international matches at altitude to 2,750 metres (9,022 feet) "without acclimatisation" a move that still blows the final whistle for games at La Paz in Bolivia and in the Ecuadorean capital Quito.
In May, FIFA originally slapped an unconditional ban on matches at 2,500 metres (8,125 feet) or higher after its medical committee advised that playing at such a height was neither healthy nor fair.
It also cited home-field advantage of high-altitude teams over visiting teams from lower alti Excellent contribution dillweed.
I'll remember that next time Denver plays in Argentina.
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Quote: : Excellent contribution dillweed.
I'll remember that next time Denver plays in Argentina.
Just something I found about altitude in general.
Still using that 2002 computer?
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I took a class in college that focused on this.
It isn't really the effect that the lack of air has on the ball, it's the effect that the lack of oxygen has on the person.
If you grew up and lived all your life in the Denver area, or better yet, Leadville, you will be able to do expend more engergy with less oxygen than a sea-level person could.
There was actually a study done of people in some village in South America that was over 10,000' MSL.
Since those people had ancestors that have been living at altitude and their village was there for many generations they actually had a much larger lung capacity over a normal human.
Score one for evolution!
As far as having a home field advantage, If you start living at altitude before your 20s it should only take a few years for you to get close to the ability of a native, but after your mid 20s it takes many years to get your "altitude overcoming ability" up to the level of the natives.
After you hit your 30s the study showed that it was pretty much impossible to get there.
Basically, even scientists could tell the Broncos that signing older Free Agents just isn't a good idea.
Bringing in young rookies and keeping them for a few years, now that is when you start to win the battle of altitude.
Better yet, find a kid who grew up in Denver, and played college in the area.
As for the baseball Rockies, well, sorry but there just isn't that much physicalness involved in the recreation of baseball.
Nuggets, How many players do they have that came to Denver when they were young, and have stayed for several years?
Carmello would be a good example but I am guessing the weed counters his aclimitazation.
Avs, should help them but do they stay in Denver all year?
As soon as you go back to sea level for a few weeks/months and then come back you are probably starting over with getting used to it again.
Point is, the Altitude could be used but I don't think the local teams take advantage of it as much as they could have.
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Yes it does, ask the truthful players the will say it makes a difference.
Most of the aerobic Olympic sports used to train in Colorado springs not sure if they still do or not..
If you do not believe that it affects the opposition just look at the O2 masks hanging from the visitors bench's every week and how many are sucking wind in the 3rd and 4th quarters..
We do not do better when going to lower altitudes because of the pronounced heat and high humidity as will as jet lag.
When we play earlier games on the east coast it is like playing at 11a, after sleeping in a strange bed...
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