sample_play: Sample one NFL play according to some strategy

In rtelmore/NFLSimulatoR: Simulating Plays and Drives in the NFL

Sample one NFL play according to some strategy

Description

This function will return a sample play from the nflscrapR play-by-play data for a given down, distance, yards from the team's goal, using the usual NFL-coaching strategy.

Usage

sample_play(
  what_down,
  yards_to_go,
  yards_from_own_goal,
  window_yards_from_own_goal = 1,
  play_by_play_data,
  strategy = "normal",
  ...
)

Arguments

what_down	The current down (1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th down)
yards_to_go	Number of yards to go until a first down or TD
yards_from_own_goal	The number of yards from the possession team's own goal
window_yards_from_own_goal	Precision parameter for "yards_from_own_goal" (a value of 1 means the sampling will occur within plus or minus 1 of the "yards_from_own_goal" value)
play_by_play_data	A data file from nflscrapR prepped using the prep_pbp_data.R function
strategy	A string describing the strategy to be used, default is "normal", others include: "fourth_downs" and "passes_rushes" which implement some strategy regarding 4th downs and proportion of plays that are passing plays, respectively.
...	Additional arguments for different strategies

Value

A tibble containing lots of info

Examples

## Not run: 
sample_play_test(what_down = 3,
                 yards_to_go = 2,
                 yards_from_own_goal = 45,
                 play_by_play_data = pbp_data,
                 strategy = "normal")

## End(Not run)

rtelmore/NFLSimulatoR documentation built on Sept. 1, 2022, 6:12 p.m.