Now I actually like the pink away strip...but this has worried me. Norwich have painted the away dressing room pink
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45247073
Marginal gains" - two words that have become sporting jargon in recent years.
But one Championship club have taken a highly unusual step to try to gain an edge on their opponents.
Norwich City have painted the away dressing room "deep pink", a colour that is said to lower testosterone levels and have a calming effect on people.
"Pink has an effect, not because it is pink, but because it's linked to childhood experiences," said Dr Alexander Latinjak, a lecturer in sport psychology at the University of Suffolk."If it is true that pink lowers testosterone levels then the coach should know exactly how to use that advantage tactically."
Norwich declined to comment, although sporting director Stuart Webber told supporters about the move at a fans' forum on Thursday. Painting the opposition's dressing room pink is not a completely novel idea though - the University of Iowa have previously done it in an attempt to give their American football team the upper hand on their visitors. In their two games at Carrow Road this season, Norwich have lost 4-3 to West Bromwich Albion and beaten League Two side Stevenage 3-1 in the Carabao Cup, so the jury is out on whether the move is paying off. "I personally wouldn't have spent the time bothering to change the locker room colour. There are a lot of things you do before you do that," Dr Latinjak told BBC Sport.
"Now that teams will know about the pink locker room, they could take counter measures to ensure higher testosterone levels.
Now to me we have three major problems
1. Lower testosterone levels and calmer...after Saturday we could not be any less uninterested and laid back if we tried. The team will all be asleep or cuddling baby kittens or booth
2. If we are wearing pink, we will get lost in the decor, and may not even make it out the dressing room and onto the pitch.
3. A team in sickly yellow and green playing a team in shocking pink, may not be legal as it could instigate a health hazard to those watching, causing severe headaches and migraine from the colour clash
"It might even be that players from other teams have some fun - they could go in there all tense but start smiling, and smiling is linked to an improvement in performance."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45247073
Marginal gains" - two words that have become sporting jargon in recent years.
But one Championship club have taken a highly unusual step to try to gain an edge on their opponents.
Norwich City have painted the away dressing room "deep pink", a colour that is said to lower testosterone levels and have a calming effect on people.
"Pink has an effect, not because it is pink, but because it's linked to childhood experiences," said Dr Alexander Latinjak, a lecturer in sport psychology at the University of Suffolk."If it is true that pink lowers testosterone levels then the coach should know exactly how to use that advantage tactically."
Norwich declined to comment, although sporting director Stuart Webber told supporters about the move at a fans' forum on Thursday. Painting the opposition's dressing room pink is not a completely novel idea though - the University of Iowa have previously done it in an attempt to give their American football team the upper hand on their visitors. In their two games at Carrow Road this season, Norwich have lost 4-3 to West Bromwich Albion and beaten League Two side Stevenage 3-1 in the Carabao Cup, so the jury is out on whether the move is paying off. "I personally wouldn't have spent the time bothering to change the locker room colour. There are a lot of things you do before you do that," Dr Latinjak told BBC Sport.
"Now that teams will know about the pink locker room, they could take counter measures to ensure higher testosterone levels.
Now to me we have three major problems
1. Lower testosterone levels and calmer...after Saturday we could not be any less uninterested and laid back if we tried. The team will all be asleep or cuddling baby kittens or booth
2. If we are wearing pink, we will get lost in the decor, and may not even make it out the dressing room and onto the pitch.
3. A team in sickly yellow and green playing a team in shocking pink, may not be legal as it could instigate a health hazard to those watching, causing severe headaches and migraine from the colour clash
"It might even be that players from other teams have some fun - they could go in there all tense but start smiling, and smiling is linked to an improvement in performance."
