hot hand (defensive coordinator rotation)

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, hot hand (defensive coordinator rotation) has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Pardon My Take (Dec 2025).

The hot hand is the putative tendency for an athlete to have streaks of success higher than their average performance. The concept is often applied to sports and skill-based tasks in general and originates from basketball, where a shooter is assumed to be more likely to score if their previous attempts were successful – i.e., while having the "hot hand". Researchers for many years did not find evidence for a "hot hand" in practice, dismissing it as fallacious. However, later research questioned