Challenges and considerations in determining the quality of electronic performance & tracking systems for team sports
Electronic performance & tracking systems (EPTS) are commonly used to track the location and velocity of athletes in many team sports. A range of associated applications using the derived data exist, such as assessment of athlete characteristics, informing training design, assisting match ad...
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| author | Sam Robertson Grant Malcolm Duthie Kevin Ball Bartholomew Spencer Fabio Rubens Serpiello Jade Haycraft Nicolas Evans Johsan Billingham Robert James Aughey |
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| description | Electronic performance & tracking systems (EPTS) are commonly used to track the location and velocity of athletes in many team sports. A range of associated applications using the derived data exist, such as assessment of athlete characteristics, informing training design, assisting match adjudication and providing fan insights for broadcast. Consequently the quality of such systems is of importance to a range of stakeholders. The influence of both systematic and methodological factors such as hardware, software settings, sample rate and filtering on this resulting quality is non-trivial. Highlighting these allows for the user to understand their strengths and limitations in various decision-making processes, as well as identify areas for research and development. In this paper, a number of challenges and considerations relating to the determination of EPTS validity for team sport are outlined and discussed. The aim of this paper is to draw attention of these factors to both researchers and practitioners looking to inform their decision-making in the EPTS area. Addressing some of the posited considerations in future work may represent best practice; others may require further investigation, have multiple potential solutions or currently be intractable. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-57efa566a03d4bd09ddd67ef8f4a3e1f2023-12-20T08:03:42ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sports and Active Living2624-93672023-12-01510.3389/fspor.2023.12665221266522Challenges and considerations in determining the quality of electronic performance & tracking systems for team sportsSam Robertson0Grant Malcolm Duthie1Kevin Ball2Bartholomew Spencer3Fabio Rubens Serpiello4Jade Haycraft5Nicolas Evans6Johsan Billingham7Robert James Aughey8Institute for Health & Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaSchool of Exercise Science, Australian Catholic University, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaInstitute for Health & Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaInstitute for Health & Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaInstitute for Health & Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaInstitute for Health & Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaFédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Zurich, SwitzerlandFédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Zurich, SwitzerlandInstitute for Health & Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaElectronic performance & tracking systems (EPTS) are commonly used to track the location and velocity of athletes in many team sports. A range of associated applications using the derived data exist, such as assessment of athlete characteristics, informing training design, assisting match adjudication and providing fan insights for broadcast. Consequently the quality of such systems is of importance to a range of stakeholders. The influence of both systematic and methodological factors such as hardware, software settings, sample rate and filtering on this resulting quality is non-trivial. Highlighting these allows for the user to understand their strengths and limitations in various decision-making processes, as well as identify areas for research and development. In this paper, a number of challenges and considerations relating to the determination of EPTS validity for team sport are outlined and discussed. The aim of this paper is to draw attention of these factors to both researchers and practitioners looking to inform their decision-making in the EPTS area. Addressing some of the posited considerations in future work may represent best practice; others may require further investigation, have multiple potential solutions or currently be intractable.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2023.1266522/fullGPSopticalfootballsoccertracking |
| spellingShingle | Sam Robertson Grant Malcolm Duthie Kevin Ball Bartholomew Spencer Fabio Rubens Serpiello Jade Haycraft Nicolas Evans Johsan Billingham Robert James Aughey Challenges and considerations in determining the quality of electronic performance & tracking systems for team sports Frontiers in Sports and Active Living GPS optical football soccer tracking |
| title | Challenges and considerations in determining the quality of electronic performance & tracking systems for team sports |
| title_full | Challenges and considerations in determining the quality of electronic performance & tracking systems for team sports |
| title_fullStr | Challenges and considerations in determining the quality of electronic performance & tracking systems for team sports |
| title_full_unstemmed | Challenges and considerations in determining the quality of electronic performance & tracking systems for team sports |
| title_short | Challenges and considerations in determining the quality of electronic performance & tracking systems for team sports |
| title_sort | challenges and considerations in determining the quality of electronic performance tracking systems for team sports |
| topic | GPS optical football soccer tracking |
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