Purpose
The project's main aim is to show the possibilities and problems when using tracking technology in different sports applications, from the choice of the receiver to the finished analysis. Three studies are planned to establish this narrative:
• Study 1 - Instrument validity
• Study 2 - Use of tracking technology - Performance analysis
• Study 3 - Data handling and big data analysis
Project description
To be able to comment on the validity of various GPS devices, data collection will be conducted in several sports. The goal is to cover parts of the variation that exists in movement patterns in some of the most popular sports.
Ski jumping is used as an example in Study 2 since both valid positioning technology and processing methods are already well established. The aim is to show how positioning technology can be used to understand performance in elite athletes.
Study 3 utilizes data from elite alpine skiers that has been collected over several years. The goal is to demonstrate how more advanced analyses on larger datasets can provide valuable insights, and how this can be automated in the long term to minimize the burden on coaches.