Following on from our discussion yesterday about adopting one or two of the techniques the enormously successful GB Olympic cycling team there are other areas where a technical advantage can be sought.
Football is awash with metrics these days. Clubs know things about their players they never even wondered about 10 years ago, leading to more informed decisions. It is probably no exaggeration to suggest that a club like Celtic will have some information on thousands of players. At the top level, much of this information will be fresh in the minds of coaches and scouts, and will easily be recorded on a database, but scouting permeates through youth football. Acquiring and assimilating information on the many hundreds of players on view each month is an information challenge.
The US sports were early to get on top of this problem. SportsBoard is a iPad-based data capture and management app which enables coaches and scouts to record information on players (their own players and others) as they watch the game. Data is uploaded from the iPad to a cloud-based database. Information and comment on each player or opposing team can then easily be analysed.
The alternative would be to scour through unstructured notes without any way of controlling the up-flow of information.
The app has also been used to provide instant metrics to first team squads. Players can get home from training, login and see how their performance was rated that day, allowing them to adjust their own target for the next session. I spoke to the designer, Gregg Jacobs, who has received a ton of media coverage in the US over the last two years. He told me this was about providing “more meaningful feedback”. Take a look at the Assessment and Contact Management features, which has screenshots of the ‘soccer’ app.
So this week we’ve covered orthopaedic pillows on tour and leg heaters from the GB cycling team, as well as a scouting management and instant metrics system from US sports, all low-cost and designed to reduce risk and improve performance.
Should we do it?
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Cowiebhoy
Just on and saw your terribly sad news.
Hope you and his family can take strength from happier times and memories.
Cowiebhoy
Sorry to hear about your mate.
HH
Cowiebhoy
Last post was for you and not vogue.
Apologies.
vougepunter/cowiebhoy
Sorry ,didn’t notice earlier post ,too busy yapping about a daft bet.
Thoughts and prayers to you cowiebhoy and your friends family.
HH.
JJ,
Like you I’m amazed at the reach of CQN.
I’ve been o. Here for a long time although not posted much recently with commitments.
I’m sure there are many like me who lurk every day but not posting.
Still miss the place when it goes offline.
Mucker
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors
20:40 on
21 January, 2013
Has anyone seem the film Cleanskin …… Very interesting movie
Watched it today knowing the British establishment ……….It would not surprise me.
Talksport(They who believe everything Chuckles tells them) stirring it again.
Gary Hooper has moved a step closer to
joining Norwich after turning down
Celtic’s final offer of a new contract.
Celtic rejected a bid from the Canaries
last week, believed to be worth £5million,
with manager Neil Lennon keen to keep
the former Scunthorpe striker.
talkSPORT understands Norwich had an
improved offer for the 24-year-old turned
down on Monday afternoon, but the
player now seems to have decided the
time is right to move on after opting not
to accept the latest deal on the table
from the Scottish giants.
A close friend of Hooper told talkSPORT:
“Gary has not been made an offer that
puts him on a par with other top earners
at the club and he is now looking at
options in the Premier League.”
Watched Life of Pi last night, also very good movie and one the kids can watch too for a change.
WeeOscar4Life
Done!
Thank you for TEXT donation number.
“Oscar Knox celtic warrior YNWA”
Cowiebhoy.
condolences to your friend’s family,
RIP.
Cowiebhoy,
Condolences Mucker, for both you and the Whiteside family.
Mucker
Jimmy Hewitts boy ‘Prince Harry’ has admitted killing Taliban insurgents in
Afghanistan.
Methinks he should have kept his mouth shut.
Minceyheid
Did you watch it in 3D
ASonOfDan@20:56
Talksport are just an embarrassing station. They have absolutely no idea whatsoever what goes on up here.
It’s always good to see them get it wrong on virtually every occasion.
tomcourtney
Get the champers on ice !
HH
That was tragic what happened in Algeria. I could get on my soap box about the suffering in Syria but not the time or place tonight.
Thoughts and prayers for all those who lose their lives to extremists.
The Boy Jinky
21:00 on 21 January, 2013
Minceyheid
Did you watch it in 3D
No but the quality was brilliant, can only imagine 3D would have been the best.
Golden globe winner for soundtrack last week is a local boy here.
To give some an insight into Kenny.
Think of the Raith Rovers Chairman (Kenny’s team by the way), and when I seen and heard him, I automatically thought of.
We once went to a Caledonian Society night for ex-pats in South Africa.
Kenny played the bagpipes.
At end of night someone decided to play British national anthem, myself and several others at our table refused to stand, creating a bit of a cafuffle, with our table walking out, joined by Kenny and his pipes playing – still laugh at that
Hail Hail
Winning captains
So the final audited numbers are in, and the USA takes the podium for the most overseas readers of CQN, even surpassing Ireland. And with Kojo and friends only having ten different ids, the number is as irrefutable as the returns from a stuffed Chicago ballot box.
I have submitted an application to purchase the readership and history of Canada to challenge the Scottish CQN cabal for the title as CQN Champions. World domination awaits ……
Or else
ten men won the league
Andy Gray, enough said…
Only a complete idiot or a football mercenary would swap CFC for Norwich
Cowiebhoy
20:35 on
21 January, 2013
My thoughts are with Kenny and his family tonight, may he Rest in a peace and may they find comfort in each other.
Hope all the internet bampots will be ready for the fight soon.
Minceyheid
Saw it at the showcase .. The 3D effects were brilliant. I think i ducked a few times :)
Does Efe only miss one game?
I see Wanyama heavily linked with Arsenal today.
minceyheidman
20:56 on 21 January, 2013
Watched Life of Pi last night, also very good movie and one the kids can watch too for a change.
Taking my grandson to see that at the weekend …!!! …… Well, actually, it’s really me that wants to see it ….LLOOLL
CowieBhoy, Rest in Peace, sorry mate.
Bleeding iPad.
Cowiebhoy
Condolences to you and your friend’s family.
It sounds like he has left a rich legacy.
PF
Don’t fall for it
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors
He will love it , as will you I believe.
voguepunter
The wife told me that earlier, and in the same breath, she said that Harry might just meet his maker like his mother did.
hen1rik
21:06 on 21 January, 2013
…and what foight would that be, me bhoyo…?
Sonofdan
I dont see arsenal parting with £12m plus.
CowieBhoy, nice story about the walk out protest re-the British National Anthem:-)
I liked that one.
Cowiebhoy
Just caught up with your post re your friend Kenny Whiteside.
Very, very sad.
My thoughts and prayers are with those he leaves behind.
I will remember you in my prayers too.
Take care.
Juventus boss Antonio Conte is suffering a
lack of striking options ahead of Tuesday’s
Coppa Italia semi-final clash with Lazio .
The 43-year-old has been left with a
depleted strikeforce following injuries to
Sebastian Giovinco and Nicklas Bendtner,
while leading scorer Fabio Quagliarella
misses out through suspension.
And Conte admits he is erring on the side
of caution before making a decision on
Mirko Vucinic’s fitness.
“We’ll have to evaluate Vucinic,” Conte
told reporters.
“He played 90 intense minutes at the
weekend after a period in which we had
to preserve him because of his ankle.
“I’ll need to speak to Vucinic, but I have
to evaluate everything. I don’t want him
to get injured again, I want to be
cautious.
“We’ll have to carefully consider whether
to give him another 90 minutes,
especially as we only have one striker left
in Alessandro Matri.
“I’m not yet able to say who will play, I’ll
have to deploy someone out of their
natural position.”
The Bianconeri are also set to be without
the influence of Andrea Pirlo once more.
The 33-year-old missed out on the 4-0
victory over Udinese at the weekend and
Conte confirmed Pirlo would again be
unavailable for selection.
He added: “Pirlo won’t play, that’s for
certain. However, Claudio Marchisio
should return.”
I am going to see Life of Pi at weekend. As I will be watching the 3D version, please reassure me that the film has nothing to do with McCoist and Greggs?
JJ
Jungle Jim – 30,000 for Uk is not even close!