The Use of Performance Indicators in Performance Analysis

Hughes, Michael; Bartlett, Roger

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“…Sports performance is often complex and represented by a selection of performance variables. In sports performance analysis, a performance profile is a collection of performance variables that together cover all important aspects of an athlete's or team's performance (Hughes and Bartlett, 2002). The variables are commonly known as performance indicators and they are often associated with performance outcome (Lames and McGarry, 2007).…”

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Strategic target setting in the heptathlon

Dinnie

O’Donoghue

2020

JSA

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The purpose of this study was to examine scoring within the women's Heptathlon to identify areas of performance where athletes could most improve their points total and propose an approach to target setting. Performance data were gathered from publically available sources for 409 performances of 155 heptathletes at 19 international championships between 2004 and 2017 inclusive. Based upon the interquartile ranges, the largest spread of points were seen for the High Jump and Javelin.Year to year improvement was analysed using the 186 pairs of performances by the same athletes in consecutive calendar years. This showed that the disciplines with the most scope for improvements were the Long Jump, High Jump and Javelin. The proposed target setting approach can be used to identify which disciplines an athlete should focus on to maximise improvement in their total points and to estimate the probability of the athlete exceeding the target that has been set. The approach should be used in conjunction with knowledge of the wider context of the athlete's recent heptathlon performances.

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Strategic target setting in the heptathlon

Dinnie

O’Donoghue

2020

JSA

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“…The tennis service is a complex, interceptive motor skill requiring high-levels of inter-limb and intra-limb coordination between different body segments. More specifically, it has been demonstrated that tennis players require an ability to organise the complex segmental sequence of racket-arm movements during groundstrokes using efficient coupling of the upper limbs (Hughes & Bartlett, 2002). Coaches with a greater understanding of specific synergies can utilise this information to provide the most effective training environments to foster players' skill development (Whiteside, Elliott, Lay, & Reid, 2015).…”

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Effect of environmental constraints on multi-segment coordination patterns during the tennis service in expert performers

Shafizadeh

Bonner

Fraser

et al. 2018

Journal of Sports Sciences

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The aims of this study were to examine the effect of different environmental constraints on kinematic multi-segment coordination patterns during the service and its coordination with service time variability. Ten expert tennis players (Age: 34.1±5.3) volunteered to take part in this study. Participants served 30 times in 3 different conditions: control, target and opposition. The order of conditions was counterbalanced between participants. A wireless 3D motion capture system (STT Co, Spain) was used to measure 7 joint motions, with a 17 degrees of freedom biomechanical model created to capture the entire service action. Results of the principal component analysis showed that 4 synergies were created; however, their roles were changed relative to the perception of the environment. The results of repeated-measures analysis of variance did not show any significant difference on total variance and individual principal components between conditions; however, one synergy pattern significantly predicted the service time variability in both control and opposition conditions. In conclusion, the findings demonstrated that expert performers reduce the joint dimensionality by creating functional synergies in different phases of service and adapt the service action according to the perception of the environment.

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“…This limits the natural 'flow' (i.e. both teams have the opportunity to attack and defend) of soccer, thus restricting ecological validity (Hughes & Bartlett, 2015;Robins & Hughes, 2015).…”

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The validity, objectivity, and reliability of a soccer-specific behaviour measurement tool

Cobb

Unnithan

McRobert

2018

Science and Medicine in Football

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Cobb, NM, Unnithan, V and McRobert, AP The validity, objectivity, and reliability of a soccer-specific behaviour measurement tool http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/7968/ Article LJMU has developed LJMU Research Online for users to access the research output of the University more effectively. Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess the validity, objectivity, and reliability of a Soccer-Specific Behaviour Measurement Tool (S-SBMT) in relation to the soccer philosophy of a Category One Premier League soccer academy. Methods: A 30 minute, 8 vs. 8 small-sided game (SSG), played by the U12 squad of the participating academy was used for analyses. Validity was ensured through formulating the S-SBMT definitions with experienced soccer coaches from the same soccer academy.Percentage agreement with a reference value of ±1, 95% Confidence Intervals, median sign and Yule's Q were used to assess objectivity and reliability. Results: High levels of objectivity were found for the number of passes (98.8% agreement), runs with the ball (97.5% agreement), and goal attempts (100%). Reduced objectivity was apparent for forward zonal transitions (75.3%), along with tackles (70.4%), interceptions, (63%), and loose balls (48.1%). Reliability was tested after 1-and 4-weeks, with levels of percentage agreement found to be above the 85% acceptable threshold for most behaviours (passing = 95.1%, runs with the ball = 92.6%, goal attempts = 100%, tackles = 100%). Conclusions: The study demonstrated acceptable objectivity and reliability for S-SBMT behaviours and these findings demonstrate the potential utility of the S-SBMT in monitoring technical actions in a Category One Premier League soccer academy, and a methodological process for other academies to follow in ensuring the quality of performance data.

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The Use of Performance Indicators in Performance Analysis

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Strategic target setting in the heptathlon

Strategic target setting in the heptathlon

Effect of environmental constraints on multi-segment coordination patterns during the tennis service in expert performers

The validity, objectivity, and reliability of a soccer-specific behaviour measurement tool

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