Sports Analytics Innovation Summit: Die Zuverlässigkeit der Daten ist entscheidend
Einblicke vom Sports Analytics Innovation Summit (25. — 26. März) in London mit dem Thema: “Mit Daten die Grenzen verschieben.”
The youth academy players of today make up the stars of tomorrow. In England, clubs seem to have neglected this simple rule in the past. The British media recently criticized Premier League teams for lacking young talents who could once strengthen the national squad.
The Role of Sports Data Analytics
The youth academy players of today make up the stars of tomorrow. In England, clubs seem to have neglected this simple rule in the past. The British media recently criticized Premier League teams for lacking young talents who could once strengthen the national squad.
At the Sports Analytics Innovation Summit in London, James Bunce, Premier League’s head of sport science, admitted that most clubs are not aware of what it takes to become a professional player: “It is pretty much a black hole.” Only 0,5% of the under 9 year olds would make it to the first team.
Examples like the FC Southampton show that a team can setup the structures to enable young players to finally join the first team – and become stars who arouse the interest of international top clubs. Southampton relies heavily on data – to prevent injuries but also to develop players more efficiently.
What Do Rugby and Tennis Have in Common?
London, 26. März — Die Spieler der Jugendakademie von heute sind die Stars von morgen. In England scheinen die Vereine diese einfache Regel in der Vergangenheit vernachlässigt zu haben. Die britischen Medien kritisierten kürzlich Premier-League-Teams wegen des Fehlens junger Talente, die die Nationalmannschaft stärken könnten. James Bunce, Leiter der Sportwissenschaften der Premier League, gab auf dem Sports Innovation Summit in London zu, dass die meisten Clubs nicht wissen, was es heißt, ein professioneller Spieler zu werden: “Es ist so ziemlich ein schwarzes Loch.“
Nur 0,5% der unter 9‑Jährigen würden es in die erste Mannschaft schaffen. Beispiele wie der FC Southampton zeigen, dass eine Mannschaft die Strukturen aufbauen kann, damit junge Spieler endlich in die erste Mannschaft aufsteigen können — und zu Stars werden, die das Interesse internationaler Spitzenclubs wecken. Southampton ist stark auf Daten angewiesen — um Verletzungen zu vermeiden, aber auch um Spieler effizienter zu entwickeln.
“Jedes bisschen an Daten sollte verwendet werden”, sagte Andrew Walker, Head of Performance beim walisischen Rugbyclub Scarlets. Er ist sich sicher, dass die Spieler gerne mit Technologien arbeiten würden, die objektive Daten liefern. Aber es sollte nicht auf der individuellen Ebene enden, denn “Mannschaften gewinnen Meisterschaften”. Für ihn könnte die Echtzeit-Entscheidung auf der Grundlage von Daten in Zukunft zu einem großen Vorteil werden.
Jamie Capel-Davies von der International Tennis Federation (ITF) geht in die gleiche Richtung: “Wir müssen den Informationsfluss um den Spieler herum unter Kontrolle bringen.” Dafür sind Geräte zur Aufzeichnung, Lagerung, Durchfuhr, Analyse und Kommunikation der Leistung des Athleten erforderlich. Infolgedessen schuf die ITF die Regel 31, die es Spielern erlaubt, während eines Spiels zertifizierte (tragbare) Technologien zu verwenden. Ein Wendepunkt. “Wir müssen das Coaching durch intelligente Geräte demokratisieren”, betont der ITF-Manager.
Und während Tennis und Rugby auf den ersten Blick nicht viel gemeinsam haben, ist die Bedeutung zuverlässiger Daten ähnlich. “Genauigkeit hat einen großen Einfluss auf uns”, betonte Daniel Tobin, Head of Fitness bei Leinster Rugby, der damit die aktuellen GPS-Tracking-Systeme hinsichtlich ihrer Präzision analysierte. Das alarmierende Ergebnis: 378% Überschätzung von Kollisionen im Spiel und keine korrelativen Daten für Sprintmessungen. “Wir brauchen valide Daten über Kollisionen und Sprints, denn darum geht es beim Rugby”, betonte Tobin. Diese Ansicht bestätigt den Ansatz von KINEXON, eine hochmoderne Hochfrequenztechnologie zu entwickeln, die höchste Ansprüche an Präzision und Robustheit erfüllt. Eines der Hauptmerkmale der Technologie ist eine Tracking-Genauigkeit von unter 10 cm — auch in anspruchsvollen Innenräumen.
Aber Genauigkeit ist nicht alles. Real Madrid legt auch Wert auf die Visualisierung der Daten. “Unsere Mitarbeiter wären sehr daran interessiert, intuitive Einblicke auf Touchscreens zu erhalten”, sagte Jack Nayler, Analytik-Experte von Carlo Ancelotti. Allerdings hätte Real im Moment nicht genügend Datenpunkte, um “wirklich zuverlässige Erkenntnisse zu gewinnen“
Die großen Herausforderungen sind die lückenlose Erfassung von Bewegungs- und Orientierungsdaten, aus denen sich die Rohdaten zusammensetzen, die in Leistungsindikatoren umgesetzt werden. Hier kommt die Tracking-Technologie ins Spiel. Die Spitzentechnologie von KINEXON vereinfacht die komplexe Erfassung von Rohdaten und garantiert präzise Analysen, die als objektiver Datensatz verwendet werden können, um Trainings- und Regenerationspläne der Spieler individuell anzupassen und ihr taktisches Verhalten zu verbessern.
Zum Abschluss der Podiumsdiskussion betonte der Vertreter der Premiere League, Bunce, wie wichtig es sei, dass Athleten “richtig essen, schlafen und trainieren”. Während der umfangreiche Datensatz von KINEXON zur Verbesserung von Training und Regeneration beiträgt, liegt der Ernährungsplan in der Kompetenz der Ernährungswissenschaftler — auch wenn KINEXON kalorienarme und proteinreiche Grillido-Würste an die Gipfelbesucher verschenkte, die alle mit einem Lächeln davongingen – denn Deutsche sind für zwei Dinge bekannt: Technik und Würstchen.
Why Precision is Important When Collecting Sports Data
Daniel Tobin, Head of Fitness at Leinster Rugby, who thus analyzed current GPS tracking systems regarding their precision. The alarming result: 378% overestimation of in-game collisions and no correlative data for sprint measurements. “We need valid data on collisions and sprints, as this is what Rugby is all about”, stressed Tobin.
This view confirms that KINEXON Sports’ approach to develop a cutting-edge radio frequency technology that meets highest demands in terms of precision and robustness. One of the key features of the technology is a tracking accuracy of below 10cm – even in challenging indoor environments. But accuracy is not everything.
What Are The Biggest Challenges When Collecting Data
Real Madrid also attaches importance to the visualization of the data. “Our staff would be keen to get intuitive insights on touch screens”, said Carlo Ancelotti’s analytics expert Jack Nayler. However, at the moment, Real would not have enough data points “to really conclude reliable insights.”
The big challenge is the seamless collection of motion and orientation data, which makes up the raw data that is translated into performance indicators. Here, tracking technology comes into play.
The cutting-edge technology of KiINEXON Sports simplifies the complex collection of raw data and guarantees accurate analytics that can be used as an objective data set to individually adapt training and regeneration schedules of players as well as improving their tactical behavior.
Who Is Responsible for Nutrition?
Completing the panel discussion, Premiere League representative Bunce stressed the importance that athletes “eat, sleep and train right.”
While the comprehensive data set of KINEXON Sports helps to improve training and regeneration, the nutrition schedule is the competence of dietitians. Even if Kinexon gave away low-calorie and protein-rich Grillido sausages to the visitors of the summit who all walked away with a smile – as Germans have been proven to be famous for two things: Technology and Sausages.
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