Video Analysis in sports
Years ago, when facing an important match, the coach had to transfer all the ideas that he had in mind to his players. He had to do so only through his words and the use of a blackboard.
Nowadays, new technologies have even broken into the world of sports, changing the daily work of coaches, scouters and players around the world.
Video motion analysis is part of video analysis, the technique often used for sport video analysis. With the development of science and technology, video motion analysis is able to record objects and analyze their movements scientifically.
Basically the Video Motion Analysis consists of a digital camera and a software with flame-by-flame playback function. First the digital camera films the object or scene to be considered and the very sophisticated software calculates all the elements which affect the movement such as speed, gravity, time value, and position. These elements are then put into the data so that the user can the results while at the same time analyzing the object’s motion.
Video analytics has different usages related to sports. The main one is the video sessions used for the coaches as a medium to transfer their knowledge. By studying their rivals, coaches can build up something like a SWOT Analysis to face the match with a higher guarantee of success.
Also this study can be applied to enhance our own efficiency by correcting some mistakes in the defensive line or adjusting some strategies about the pressure of the strikers and midfielders.
Other ways to take advantage of these services is by implementing this analysis onto the individual skills. Using as a reference some top players like Messi or Ronaldo, we can study their movements and skills and transfer this knowledge to our own players.
Most of the top teams around the world have their own scouting department where they study different markets to create a database. Then, when a coach asks for a particular profile he can find different options based on the previous work of the scouters.
With the passage of time, it seems that video analysis will continue gaining importance in the world of sports. Even in sports as traditional and old as football, it is expected that technology will start being used in order to increase the accuracy of the decisions and to guarantee higher levels of fairness in matches.
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