AI and Machine Learning(AI/ML) have gotten much attention in the last 5 years. AI and Convoluted Neural Networks (CNN) seem well suited for extracting finer detail from video images. The process is basically one of taking a set of inputs and mapping them to a set of outputs. But unlike a direct mapping that might occur with linear […]
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5 min read Introduction Since the early 1990’s there have been significant advances in hardware to track and… 4 min read Training athlete cognition is the next frontier in mental performance. Cognition involves the way athletes see,… 6 min read In simplest terms, “markerless tracking” is the ability to track the movement of human beings… 2 […]
Coaches and athletes look for every legal edge over their competition. However, you may be putting too much emphasis on new innovations. Sleep is a foundation of human performance. It has the potential to fuel or wreck an athlete’s performance. It may not be flashy, but your athletes may not be getting the sleep they […]
The Sports Biometrics Conference is about strength and performance training, sports science and the research key organizations have been conducting about this discipline. Neuroscience is a key element as well. Sponsor or attend? Attending the conference gives you two days of excellent education and networking opportunities to meet like-minded professionals from across the globe. There […]
After spending a lifetime in the sport, in 2015 I realized I had many questions about swimming for which very few answers were available. How do you explain feel for the water to a swimmer who doesn’t already have it? What is the difference between a distance swimmer and a sprinter? Which is more important—pulling or kicking? […]
They’re your last line of defense. They can make bad teams good and good teams great. The best ones can take over an entire game by themselves. There is no other athlete quite like the goalkeeper. In soccer, ice hockey, lacrosse, and field hockey, they’re the most important people on the pitch, rink, or field. […]