I’m included this link as the idea of player and team assessment in professional sports has begun to change. I just find this a fascinating topic in how our society is seeing a shift in how we evaluate in general including in the realm of professional sports. In the past player evaluation was done by experts who would watch and make a decision – the process is very subjective. Analytics provide ways to quantify in numbers what we see happen on the ice or field. The same goes for teams. While at the end of the day the score is what matters, analysts have found metrics to identify keys to long term success for teams as well.
This paper overviews the diverse information technologies that are used to provide athletes with relevant feedback. Examples taken from various sports are used to illustrate selected applications of technology-based feedback. Several feedback systems are discussed, including vision, audition and proprioception. Each technology described here is based on the assumption that feedback would eventually enhance skill acquisition and sport performance and, as such, its usefulness to athletes and coaches in training is critically evaluated.
This book is a must read for anyone who will be coaching youth sports up to and including high school. It takes the reader through everything he or she will need to know to be successful in youth leagues. Beyond that, the book focuses on young athletes and how to give them their best chances at success. By citing real examples gleaned from over twenty years of coaching at all levels, the author provides an easy, entertaining read. The coaching techniques that are described in the various episodes in this book give the reader a strong foundation for becoming a very successful coach of many successful players.
On June 23, 1894, French educator and historian Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Because of his initiative he is considered the father of the modern Olympic Games, the first one organized in Greece only two years later in 1896.
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