Data collection from activity analysis

Question 1

What is it?

Answer 1

Activity analysis helps determine the most important physical requirements of an activity, which enables coaches and performers to make the important link between training and the actual performance of an activity

Question 2

What does it involve?

Answer 2

It involves recording and illustrating the physical demands on the performer in the competitive setting. Elite athletes are often subject for activity analysis because they exhibit the movements and skills that are most likely to lead to optimal performance

Question 3

Methods of data collection (direct observation)

Answer 3

The most common method for gathering data is observation. The coach or interested party views the player or team from the sideline. The gathered information is subjective and may include
*How the athlete moves around the playing area
*Where they move to
*The intensity of their sprint or playing
*The frequency of particular skill movements
*the muscle groups being used
*The team plays that are in use

Question 4

Methods of data collection (Digital collecting)

Answer 4

Digital recording refers to statistical data which can be recorded live and analysed immediately, or gathered and analysed immediately or gather and analysed after the events. The use of video is the preferred method to record data because the coach and athlete can replay, slow down and freeze frame images.