NETWORK THEORY CAN BE APPLIED IN TECHNICAL DECISION MAKING
Applying network theory to football is simply one more method to obtain additional information about a football match.
Applying network theory to football is simply one more method to obtain additional information about a football match.
When the black vests worn by the first football team caught the attention of the press in 2017, Barça Innovation Hub was already in the process to further develop the EPTS WIMU PRO.
One of the pioneering teams to adopt this system was FC Barcelona, thanks to the initiative from of its technical staff, and the partnership with Real Track Systems and its WIMU PRO device.
While FC Barcelona’s training sessions take place, their trainers follow on-screen a complex series of graphics, which correspond to the individual performance of the player and the result of the plays they practice in group.
Barça Innovation Hub (BIHUB) has partnered with Pixellot to develop new systems for automated recording of training sessions and games.
Data visualisation or what is commonly referred to as ‘data viz’ is a tool that translates trends effectively using graphics.
At the Barca Sports Technology Symposium, I had the honour of chairing a session about taking data into the field in sports.
Drones have the capacity to fly over the pitch and record training sessions, to obtain an aerial view that is especially useful to evaluate performance.
The tech revolution has modified our behaviour and now it is also revolutionizing sports.
The job of a coach is to make decisions. It is choosing the best players at all times, preparing them well, and being able to manage the best way to play, to be successful.