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Athlete and staff perceptions of the attributes athletes require to be ready for team selection in Australian football Open
A notable amount of research in Australian Football describes what separates drafted from non-drafted athletes, however there is limited understanding of how Australian Football League (AFL) listed athletes, progress into the weekly AFL te…
Differences between Australian triathlon coaching practices and evidence-based training load management recommendations Open
Objectives The training load practices of triathlon coaches are poorly understood. The aim of this study was to explore and describe these practices to create an opportunity to compare their alignment with evidence-based practices. Design …
Technical pace bowling coaching of adolescent cricketers: A survey on practices and barriers Open
In cricket pace bowling, research has determined kinematic correlates to ball release speed and lumbar bone stress injury. Coaches have an important role in guiding the development of the bowling action of adolescent pace bowlers; however,…
View article: Predicting goal probabilities with improved xG models using event sequences in association football
Predicting goal probabilities with improved xG models using event sequences in association football Open
In association football, predicting the likelihood and outcome of a shot at a goal is useful but challenging. Expected goal (xG) models can be used in a variety of ways including evaluating performance and designing offensive strategies. T…
The kinematics of pace bowling associated with lumbar bone stress injuries: Disparities observed in elite male and female cricketers Open
Elite cricket pace bowlers commonly sustain debilitating bone stress injuries. Lumbar bone stress injuries are more prominent in males, while lower limb bone stress injuries are more common in females. Bone stress injuries are partly attri…
The kinematic relationships of ball release speed in elite female cricket pace bowlers Open
The ability of a pace bowler to deliver the cricket ball at faster speeds is linked with improved match performance as they require less deliveries to take a wicket and concede less runs per wicket taken. The aim of this study was to explo…
Shots at goal in Australian Football: Historical trends, determinants of accuracy and common strategies Open
Teams can evaluate the shot accuracy of their players more fairly, by accounting for shot location using the method reported here. Coaches can compare the two shot strategies identified and implement the one that suits the skill profile of…
Factors that affect handball execution in Australian Football Open
A handball is one of two technical skills used to dispose of the ball in Australian Football. Previous research has only considered handball effectiveness in the analysis of team performance and there is a need to understand whether there …
View article: Winning With Chaos in Association Football: Spatiotemporal Event Distribution Randomness Metric for Team Performance Evaluation
Winning With Chaos in Association Football: Spatiotemporal Event Distribution Randomness Metric for Team Performance Evaluation Open
Association football (commonly known as football or soccer) in the modern era places a greater emphasis on collaborating and working together as a team instead of relying solely on individual skills to strategize winning performances. The …
Barriers to coach decision-making during Australian football matches and how it can be supported by artificial intelligence Open
Elite sport coaches are often expected to make high-stakes decisions in time-constrained environments, such as during matches. The quality or efficiency of these decisions is bound by context-specific constraints on their decision-making. …
Understanding passing network characteristics and their link to match outcome in elite Netball Open
Player interactions in Netball are critical during attacking phases of play to ensure possession is maintained and scoring opportunities are created. This study aims to analyse the characteristics of the passing networks of elite Netball t…
Real time prediction of match outcomes in Australian football Open
This study aimed to determine whether machine learning models based on technical performance and not score margin could be used to predict end-of-match outcome of Australian football matches in real-time. If efficacious, these models could…
Reliability of live and video-based coding in netball using the NetballStats application Open
Understanding reliability of performance analysis tools is important to ensure match to match comparisons can be undertaken with the knowledge of consistency between coding situations. There are few published studies examining the reliabil…
Editorial: Using Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Sport Performance Open
EDITORIAL article Front. Sports Act. Living, 25 April 2022Sec. Sports Science, Technology and Engineering https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2022.886730
Understanding load in netball – An analysis of multiple seasons, phases, and teams Open
Studies of training and competition load in sport are usually based on data that represents a sample of a league and or annual training program. These studies sometimes explore important factors that are affected by load, such as training …
Technical determinants of success in professional women’s soccer: A wider range of variables reveals new insights Open
Knowledge of optimal technical performance is used to determine match strategy and the design of training programs. Previous studies in men's soccer have identified certain technical characteristics that are related to success. These studi…
Machine Learning Enabled Team Performance Analysis in the Dynamical Environment of Soccer Open
Team sports can be viewed as dynamical systems unfolding in time and thus require tools and approaches congruent to the analysis of dynamical systems. The analysis of the pattern-forming dynamics of player interactions can uncover the clue…
A novel method based on first principles to determine the accuracy and reliability of force measurements reported by bicycle power meters. Open
The accuracy and reliability of instrumented bicycle crank systems (i.e. power meters) is an important consideration for sport scientists who evaluate cycling performance and pedalling biomechanics. Many crank systems report power and or f…
Modelling Match Outcome in Australian Football: Improved accuracy with large databases Open
Mathematical models that explain match outcome, based on the value of technical performance indicators (PIs), can be used to identify the most important aspects of technical performance in team field-sports. The purpose of this study was t…
Australian Football League Injury Characteristics Differ Between Matches and Training: A Longitudinal Analysis of Changes in the Setting, Site, and Time Span From 1997 to 2016 Open
Background: Injury surveillance has been used to quantify the scope of the injury burden in Australian football. However, deeper statistical analyses are required to identify major factors that contribute to the injury risk and to understa…
Metabolic Power Method: Underestimation of Energy Expenditure in Field-Sport Movements Using a Global Positioning System Tracking System Open
The purpose of this study was to assess the validity of a global positioning system (GPS) tracking system to estimate energy expenditure (EE) during exercise and field-sport locomotor movements. Twenty-seven participants each completed a 9…
Short Duration Heat Acclimation in Australian Football Players. Open
This study examined if five sessions of short duration (27 min), high intensity, interval training (HIIT) in the heat over a nine day period would induce heat acclimation in Australian football (AF) players. Fourteen professional AF player…