Team sport is any sport that involves a group of athletes organized into opposing teams competing to win by outscoring the other side. Depending on the sport, the goal may be to score more points, win a game or entertain an audience. Regardless, team sports require cooperation among teammates and a collective effort to achieve success. Playing sports teaches kids how to work together as part of a larger group, which can be beneficial in the workplace and other aspects of life. It also helps them develop critical thinking skills and learn how to adapt to unforeseen situations.
Despite the prevalence of tracking systems that provide metrics, it remains challenging for practitioners to select the most pertinent to a particular sport and athlete. A variety of considerations such as playing dimensions, player density, position characteristics and game rules must be taken into account. Moreover, the specificity of a metric to a sport can also be impacted by its temporal nature. For instance, a metric such as high-speed running could be more relevant to basketball players than football linemen, due to the limitations of court size and game structure.
An emerging trend is the use of time-series analysis to examine features extracted from raw velocity traces. This provides a more sport and athlete-specific approach to metrics, rather than using fixed duration windows such as peak demands or training load. Specifically, this allows the identification of the moments during matches where elite athletes obtain match intensity, without relying on aggregate parameters such as total velocity.
