Sports Science & Sports Coaching

Motion analysis

Overview

Sports scientists make detailed observations of the movement and activities of athletes in a range of solo and team sports. Measuring and improving performance often requires combining physiological, biomechanical and behavioural data to provide a complete picture of performance.
Sports coaches need to provide immediate, specific feedback whatever the sport. This includes video playback to illustrate errors in technique, video highlights to motivate or a clear summary of improvement over many sessions. 
Tracksys offers a range of tools for measuring and improving sports performance backed by our experienced team. We have a range of users including coaches, trainers, lecturers and motion scientists.

What do you need to do?

Observation Product
Assess performance based on gaze strategyTobii Pro Glasses 3
Measure movement in 2D or 3D, with force and muscle activity.Simi Motion
Provide biofeedback and rehabilitation supportSimi Aktisys
Give video feedback, highlights or analysisThe Observer XT
Measure oxy-, deoxy- and total hemoglobin in muscle tissueArtinis PortaMon
Measurement of forceBertec Force plates
Force measurement within research grade treadmillBertec Instrumented Treadmill

Recommended Products

Tobii Pro Glasses 3

Tobii Pro Glasses 3

Tobii Pro Glasses 3 are designed for academic researchers, UX experts and market research professionals, to capture natural gaze behaviour in real-world or virtual environments. Gaze data can be combined with biometric devices for more extensive discoveries into human behaviour.

Simi Motion

Simi Motion

Motion analysis of human, animal and mechanical devices in 2 & 3D. Measure angles, accelerations, forces and distances using automatic tracking of as many points as you need.
Integrate motion capture with other devices such as forceplates & EMG. Visualise results in tables, graphs, stick figure overlays and as sequences of images. Automatically calculate and export a range of statistics from raw or filtered data.

Simi Aktisys

Simi Aktisys

Simi Aktisys is a quick and simple way to conduct dynamic movement analysis. This user friendly software employs the most up-to-date technology to automatically track coloured LED markers from recorded video or directly from a live video stream.

The Observer XT

The Observer XT

A complete system to collect, analyse and present observational data, be it human or animal, live or from video. User-friendly, flexible, with the ability to integrate and analyse other data streams, The Observer XT is the perfect hub for many researchers across a variety of disciplines, such as: psychology; zoology; pharmacology; education and training.

Artinis PortaMon

Artinis PortaMon

A wearable, wireless NIRS device designed for measuring muscle oxygenation. Used in: sports science; rehabilitation; urology research and mitochondrial capacity research. Great for in and out of the lab.

TrackLab

TrackLab

TrackLab is the solution for research into behaviour, welfare, and health of many different livestock animals, companion animals and humans. It is the versatile work-bench for all your studies in both indoor and outdoor settings from the field to the barn, or the classroom to the playground.

Wireless Solutions

Wireless Solutions

MindWare's line of ambulatory and wireless monitoring solutions are flexible to meet your most demanding research needs.

Bertec Instrumented Treadmill

Bertec Instrumented Treadmill

Dual belt treadmill with two integrated force plates

Bertec Force plates

Bertec Force plates

Bertec force plates are designed for gait, balance, and performance analyses.

Example Scenarios

Here are some of the scenarios relevant to Sports Science & Sports Coaching and the products that would be appropriate.

Scenario Recommended Products
Strength and conditioning coaches

Simi Aktisys

Simi Motion

Artinis PortaMon

Sports Science lecturers teaching the principles of motion analysis

Simi Aktisys

Simi Motion

Simi Shape 3D

Sports researchers studying gameflow patterns in football

The Observer XT

Physiotherapists providing patient feedback and support

Simi Aktisys

Artinis PortaMon

Assess athletes' performance based on their gaze strategy

Tobii Pro Glasses 3

The Observer XT

Coaches measuring team performances and providing motivating video highlights

Tobii Pro Glasses 3

The Observer XT

Case Studies

High-quality feedback for elite athletes using SIMI Motion Dr Jeremy Moody, English Institute of Sport

At the EIS we are committed to providing state-of-the art facilities for elite athletes so that their training can have the maximum benefit.Using the SIMI Motion, Twinner and VidBack systems we have equipped our new facility in Newcastle with all the tools we need to assess athletes. We assess athletes as research subjects using motion analysis coupled with forceplates and improve their performance...

Improving the performance of the Scottish Rugby Union team using The Observer Dave McLean, SRU

At the SRU The Observer system has been used in two ways. Firstly it is an ideal tool for quantifying the performance of the whole team and allows us to identify strengths and weaknesses. Crucially, performance assessment can be linked directly to the activity of the opposing side helping us provide more accurate feedback.Secondly, the video highlights option allows us to provide players with posit...

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