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Tracking devices and physical performance analysis in team sports: a comprehensive framework for research—trends and future directions
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Background: Tracking devices, such as global (GPS) and local (LPS) positioning
systems, combined with physiological measurements, have become reliable
tools to characterize movement patterns, assessing the external load (EL),
internal load (IL), fatigue, and performance of athletes in team sports. This
scoping review aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the
applicability of tracking systems in physical performance analysis within team
sports and the wellbeing of athletes based on research strategies and combined
variables.
Methods: A systematic search was conducted in PubMed, Web of Knowledge, and
Scopus databases according to PRISMA guidelines. The 79 studies that were
reviewed met the following criteria: (1) contained relevant data regarding elite
athletes′ performance; (2) athletes’ EL and IL; (3) were written in the English
language; (4) were related only to team sports.
Results: The findings indicate that tracking technology has been engaged in
several research areas, including performance analysis, training vs. match load
management, injuries, and nutrition, through characterization and correlational
studies. Metrics, primarily focused on kinematic and mechanical EL aspects,
have been employed in combination with IL data to analyze the performance of
athletes. However, the lack of an integrative model for the analysis and
integration of EL and IL metrics within each team sport suggests an interesting
direction for further research.
Conclusion: There is a need for coherence between the methods and the
research goals on performance analysis. The development of a framework that
guides experimental studies is highly recommended, particularly on
manipulating metrics analyzed between training and match sessions, injury
prevention, and nutrition. This will lead to the development of the most applied
sports science research to improve the preparation and decision-making of
athletes based on reliable data.
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Keywords
Global positioning systems Local positioning systems, Performance analysis, Training and development Elite athletes
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Citation
Ferraz A, Duarte-Mendes P, Sarmento H, Valente-Dos-Santos J and Travassos B (2023) - Tracking devices and physical performance analysis in team sports: a comprehensive framework for research—trends and future directions. Front. Sports Act. Living 5:1284086. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2023.1284086
Publisher
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living