The Present and Future of Motion Tracking in Sports

Many combinations of movements occur on the field, court and rink. Analyzing these movements allows us to quantify parts of the game, which can generate performance indicators, assess drivers of success, help make more accurate calls, or simply allow viewers to enjoy the sport at a higher degree of detail. For these reasons, the sports entertainment industry has seen a rise in the use of sensors and multi-angle, video-capture analysis. Using several cameras to record the action has been a staple for some time, but widespread use of advanced sensors like radar and RFID has become more common. On the optical side of things, new abilities to analyze aspects of video offer opportunities to tag and quantify the action. In both cases, they work toward the goal of intelligently tracking the game.

Current quantification of aspects of the game

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