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Strategy

What Tracking Tech Misses in Real Soccer

Every coach has been there: you check your tracking data after training and think, “There’s no way that was just jogging.” A winger hits a stop-start move, explodes down the line, cuts sharply inside—and the GPS report labels half the effort as “moderate running.” A new study helps explain why this happens—and what we can […]

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Culture

Harnessing Tech to Enhance Soccer Coaching: A Deep Dive into Automatic Event Detection

In the ever-evolving landscape of professional sports, the integration of cutting-edge technology has become a game-changer, particularly in soccer. Recent research, as detailed in a groundbreaking study published in PLoS ONE, sheds light on how automatic detection of soccer events from player and ball positioning data could revolutionize coaching and player development. The Problem with […]

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Analytics

Big Data in Soccer

In the world of professional soccer, a revolution is quietly taking place, one that is set to change the game forever. This revolution is rooted in the realm of big data, particularly in tactical performance analysis. The article “Unlocking the potential of big data to support tactical performance analysis in professional soccer: A systematic review,” […]

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