Seeking to obtain a competitive advantage and manage the risk of injury, team sport
organisations are investing in tracking systems that can quantify training and competition …

Background The external movement loads imposed on players during competitive team
sports are commonly measured using global positioning system devices. Information …

Monitoring the load placed on athletes in both training and competition has become a very
hot topic in sport science. Both scientists and coaches routinely monitor training loads using …

Rapid horizontal accelerations and decelerations are crucial events enabling the changes of
velocity and direction integral to sports involving random intermittent multi-directional …

Athlete-tracking devices that include global positioning system (GPS) and microelectrical
mechanical system (MEMS) components are now commonplace in sport research and …

There have been considerable advances in monitoring training load in running-based team
sports in recent years. Novel technologies nowadays offer ample opportunities to …

Training load (TL) is monitored with the aim of making evidence-based decisions on
appropriate loading schemes to reduce injuries and enhance team performance. However …

Abstract Scott, MTU, Scott, TJ, and Kelly, VG. The validity and reliability of global positioning
systems in team sport: a brief review. J Strength Cond Res 30 (5): 1470–1490, 2016—The …

Aim The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between physical workload
and injury risk in elite youth football players. Methods The workload data and injury …

There is interest in the accuracy and inter-unit reliability of position-tracking systems to
monitor players. Research into this technology, although relatively recent, has grown …