Target Sports Analysis is, first of all, the story of a friendship between two guys – Rémi and Vincent, sports enthusiasts and more precisely, roller skating.
We are both coaches, respectively of the Beaumanoir in Dinan and at the Espoir Center located in Saint Brieuc. Our two organizations are located in the Côtes d’Armor in Brittany, France. We both graduated in 2017 as video analysts from the University of Lille and have been using Dartfish since 2010.
The idea of creating Target Sport Analysis came from our desire to share with other skating enthusiasts, our analyses, our recommendations, and our questions. We also wanted to allow all roller skaters to find new lines of work.
Specializing first in the technical and tactical field, we have been able, over time, to adapt the analyzes to our needs and those of the athletes coming into contact with us.
Complementary Lines of Work
To carry out our analyses, we rely on various video media:
- videos or recordings from live broadcasters of national/international competitions,
- our own images (If we need a specific angle, we can do that without cutting the assembly, for example, 100m or 200m).
For this, we use a camera, a tablet, and our own smartphones.
Before the Competition
In our Cloud, we share video sequences with athletes, of races and competition locations, so they can immerse themselves in key points and/or trajectories.
Indeed, the specificities of speed skating require a detailed analysis of the circuits, because circuits on tracks can have raised, curved or flat turns, while road circuits have the specificity of being asymmetrical and with an irregular drop.
During the Competition
The tablet application allows you to quickly come back to a key point in a race. During a speed tournament (series, ¼, ½, or final) rapid feedback on the technique and/or tactics implemented allows decisions to be made and the initial strategy developed for review.
After the Race
We analyze the races and give tactical/technical indications to the athletes with more hindsight. The athlete receives the video and we combine our two points of view. This is an important moment for the coach and the athlete who can work together on the points to be improved or on the points already achieved.
Dartfish also makes it possible to study the strategies and positioning of opponents during races.
Didactic Analysis
Rewatching the video sequences with the measurements taken (distance entering and exiting the curve, stop time, number of strides, tactical choice) is essential and makes it possible to analyze the efficiency of the skaters with greater precision.
Simulcam
The Simulcam tool allows us to compare the trajectories and/or see the strengths and weaknesses by comparing athletes and their choices.
The Simulcam and didactic analysis mix, allow us to highlight the qualities of each athlete, individualize their choices, and better explain the differences. This analysis is useful to the athlete for widening his choice in the work to be carried out and also provides an open mind and an objective viewpoint for the coach, in finding solutions for overcoming opponents.
The Tagging Panel
The sequencer allows us to attain statistical data on the different long-distance races involved in our sport (points and elimination races).
Statistical data will serve as support for us in identifying the main tactical tendencies of each team in order to construct our own tactical scheme to best counter the opponents (e.g. points taken in a breakaway or in the peloton, with the help of a team member, two team members, alone, etc.).
It is also an exceptional resource of statistical data that evolves over the seasons, revealing the choices of the coaches.
Ultimately, we place the Dartfish software as an aid for the trainer and the athlete. It creates a link that makes it possible to build a new, more modern and more reactive communication.
Athletes and coaches can then question themselves in order to move forward and build new sport performance projects.
Learn more about myDartfish Pro, the most advanced solution for live motion analysis, including multi-view, data integration, simulcam and stromotion.
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