By Julia Wells, Performance Analyst, English Institute of Sport. A PDF version of this article is also available. In 2004, I started working for the English Institute of Sport as a Performance Analyst and was appointed to provide performance analysis services to the sport of Canoe/Kayak Slalom. The Great Britain Canoe/Kayak Slalom team has been using Dartfish for over 6 years in their World Class Coaching Programme. They have produced Olympic medalists in both kayak and canoe classes over the past Olympic cycles with the latest being a Silver in Beijing by David Florence (single canoe class). The use of Dartfish is filtered down through the whole world class programme (podium to development) and plays an important role in aiding the coaching process during both competition and training environments. How Dartfish is Used The coaches use Dartfish on a daily basis to enhance their key coaching messages through visual interpretation. The…
