FEATURE: ATHLETE MONITORING ATHLETE MONITORING AND GPS DATA COLLECTION AN INTERVIEW WITH WHAT INFORMATION ARE YOU The post-match report I am comparing TRYING TO GATHER WHEN the current match data of the player to SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC YOU LOOK AT THE GPS their last performance and compared to PERFORMANCE DATA REPORT POST TRAINING AND a rolling average of prior performances. POST-GAME? ANALYST AMBER ROWELL WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO The post training GPS I utilise to provide DO WITH THIS INFORMATION diff erent information and feedback. TO TRANSLATE IT TO BETTER Amber Rowell is currently working with Firstly, I provide an overall summary PERFORMANCE ON Seattle Sounders FC of the MLS as a of the team average for the session and THE PITCH? performance data analyst. Prior to her how this compares to prior sessions of new role with Seattle she worked with the same kind. Then I give a breakdown What I aim to translate with the the Melbourne Victory in a similar of each drill to help identify where the information is identifying a true change capacity. This was on the back of largest contribution of load for the in athlete or the team performance. receiving a Bachelor of Exercise Science session came from and especially if the This may be above or below the normal and Human Movement (Honours) at drills have achieved their desired outcome variance for a particular session or athlete Victoria University, as well as having both tactically and physically. I also look to then act and have time to manipulate obtained a Doctor of Philosophy also for any drop off in intensity between sets load prior to the subsequent match. It is at Victoria University. Amber was kind of drills to give feedback to the coaching also important to identify if any athlete enough to answer some questions staff if they changed anything between may be at a heightened risk of potential around her work within football. the sets – size, player numbers, rules for injury – load either drastically higher or example, and the impact that had on the lower than usual range of performance. physical output. I then summarize each Importantly I try and ensure athletes are individual athletes’ data compared to their getting the correct exporter in training positional group and compared to their to the specifi c positional requirements usual performance in the same session. during match play. 40 VOLUME 36 • JUNE ISSUE 2018