1. Soccer Team Gameplay Metrics
ECE 445 Proposal, Spring 2019
Kent Kalpakjian, Micron Technology
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2. Soccer Team Gameplay Metrics
Introduction
Smart soccer balls are available with internal gyroscope and accelerometer
Ball speed
Ball spin
Player sensors are available which track
Player speed
Distance covered
Kick speed
Apps are available to manually record team data such as
Number of connected passes
Time of possession
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3. Soccer Team Gameplay Metrics
Proposal
Combine all these features into one system!
Design, build, and test a system that measures player-ball interactions on a per-player basis
Examples of metrics that can then be computed and reported out:
Pass success rate of player A
Number of connected passes between players B and C
Longest string of dribbles by any player
Time of possession
Shots on goal
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Challenges
How to measure the ball’s position and speed in real time?
Can ball be powered or unpowered?
How to determine which player interacted with the ball? Cleats, shin guards?
Probably needs to be unpowered
Where is the information stored and how is it retrieved post-game?
What algorithms should be applied to the data in order to extract the desired player/team metrics?
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