Data Analytics in Football provides students, researchers and coaches with a firm grounding in the principles of modern performance analysis. It offers an insight into the use of positional data, exploring how it can be collected, modelled, analysed and interpreted. Introducing cutting-edge methods, the book challenges long-held assumptions and encourages a new way of thinking about football analysis. The book seeks to define the role of positional data in football match analysis by exploring topics such as: • What is positional data analysis and how did it emerge from conventional match analysis? • How can positional data be collected, and which technologies can be used? • What Key Performance Indicators based on positional data should be used? • How can traditional match analysis be complemented by using positional data and advanced KPIs? • How can these new methods evolve in the future? Based on data collected from active leagues and fully revised for the new second edition, the text now also examines data collection in relation to other sports, how a data-driven approach in decision-making is achieved by professional teams and how big is the potential of the new methods of data collection and how could they evolve in the future. Accessibly written, packed full of examples from elite football and supplemented with expert interviews, Data Analytics in Football is a thought- provoking, rigorously evidence-based guide to the use of data analytics in football performance analysis. As such, it is a vital resource for any student, researcher or coach interested in performance analysis and skill acquisition, or anyone interested in football more generally.

First book to examine game analysis, modern didactic reflections on learning, and big data in a key topic in science and society today. Provides understanding on how to use game analysis when applied to different sports and how to use the approach for video, event and positional data. Presents translational work that has implications for academics, programmers and applied practitioners.

Data Analytics in Football provides students, researchers and coaches with a firm grounding in the principles of modern performance analysis. It offers an insight into the use of positional data, exploring how it can be collected, modelled, analysed and interpreted. Introducing cutting-edge methods, the book challenges long-held assumptions and encourages a new way of thinking about football analysis. The book seeks to define the role of positional data in football match analysis by exploring topics such as: • What is positional data analysis and how did it emerge from conventional match analysis? • How can positional data be collected, and which technologies can be used? • What Key Performance Indicators based on positional data should be used? • How can traditional match analysis be complemented by using positional data and advanced KPIs? • How can these new methods evolve in the future? Based on data collected from active leagues and fully revised for the new second edition, the text now also examines data collection in relation to other sports, how a data-driven approach in decision-making is achieved by professional teams and how big is the potential of the new methods of data collection and how could they evolve in the future. Accessibly written, packed full of examples from elite football and supplemented with expert interviews, Data Analytics in Football is a thought- provoking, rigorously evidence-based guide to the use of data analytics in football performance analysis. As such, it is a vital resource for any student, researcher or coach interested in performance analysis and skill acquisition, or anyone interested in football more generally.

Creativity is an essential component of sport performance. The player who can make decisions that are both unexpected - and therefore less easily predicted by his/her opponent - and appropriate is the player who is likely to be successful. In this ground-breaking new book Daniel Memmert explores the concept of tactical creativity, introducing a new theoretical framework based on extensive empirical research. He argues for the importance of encouraging divergent thinking abilities at an early age, and explains how tactical creativity sits alongside conventional approaches to 'teaching games for understanding'. The book outlines essential rules for environmental and training conditions, and suggests a wide range of game forms for teaching and coaching tactical creativity to children and young people. This is important to all students, researchers, coaches and teachers working in physical education, sports coaching, sport psychology or skill acquisition.

Creativity is an essential component of sport performance. The player that can make decisions that are both unexpected - and therefore less easily predicted by their opponent - and appropriate is the player that is likely to be successful. In this groundbreaking new study, Daniel Memmert explores the concept of tactical creativity, introducing a new theoretical framework based on extensive empirical research. He argues for the importance of encouraging divergent thinking abilities at an early age and explains how tactical creativity sits alongside conventional approaches to teaching games for understanding . The book outlines essential rules for environmental and training conditions, and suggests a wide range of game forms for teaching and coaching tactical creativity to children and young people. This is important reading for all students, researchers, coaches and teachers working in physical education, sports coaching, sport psychology or skill acquisition.

First book to examine game analysis, modern didactic reflections on learning, and big data in a key topic in science and society today. Provides understanding on how to use game analysis when applied to different sports and how to use the approach for video, event and positional data. Presents translational work that has implications for academics, programmers and applied practitioners.

In den letzten Jahren ist die Sportinformatik extrem gewachsen, vor allem weil immer mehr und neuere Daten verfügbar wurden. Sportinformatische Tools – sei es im Training zur Gegnervorbereitung, im Wettkampf oder in der Wissenschaft – sind im Sport heute auf unterschiedlichen Expertise-Ebenen unverzichtbar. Durch den Einsatz in den vier großen Anwendungsfeldern Vereine und Verbände, Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft sowie Medien ist ein völlig neuer Markt entstanden, der innerhalb der universitären Forschungs- und Lehraktivitäten zunehmend an Bedeutung gewinnt. Dieses Lehrbuch möchte der mittlerweile breiten Vielfalt der Sportinformatik gerecht werden, indem mehr als 30 Autorinnen und Autoren aus ihrem Spezialgebiet berichten und neueste Erkenntnisse prägnant zusammenfassen. Das Werk gliedert sich in vier Hauptabschnitte: Datensätze, Modellbildung, Simulation sowie Datenanalyse. Neben Hintergründen zu Programmiersprachen und zur Visualisierung wird es von der Historie und einem Ausblick eingerahmt. Studierende mit Bezug zur Sportwissenschaft erhalten einen umfassenden Einblick in die Sportinformatik, unterstützt durch ein didaktisch ausgefeiltes Konzept, das eine einfache Vermittlung der Lerninhalte ermöglicht. Zahlreiche digitale Übungsfragen untermauern den Lerneffekt und gewährleisten eine optimale Prüfungsvorbereitung. Für Fortgeschrittene bietet die vertiefende Diskussion von Zeitreihen Data Mining, künstlichen neuronalen Netzwerken, Convolution Kernel, Transfer Learning und Random Forests einen zusätzlichen Mehrwert. 

Not only are top players like Kevin De Bruyne or Luka Modric able to perceive everything that is happening around them, but they are also able to foresee the next game situations and react to them. This “mental speed� lays the foundation to building master performances in extremely complex game situations. The Mental Game outlines a theoretical framework in which anticipation, perception, attention, and memory processes play a big role in helping coaches and players better understand complex game situations and how to react in them. It also provides practical examples and more than 70 games for training sessions that will develop players’ cognitive abilities. With sharper minds, players will win the mental game and become better players on the field.

Penalty kicks play a significant role in determining the outcome of a match. Because of this-and because they don't happen in every game-fans, media, and even athletes and trainers are fascinated by penalty kicks. Over the past 30 years, there have been more than 130 scientific studies which identify the motivational, strategic, anticipatory, and attention- and perception-based factors that can mean a successful or failed penalty kick. This book presents the information from these studies in such a way that it is useful for the athletes, trainers, managers, and even the soccer fans. All the information on penalty kick methods is based on sport psychology and movement science. The authors have also included anecdotes of the biggest and most important penalties in the history of soccer. They connect these actual events with the scientific findings, creating real life examples which make it easier to understand the science. Furthermore, they examine the penalty kick from both the kicker's and the goalkeeper's perspectives to explain shooting and saving techniques from every angle. A successful penalty kick takes more than just luck, and The Penalty Kick demystifies the science so that the reader knows how to win every penalty kick

Dieses Sachbuch hilft Ihnen dabei, die moderne Spielanalyse von Big Data im Profisport besser zu verstehen, um in Sekundenschnelle mithilfe von Positionsdaten relevante Informationen aus den Spielen herauszulesen. Anhand von zahlreichen Abbildungen und Videobeispielen erklaren die Autoren die spannenden Ergebnisse, die den Fussball auf der Basis der Spielanalyse 4.0 verandert haben. Im Zentrum des Buchs stehen die Erkenntnisse, die uns die moderne Spielanalyse heute liefert. Anhand von zahlreichen Beispielen aus der Fussball-Bundesliga, anderen Ligen des europaischen Spitzensports und der Champions League wird anschaulich gezeigt, wie taktische Aspekte modelliert, einzelne Spiele oder ganze Saisons per Mausklick analysiert und anschliessend interpretiert werden koennen. Die zweite Auflage des Buchs ist aktualisiert, erganzt, unterhaltsam, leicht lesbar und richtet sich sowohl an Fussball- wie alle Sportspielfans, die sich fur neue Entwicklungen und Trends in der Analyse von Sportspielen interessieren. Beispielsweise kommen folgende Experten zu Wort: - Ralf Rangnick (RB Leipzig), - Urs Siegenthaler (Deutsche Nationalmannschaft), - Dr. Holger Broich (FC Bayern Munchen), - Ernst Tanner (Philadelphia Union), - Lars OD Christensen (FC Midtjylland), - Dr. Hendrik Weber (Deutsche Fussball Liga), - Johannes Holzmuller (FIFA). Zu den Autoren Univ.-Prof. Dr. Daniel Memmert ist geschaftsfuhrender Institutsleiter und Professor am Institut fur Trainingswissenschaft und Sportinformatik (ITS) an der Deutschen Sporthochschule Koeln (DSHS). Das Institut kooperiert mit verschiedenen Fussball-Bundesligisten, europaischen und amerikanischen Top-Mannschaften und der Deutschen Fussball-Nationalmannschaft. Seit 2015 organisiert es den ersten Masterstudiengang im Bereich Spielanalyse. Dominik Raabe ist auch am ITS an der DSHS tatig und u.a. mit der Leitung eines von der DFL gefoerderten Projekts zum Thema "Positionsdatenanalyse im Profifussball" betraut.

Elite tennis players like Rodger Federer or Rafael Nadal not only perceive everything that is happening around them, but they also foresee the next game situations. This “mental speed� lays the foundation to build master performances in extremely complex situations. This book offers a theoretical framework in which anticipation, perception, attention, and memory processes play a big role in a tennis player’s ability to win on the court. The diagnostic tools and useful examples aid the training of cognitive abilities. With more than 50 on-court practice drills to build game intelligence, every tennis player will strengthen their mental game and win their matches.

Creativity is a topic that has gained increasing interest over the past decades and, unlike other topics which have sudden "moments of glory" and then quickly become neglected, it is an issue that continues to attract the attention of researchers and practitioners, overcoming the fluctuating fashions and curiosity of the moment. For this reason, it can be useful to consider periodically what is new about creativity. The aim of this book is to discuss recent developments in the field of creativity. More precisely, attention has been paid to four aspects. Firstly, the concept of creativity changes as a consequence of transformations in the social and cultural environment. Thus, the way creativity is meant needs to be always updated by referring it to new requests and goals. Secondly, new theoretical constructs are proposed or unsuspected links between creativity and other notions are explored, so as to revise the old concepts. Thirdly, new research methods and instruments are devised and investigators have new opportunities to shed light on further aspects of creativity. Finally, both researchers and professionals discover new fields where creativity can be cultivated and trained, broadening the range of possible applications. A variety of subjects are addressed by following different approaches and by considering different aspects of creativity. Hopefully this should allow readers to have an updated view of what is currently debated and investigated in the field of theory and research about the psychological processes involved in creativity.

Enge Fussballspiele und knappe Titelkampfe werden nur selten durch technische Fahigkeiten von Spielern oder taktische Massnahmen ihrer Trainer entschieden. Die bedeutsamsten Impulse kommen aus einem Bereich, der oft erwahnt wird, aber nur schwer greifbar ist: Grosse Champions sprechen nach besonderen Siegen eher uber mentale Starken, Persoenlichkeitsmerkmale und den Zusammenhalt in ihren Teams. Dieses Buch beschreibt anhand aktueller wissenschaftlicher Kenntnisse und durch viele Beispiele illustriert die mentalen und kognitiven Prozesse, die uber Sieg und Niederlage im Fussball entscheiden. Interviews mit Trainern wie Ralf Rangnick, Ottmar Hitzfeld und Christian Streich, Sportmanagern wie Fredi Bobic und ehemaligen Spielern wie Matthias Sammer erganzen diese Erkenntnisse aus der Wissenschaft in Interviews uber wegweisende Momente und pragende Erfahrungen in ihren Karrieren. Es geht um Phanomene wie den Heimvorteil, Kreativitat, emotionale Extremsituationen, die Grenzen der Wahrnehmung, gruppendynamische Prozesse, moderne Fuhrung und Mythen des Spiels, die sich oft widerlegen lassen. Fur jeden Fussballinteressierten wird so schnell ersichtlich, welche Phanomene tatsachlich spielentscheidend sein koennen und welche nicht.

Professionelle Spielanalysen - sei es im Training zur Gegnervorbereitung, im Wettkampf oder zur Nachbereitung - sind in Mannschafts- und Ruckschlagsportarten heute auf unterschiedlichen Expertise-Ebenen unverzichtbar. Durch den Einsatz in den vier grossen Anwendungsfeldern Vereine und Verbande, Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft sowie Medien ist ein voellig neuer Markt entstanden, der innerhalb der universitaren Forschungs- und Lehraktivitaten zunehmend an Bedeutung gewinnt. In diesem pragnanten Lehrbuch stellen uber 30 Autoren die historischen, wissenschaftlichen, praktischen und kommunikativen Aspekte von Spielanalysedaten vor. Zudem werden die vielfaltigen Anwendungsmoeglichkeiten von Videodaten in den Sportarten American Football, Beach-Volleyball, Cricket, Eishockey, Handball, Hockey, Rugby, Squash, Tennis, Tischtennis und Volleyball praxisnah erlautert. Studierende mit Bezug zur Sportwissenschaft erhalten einen umfassenden Einblick in die Spielanalytik auf der Basis von Video-, Event- und Positionsdaten und unterstutzt durch ein didaktisch ausgefeiltes Konzept, das eine einfache Vermittlung der Lerninhalte ermoeglicht. Zahlreiche digitale Lernkarten untermauern den Lerneffekt und gewahrleisten eine optimale Prufungsvorbereitung. Fur Fortgeschrittene bietet die vertiefende Diskussion von Leistungsparametern in Bezug auf Geschlecht, Scouting oder Gegenpressing einen zusatzlichen Mehrwert.