Blog Posts

Inter-Limb Asymmetry Calculation Sheet
A lightweight MS Excel Sheet to automate the calculation of inter-limb asymmetry scores, means, and SDs.

Publicly Available Sport and Exercise Science Data Sets (Updated June 2023)
An occasionally updated index of publicly available sport and exercise science data sets for personal and research use.

Using Player Tracking Data as an Alternative to the 3 Minute All-Out Critical Velocity Test
Modelling critical velocity empirically using a similar approach as the 3 minute all-out critical velocity test.

Replication of Inter-Limb Asymmetries are Associated with Decrements in Physical Performance in Youth Elite Team Sports Athletes
Replicating the results from Inter-limb asymmetries are associated with decrements in physical performance in youth elite team sports athletes with the data set that was made publicly available.

A Review of Critical Velocity Models
A brief review of critical velocity the code needed to model it.

Profiling Multiple Athletes with fvp
Modelling multiple force-velocity-power profiles simultaneously using the fvp package.

BDB 2022: The Punt Returner Shouldn’t Return Punts
Big Data Bowl 2022 submission that tried to display that the punt returner should immediately lateral the ball to improve punt return yardage.

Modelling Anaerobic Energy Balance
Abstract presentation on modelling collegiate soccer and professional ice-hockey players’ anaerobic energy balance. Presentation was approximately 5 minutes.

BDB 2021: 5 Seconds or Less
Big Data Bowl 2021 submission that modelled athletes’ sprint abilities to predict passing outcomes. This submission earned an honourable mention.

Identifying Fatigue without Biometric Data
Presentation on sources of fatigue and how they can be detected using player tracking data. Topics include energy systems, sources of fatigue, physiological modelling, and potential applications in sports.