UP Fitness Part 3 #qliksense
In part 1, I discussed my own experiences of using the UP3 personal fitness tracker. Then in part 2, I loaded a year of data into Qlik Sense, the data analysis and visualisation software. In part 3, I’ll explain how to create a series of longitudinal charts showing total distance…
UP Fitness Part 2
In part 1, I discussed how I came to own and use an UP3 personal fitness tracker. It wasn’t the life-changing experience I’d hope for, but it did provide me with a year of activity data. In part 2, I’ll explain how to load that data into Qlik Sense visualisation…
UP Fitness Part 1
It’s approaching Christmas 2015 and desperate for a present for my wife, I took inspiration from Bernard Marr’s book Big Data, which I’d recently finished. Almost in passing, he mentioned wearing a band that gathered his personal movement data, and was contributing to the growth in “big data”. I knew of…
Sports Science at the Rio Olympics
Another inspiring Olympic Games is over… But if you are already suffering from the post-Olympics blues, here is a selection of resources and articles on a whole variety of topics surrounding the Games. No doubt there are many others so feel free to add any other links or suggestions in the comments below. …
Euro2016 the best result and statistic tracker
With only hours remaining until kick off, it’s time to bookmark your favourite portal to track the Euro 2016 results. For me, this one is the best; it provides the history, it’s easy to use, and it looks great. Enjoy the tournament. David Penny
Acute:Chronic Workloads and Rehabilitation: A Case Study
Last month I was invited to write a guest blog on Plinths and Platforms about load monitoring and rehabilitation. It included an overview of Banister’s Fitness-Fatigue concept, the acute:chronic workload ratio and how it can be incorporated into the Return to Play (RTP) decision. You can find that post HERE but…
Notes From: Using and Creating Scientific Knowledge to Improve Physical Performance in Football #TUMFC15
On September 10th, Teesside University and Middlebrough FC hosted a football medicine and science conference entitled: ‘Using and Creating Scientific Knowledge to Improve Physical Performance in Football’. Middlesbrough FC Sport Scientist, Jonathan Madden, has kindly written a summary for Sports Discovery on what was clearly an interesting and insightful day. The…
FIFA Finally Permit the Use of GPS in Competitive Football: What is the Way Forward?
So the news we have all been waiting for has arrived… at last FIFA has officially allowed GPS in competitive matches. FIFA first permitted GPS to be used in the (male) U20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 and the Women’s World Cup Canada 2015. Following this press release, which you…
Sport Informatics and #UCSIA15
Without a formal qualification in Sports Science, I’ve had to work hard to understand the reasons behind the types of analytical work I’ve undertaken for clients. My degree was as far from sports science as you could get (business and engineering), but I’ve built a working knowledge of performance, athlete monitoring, and the…
A Basket of Visualisations
It seems that for anyone wanting to display their data analysis talents, sporting data is the first place they look. From The Guardian and BBC, to individuals working with free to use software, whenever there’s a significant sporting event, or even when there isn’t, out come the data analysts. Over…