Sports Statistics Application
Every coach and team owner knows, that the key to success is always players. The better players you have, the bigger your chances to win are. Therefore, the search for the most gifted ones is the main challenge of the sports business industry.
Team sports have lived through two eras. During the first one, a player's value was based on his popularity: the better a player performed, the more popularity they gained, and the higher their price got. And, of course, not every team could afford to buy them.
Challenge
Team sports have lived through two eras. During the first one, a player's value was based on his popularity: the better a player performed, the more popularity they gained, and the higher their price got. And, of course, not every team could afford to buy them.
The second era marked the emergence of scouts and sports statistics. Back then, a player's value was judged not by their popularity, because popularity is a shaky thing, but by a bunch of statistical parameters. Scouts would spend hours and days making complex measurements and calculations, sifting for 'gold'.
And we are living in a new era. Today, all calculations are done using computer algorithms. And the better the algorithms you use, the bigger your chances of success are.
Solution
Even though it might sound like a complex tool, it’s easy to use for both newbies and tech-savvy users due to its simple, intuitive interface.
Softarex’s Sports Statistics Application allows users to work with athletes’ training recordings and receive all the required parameters automatically, using the following features:
- Video management — the user can upload all necessary videos and related background info, and easily adjust the video playback speed based on their needs.
- Scene selection — instead of processing the whole video, the user can select only the parts they are interested in.
- Video processing — all user-selected video parts are automatically processed by the application using player recognition algorithms to determine the size and position of the player's body parts, the necessary angles, and rotations. After that, the collected data is processed and transformed into detailed statistics.
- Frame selection — after the selected scenes were processed and measures were achieved, the user can browse through the frames in search of the best shots, which provides the most complete picture of the player's technical skills. The user can mark the most useful frames and include them in a table.
- Results export — after all the achieved results are checked and preferred frames are selected, the user can export the data to an Excel file.
Project Results
With the Sports Statistics Application by Softarex, users can achieve the following:
- Increased video processing speed;
- Eliminated human error;
- Reduced manual work;
- More precise statistics;
- Centralized storage of all the processed footage, selected scenes, and players’ personal info;
- Streamlined search for the best players.
Technical challenges
- Development of software that can accurately identify, track and classify objects in the video stream in real time;
- Processing huge amounts of video data.
Our experts
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Maxim
System Architect and Delivery Manager
In over 10 years of my professional career, I have developed, architected, and managed dozens of projects for the Manufacturing & Energy, Restaurant & Hospitality, Aviation, and IT industries. I have hands-on experience with Mobile technology, Computer vision, Machine learning, Predictive modeling, Cloud computing, and SaaS.
I managed the development of a Computer vision-based kitchen management system for a large restaurant chain. We did a great job on this project, and I consider it the highlight of my career.
Sergey
System Architect and Delivery Manager
My main responsibility as a Delivery Manager is to make sure that a product is delivered on time and within budget. To achieve that, I seek to create an encouraging environment for the team, where everyone can improve their skills, feel appreciated and, thus, produce greater value.
The use of Agile tools and techniques helps me organize the teamwork more effectively and transparently. Throughout my career, I have also been actively architecting, designing, and implementing software solutions — mostly web and desktop applications — for the Healthcare, Manufacturing & Energy industries that help companies and organizations streamline day-to-day business operations.