How Catapult Pro Video is Redefining Performance Analysis for Elite Sport Teams
In 2021, SBG Sports Software (SBG) joined Catapult Sports with a powerful analysis platform for elite sport teams. Together with Catapult Vector, our leading athlete monitoring solution, these integrated solutions redefine the performance analysis landscape.
This blog uncovers the core products that make up the new Catapult Pro Video Platform and how each impacts key workflows across every user. But before we dive in, let’s understand the background of SBG’s suite of technology.
From the Grand Prix to the pitch, court, & beyond.
The genesis of SBG software traces back to 2008 with the development of RaceWatch, SBG’s marquee analysis tool for Motorsports. Working in collaboration with Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, RaceWatch powered the capture and visualization of large amounts of data and video to properly power racing strategy.
For many, the world of Motorsports is the pinnacle of performance and predictive analysis. From collecting insights during practice sessions, making adjustments through qualifying, and executing on race day, every turn, spec, and predictive simulation is met with analytical precision at every moment.
So what does this look like? In a single F1 race, teams capture more than 1000 data points per second to power over 2 million predictive simulations, and view this data across an average of 140 reports. More impressive still…All of this is done in real-time.
The fact that every video angle connects seamlessly to each relevant dataset and visualized live time gives race teams complete control over every aspect of their performance analysis. This is the powerful standard that SBG Software brings to elite sports.
“In a single F1 race, teams capture more than 1000 data points per second to power over 2 million predictive simulations, and view this data across an average of 140 reports.”
The same powerful technology has since disrupted the world of professional team sports including the Premier League, Bundesliga and Rugby Union Six Nations and Gallagher Premiership.
Similar to Motorsport, the capture, creation, integration, and sharing of video to every dataset is the pinnacle of team performance analysis. The combination of Vector and SBG’s software opens a new standard of performance insights in context to every athlete and moment.
So what does this look like today? Let’s start with how the Catapult Pro Video Platform executes live capture workflows.
Capture every moment with Focus
Capturing performance through video and data is paramount to analyzing team and athlete performance. Focus, Catapult’s latest video capture solution, brings live capture workflows to the next level and seamless, multi-angle capture is just the start. Focus also provides effortless data collection with the ability to share content to anyone from any device or location. All of this operating live.
Now teams can truly capture every aspect of performance.
Live capture workflows in Focus create efficiencies across each user. Analysts can streamline their tagging workflows using custom templates which automate the majority of the data creation. Coaches and athletes can access live video on any device to inform key decisions. Regardless of how teams execute live capture, their workflows are complemented by an intuitive UI which offers personalized viewing options that are formatted for a variety of laptop and mobile devices.
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A solution for the seamless capture of live data and video is just part of Catapult’s new video platform. Now let’s turn to how teams can take their analysis workflows to the next level with our powerful data analysis and visualization tool.
Integrated Analysis with MatchTracker
With data and video captured alongside eventing, tracking, and athlete metrics, we now look at how Catapult brings new meaning to analyzing performance.
Introducing MatchTracker, our parallel solution to RaceWatch for elite sport. Teams can now leverage the same data visualization technology used in F1 performance analysis. This means that teams can ingest a virtually unlimited amount of data and connect it to video. With every dataset in place, analysts can truly bring new meaning to their analysis workflows.
Just like Focus, teams can use MatchTracker live to analyze performance in addition to their pre and post match workflows. Analysts can create custom workbooks using a variety of views and visualizations. Workbooks can then be shared and applied to other data and video packages. This allows each analyst, recruiter, and coach to view the most relevant information for their specific needs.
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Beyond the custom view functionality, MatchTracker has powerful sort and filter tools that bring new depth of performance insights. Teams can analyze key moments across multiple matches or an entire season. This expands the scope of analysis beyond single matches to analyzing across multiple matches or seasons with integrated datasets.
“Teams can now expand the scope of their analysis beyond single matches to analyzing across multiple matches or seasons with integrated datasets.”
Having every dataset connected means your entire team is connected. For the first time, athlete metrics are synced to video to unlock contextual insights for every athlete at every moment of play. Coaches, practitioners, and analysts have access to new insights that can inform real time adjustments, training programs, and more.
Capturing and analyzing performance insights are paramount to understanding team success, but it doesn’t end there. To properly leverage these insights, teams must have access to performance in real time and distributed post match. Let’s discover how this is done using Catapult’s presentation tools and sharing capabilities.
Highlight key moments with Presentations
As part of its core platform, Catapult Pro Video Platform includes a number of presentation tools that clearly highlight performance. By adding key moments into playlists before, during or after matches, teams can collect these moments to be created into Presentations.
In creating Presentations, teams have access to a range of annotations, telestrations, and overlays to highlight key insights. Individual players or groups can be easily highlighted using tracked annotations. Context can be added using text, stopwatch and freeze frames, and other overlays. Auto-masking can be applied to every color on the field of play to create clarity across each animation.
Best of all, presentations, video, and collected insights can be shared across the entire team using our Hub, Catapult’s cloud-based sharing & streaming platform.
Live Stream & Share across your entire team
Hub truly connects everyone on the team to performance content at every moment.
Coaches and Athletes can stream video or access presentations across any device or operating system and from any location.
Whether it’s during periods or on the bench during matches, the ability to share insights positively impacts decisions and adjustments in real time. This level of connectivity can be the difference between winning or losing.
“Whether it’s during periods or on the bench during matches, the ability to share insights positively impacts decisions and adjustments in real time. This level of connectivity can be the difference between winning or losing.”
Post match workflows outfit teams with intuitive sharing options that help manage permissions and eliminate the risk of overwriting files. Analysts can pre-set groups and permission levels to get the right information to the appropriate individuals or groups. When receiving content, recipients have the option to download to their local device or stream using WiFi. This ensures that original files cannot be overwritten when shared. This also gives each user the ability to access original content at any time.
One Platform, Every Solution
Every core product within the Pro Video platform is designed to optimize every workflow across each user. Our goal is to provide a single solution to capture, analyze, and understand team performance. Learn more about the capabilities of our new video analysis platform.
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Update: Catapult Shortlisted for Sports Technology Awards, Best Data & Analytics
What are the Sports Technology Awards? The Sports Technology Awards are the world’s leading celebration of tech-led innovation in sports. The STA Group aims to recognize and reward those who have made an outstanding contribution to sports technology.
From athletes and teams to innovative companies, the STA Group celebrates all those who use technology to improve the world of sports. Read more about Catapult’s shortlisting here.