We’re excited to introduce the latest enhancement to MatchTracker on the Catapult Pro Video platform—the Alert Wizard. This cutting-edge feature empowers Analysts to create custom Alerts that automatically identify key moments during match play.

With the Alert Wizard, you can delve deeper into player and team performance, quickly producing a list of key plays for Coaches to review. Best of all, the Alert Wizard is a no-script solution, designed to streamline the process of identifying insights.

How Does the Alert Wizard Work?

The Alert Wizard simplifies the process of defining and reviewing bespoke match moments across specific team and player scenarios. Analysts can create custom Alerts that pinpoint specific moments, which you can review in real time or after the match. You generate these Alerts by building single or multiple scenarios that can be saved as presets for future use.

Scenarios are built by combining various datasets, including event and tracking data, across 5 key factors:

1. What Happened: Choose a key event or movement you’re looking for.
   
2. How it Happened: Add context to the key moment by adjusting parameters like action distance, duration, direction, or outcome.
   
3. Who’s Involved: Identify players or position-specific groups that were part of the scenario, such as the team in possession or specific defensive players.
   
4. Where it Happened: Specify the start and end positions on the field or relative to the players to define where the scenario occurred.
   
5. When it Happened: Set the time or phase during the match when the scenario took place to precisely pinpoint the moment of interest.

Key Benefits for Analysts & Coaches

The Alert Wizard is designed with flexibility and ease of use in mind, making it an invaluable tool for Performance Analysts and coaching teams. Here’s how it benefits your match analysis:

1. Identify & Review Bespoke Moments: Tailor your analysis by creating custom Alerts based on scenarios that matter most to you. These Alerts highlight specific team and individual player moments, making it easier to focus on critical aspects of match performance.

2. No Complex Workflows: The Alert Wizard eliminates the need for complex scripting, allowing you to build custom match scenarios quickly and efficiently. Spend more time analyzing and less time setting up.

3. Leverage Multiple Datasets: Combine event, tracking, and optical performance data to create comprehensive Alerts that provide deeper insights into match dynamics and player behaviors.

4. Identify Position-Specific Moments: Create Alerts that track ball and player positions on the pitch at every moment, helping you gain a more nuanced understanding of in-game strategies and player effectiveness.

5. Full Flexibility: Use preset scenarios in MatchTracker or create your own custom Alerts, which can be saved for future use. These Alerts are versatile and can automatically collect insights for detailed post-match review.

Example Alerts Analysts Can Create

The Alert Wizard offers endless possibilities for custom match analysis. Here are some examples of the types of Alerts you can build:

• Players in Space: Identify moments when players find themselves in advantageous positions on the field, providing insights into spatial awareness and decision-making.
  
• Sequence of Events: Track and review specific sequences of play that lead to critical moments in the match.
  
• Out of Possession / In Possession Play: Analyze team and player behavior both when in control of the ball and when defending.
  
• On & Off the Ball/Player Movements: Monitor and assess the movements of players with and without the ball to understand their overall impact on the game.

What’s Next?

The Alert Wizard marks the beginning of a new era in match analysis, but it’s only the start. In the coming months, we will expand the scenario-building capabilities of the Alert Wizard to help Analysts identify even more bespoke moments in match play. This includes a more expansive set of scenario-building options and the ability to run custom alerts during live matches.

Start exploring the Alert Wizard today and see how it can revolutionize your match analysis, providing you with the insights you need to elevate team and player performance. You can also download our latest Pro Video Product Guide for Football to get a complete picture into Catapult’s analysis solutions.