Athletic Performance Monitoring Systems and Methods in a Team Sports Environment

Abstract

Systems and methods for sensing and monitoring various athletic performance metrics, e.g., during the course of a game, a practice, a training session, training drills, and the like, are described. These systems and methods can provide useful metrics for players and coaches relating to athletic performances in various sports, including various team sports.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 determining, by one or more computing devices, a first type of activity performed by a first player;   transmitting, by the one or more computing device and based on the first type of activity, contextual performance information to an on-body receiver comprising one or more body-mounted activity sensors; and   receiving, from the on-body receiver and based on the contextual performance information, an indication of one or more data processing algorithms for determining a plurality of performance metrics for the first player.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the on-body receiver further comprises a wrist worn device. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 2 , further comprising
 determine, based on athletic activity data obtained from the on-body receiver, a first set of athletic performance metrics; and   adjusting an accuracy of one or more athletic performance metrics in the first set of athletic performance metrics based on the athletic activity data.   
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 3 , further comprising:
 calibrating the one or more body-mounted activity sensors based on the athletic activity data collected by the one or more computing devices.   
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 3 , wherein the athletic activity data comprises movement data. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the contextual performance information comprises a direction of movement. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of performance metrics comprise speed and distance. 
     
     
         8 . An apparatus comprising:
 one or more processors;   memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
 determine a first type of activity performed by a first player; 
 transmit, based on the first type of activity, contextual performance information to an on-body receiver comprising one or more body-mounted activity sensors; and 
 receive, from the on-body receiver and based on the contextual performance information, an indication of one or more data processing algorithms for determining a plurality of performance metrics for the first player. 
   
     
     
         9 . The apparatus according to  claim 8 , wherein the on-body receiver further comprises a wrist worn device. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus according to  claim 9 , the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
 determine, based on athletic activity data obtained from the on-body receiver, a first set of athletic performance metrics; and   adjust an accuracy of one or more athletic performance metrics in the first set of athletic performance metrics based on the athletic activity data.   
     
     
         11 . The apparatus according to  claim 10 , the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
 Calibrate the one or more body-mounted activity sensors based on the athletic activity data collected by the one or more computing devices.   
     
     
         12 . The apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein the athletic activity data comprises movement data. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the contextual performance information comprises a direction of movement. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the plurality of performance metrics comprise speed and distance. 
     
     
         15 . A system comprising:
 an on-body receiver comprising one or more body-mounted activity sensors;   a computing device configured to:
 determine a first type of activity performed by a first player; 
 transmit, based on the first type of activity, contextual performance information to the on-body receiver; and 
 receive, from the on-body receiver and based on the contextual performance information, an indication of one or more data processing algorithms for determining a plurality of performance metrics for the first player. 
   
     
     
         16 . The system according to  claim 15 , wherein the on-body receiver further comprises a wrist worn device. 
     
     
         17 . The system according to  claim 16 , the computing device configured to:
 determine, based on athletic activity data obtained from the on-body receiver, a first set of athletic performance metrics; and   adjust an accuracy of one or more athletic performance metrics in the first set of athletic performance metrics based on the athletic activity data.   
     
     
         18 . The system according to  claim 17 , the computing device configured to:
 calibrate the one or more body-mounted activity sensors based on the athletic activity data collected by the one or more computing devices.   
     
     
         19 . The system according to  claim 17 , wherein the athletic activity data comprises movement data. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the contextual performance information comprises a direction of movement.