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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Exercise and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Performance Analysis and Player Monitoring in Football

  • Unit Code

    SPS1209

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit focuses on performance analysis and player monitoring in football (soccer). Methods of notational analysis will be studied and students will gain knowledge in how to develop a system for football. Motion analysis during football training and competition will be addressed and students will undertake practical sessions in the use of video and electronic tracking of players. The unit also explores monitoring of football players using psychobiological and various methods of heart rate analysis.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 2 units from EBH1101, EBH1102

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate knowledge and practical application of the various methods of analysing heart rate of footballers during rest, exercise and recovery.
  2. Demonstrate knowledge of the use of a variety of notational and motion analysis systems employed in the football environment.
  3. Describe the need for, and nature of, feedback as an important form of communication in the football environment.
  4. Describe the rationale for employing psychobiological monitoring in football and employ a range of these tools in a practical football environment.
  5. Evaluate notational and motion analysis data and generate reports for coaching and fitness staff.
  6. Use appraisal skills and transfer notational and motion analysis data into the coaching and training environment.

Unit Content

  1. Data management and presentation of notational and motion analysis results.
  2. Hand based match analysis systems.
  3. How to develop a notational analysis system for football.
  4. Match analysis using digital video and computer entry.
  5. Motion analysis in football using video and electronic tracking.
  6. Psychobiological tools for monitoring in football.
  7. The consequences of illness, injury and overtraining in football players.
  8. The need for, and nature of, feedback in the football environment.
  9. The use of heart rate analysis as a monitoring tool in football.
  10. The use of visual analog scales for rating delayed onset muscle soreness.
  11. Transferring notational and motion analysis data into the coaching and training environment.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures and performance laboratories.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
EssayWritten performance analysis essay30%
ProjectPractical performance analysis project35%
ExaminationEnd of semester examination35%

Text References

  • Carling, C., Williams, A. M., & Reilly, T. (2005). Handbook of soccer match analysis. London: Routledge.
  • Reilly, T., & Williams, A.M. (Eds.). (2003). Science and soccer (2nd ed.). London: Routledge.
  • Hughes, M., & Franks, I.M. (2004). Notational analysis of sport (2nd ed.). London: Routledge.
  • Ekblom, B. (Ed.). (1994). Football (Soccer). Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications.
  • Carling, C., Reilly, T., & Williams, A.M. (2009). Performance assessment for field sports. London: Routledge.

Journal References

  • Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
  • Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
  • Journal of Sports Sciences
  • Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
  • Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
  • Journal of Human Movement Studies
  • International Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Research Quarterly in Exercise and Sport
  • European Journal of Applied Physiology
  • British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Exercise and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Performance Analysis and Player Monitoring in Football

  • Unit Code

    SPS1209

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit focuses on performance analysis and player monitoring in football. Methods of notational analysis will be studied and students will gain knowledge in how to develop a system for football. Motion analysis during football training and competition will be addressed and students will undertake practical sessions in the use of video and electronic tracking of players. The unit also explores monitoring of football players using psychobiological and various methods of heart rate analysis.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Describe the need for, and nature of, feedback as an important form of communication in the football environment.
  2. Demonstrate knowledge of the use of a variety of notational and motion analysis systems employed in the football environment.
  3. Evaluate notational and motion analysis data and generate reports for coaching and fitness staff.
  4. Use appraisal skills and transfer notational and motion analysis data into the coaching and training environment.
  5. Describe the rationale for employing psychobiological monitoring in football and employ a range of these tools in a practical football environment.
  6. Demonstrate knowledge and practical application of the various methods of analysing heart rate of footballers during rest, exercise and recovery.

Unit Content

  1. The need for, and nature of, feedback in the football environment.
  2. The use of visual analog scales for rating delayed onset muscle soreness.
  3. The use of heart rate analysis as a monitoring tool in football.
  4. Hand based match analysis systems.
  5. How to develop a notational analysis system for football.
  6. Match analysis using digital video and computer entry.
  7. Motion analysis in football using video and electronic tracking.
  8. Data management and presentation of notational and motion analysis results.
  9. Transferring notational and motion analysis data into the coaching and training environment.
  10. The consequences of illness, injury and overtraining in football players.
  11. Psychobiological tools for monitoring in football.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, seminars and performance laboratories.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
EssayWritten performance analysis essay30%
ProjectPractical performance analysis project35%
ExaminationEnd of semester examination35%

Text References

  • Carling, C., Reilly, T., & Williams, A.M. (2009). Performance assessment for field sports. London, England: Routledge.
  • Carling, C., Williams, A. M., & Reilly, T. (2005). Handbook of soccer match analysis. London, England: Routledge.
  • Ekblom, B. (Ed.). (1994). Football (Soccer). Oxford, England: Blackwell Scientific Publications.
  • Hughes, M., & Franks, I.M. (2004). Notational analysis of sport (2nd ed.). London, England: Routledge.
  • Reilly, T., & Williams, A.M. (Eds.). (2003). Science and soccer (2nd ed.). London, England: Routledge.

Journal References

  • Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
  • Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
  • Journal of Human Movement Studies
  • International Journal of Sports Medicine
  • European Journal of Applied Physiology
  • British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
  • International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport
  • Research Quarterly in Exercise and Sport
  • Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
  • Journal of Sports Sciences

Other References

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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