Satellite Tracking of Athletes

By Imago Group
Wednesday 22 November, 2006

GPS technology and its application in sport will undergo a thorough examination in the latest course offering from Sport Knowledge Australia (SKA) - "Effective Use of GPS Tracking Data". The one-day seminar takes place in Sydney on 14 December.

SYDNEY – The one-day seminar will be presented by Troy Flanagan, Head of Sport Science at the Victorian Institute of Sport, Dr Aaron Coutts from University of Technology, Sydney and Sport Knowledge Australia personnel – Professor Kevin Norton, Director of Research and Knowledge Services and researcher Dr Carlos Ohanian.

A physiologist and anthropometrist (the study of human body measurement for use in anthropological classification and comparison), Troy Flanagan has worked as a sports scientist for the Sultan of Brunei and collaborated on sport equipment development with RMIT's Department of Aerospace Engineering.

Flanagan is responsible for creating a new tracking system to analyse the performance of football players.

Flanagan is one of four highly-qualified scientists who will share their latest findings with physical conditioners and fellow academics who are pursuing excellence in sport.

Dr Aaron Coutts has a keen interest in physiological responses to physical training and exercise, and researching management of stress levels and recovery. A senior lecturer at the School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism at the University of Technology, Sydney, Coutts is also a contributor to key sports science journals.

Professor Kevin Norton is a widely-published academic, whose knowledge is sought by educational institutions as well as individual sporting organisations looking to achieve optimum management of their athletes. His colleague Dr Carlos Ohanian is working on an exclusive SKA investigation into the application of GPS.

"There is intense interest in the sports world in tracking athletes during training and in competition," says Norton. "This SKA seminar offers a deeper understanding of GPS technologies and their applications in these areas."

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ABOUT SKA: Launched in June 2005 with a Federal Government grant, SKA is jointly owned by the University of Sydney, University of Technology, Sydney and the Sydney Olympic Park Authority. SKA assists the continued global growth of the sports industry, helping more communities around the world to benefit from Australia’s strong sporting culture. Since its launch, SKA has delivered sport management programmes at the prestigious Indian School of Business in Hyderabad, run facility management courses in China and various seminars and courses in Australia on topics as diverse as player valuation strategies, genetic doping in sport, player welfare, executive sport management, elite sport coaching, major event management and facility management.

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