*By Idris Dantala Okeke
The two systems have different focuses. Notational analysis provides factual Data/Record about the position of the ball, the players involved, the action concerned, the time and the outcome of the activity, etc.
Motion analysis focuses on raw features of an individual’s activity and movement, for example, identifying fatigue and measuring of work rate.
In Nigeria Football Scene, the two systems contribute for the performance analysis which should have three main aims:
Performance analysis is not just about analysing matches and games.
The following explained the coaching cycle….Performance analysis plays a key role in this cycle. Starting from the top as shown in the above figure, “Performance” means the performance in the game or training.
Since research indicates that coaches are able to recall fewer than half of the key incidents that arise during the game, video camera is a better way which can record all the key events (actions and movements) for further analysis.
It really depends on the coaches’ preference and the partnership between the analyst and the coach. After that, “planning” means the coach plan what to do after knowing what went wrong or which part the team did well.
In most of the cases, it means the planning of the coaching session using the result of the performance analysis. “Preparation” means the execution of those coaching session in the training so prepare the team for the coming game.
It will go back to the “Performance” stage and the whole cycle keep going.
In my opinion, performance analysis plays a key role in three stages in this cycle: “observation”, “analysis” and “interpretation”….
