Artificial Intelligence in Sport Performance Analysis

Duarte Araújo is Associate Professor and Head of CIPER – Interdisciplinary Centre for the Study of Human Performance – and Director of the Laboratory of Expertise in Sport in the Faculty of Human Kinetics at the University of Lisbon, Portugal.Micael Couceiro is Associate Researcher at the Institute of Systems and Robotics, Coimbra, Portugal. He is also co-founder and CEO of the company Ingeniarius.Ludovic Seifert is Professor of Motor Control and Learning, Deputy Dean of the CETAPS Lab, and Head of the Sport Performance Analysis and Big Data Master's degree at the Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Rouen Normandie, France.Hugo Sarmento is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of Coimbra, Portugal. Keith Davids is Professor of Motor Learning in the Sport and Human Performance research group, Sheffield Hallam University, UK.

"A unique synthesis of the very latest theoretical and methodological advances to identify and predict the complex patterns and relationships associated with successful sport performance. An essential read for all involved with enhancing the performance of individuals and teams."Mike Court, Head of Recruitment Analysis Manchester United FC, UK

• 1. Empowering Human Intelligence: The Ecological Dynamics Approach to Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in Sport Performance Preparation2. How is Artificial Intelligence being Used in the Sport Sciences to Analyse and Support Performance of Athletes and Teams?3. From Reliable Sources of Big Data to Capturing Sport Performance by Ecophysical Variables4. Computational Metrics to Inspect the Athletic Performance5. Artificial Intelligence for Pattern Recognition in Sports: Classifying Actions and Performance Signatures6. From Classification to Prediction7. Technology, Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Sport and Physical ActivityReferences