title: A server-based mobile coaching system.
abstract: A prototype system for monitoring, transmitting and processing performance data in sports for the purpose of providing feedback has been developed. During training, athletes are equipped with a mobile device and wireless sensors using the ANT protocol in order to acquire biomechanical, physiological and other sports specific parameters. The measured data is buffered locally and forwarded via the Internet to a server. The server provides experts (coaches, biomechanists, sports medicine specialists etc.) with remote data access, analysis and (partly automated) feedback routines. In this way, experts are able to analyze the athlete's performance and return individual feedback messages from remote locations.
authors.affiliation: University of Vienna, Centre for Sports Science and University Sports, Department of Biomechanics, Kinesiology and Applied Computer Science, Vienna, Austria. arnold.baca@univie.ac.at
authors.forename: Arnold
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baca
authors.forename: Philipp
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kornfeind
authors.forename: Emanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Preuschl
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bichler
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tampier
authors.forename: Hristo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Novatchkov
mesh_terms: D056352:Athletes; D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000502:physiology; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008611:Mentors; D008954:Models, Biological; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D010806:Physical Education and Training / Q000379:methods*; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology; D019876:Sports Equipment; D013178:Sports Medicine; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D059015:Wireless Technology