Dartfish - Analysis in Football

One of the biggest programmes in sports analysis is Dartfish. Dartfish is a computer analysis programme that can be changed to suit a specific need for the user. It has a range of analysis setting from individual training session to a team training session and even allows the user to review games.




The user will record either a game or training session and will then watch it back to pick up any little mistakes or areas they need to improve on. As shown above, Dartfish highlights what a performer should look like and be doing and shows they shouldn't look like or do. It also allows a trainer to develop, plan and improve a training session for the client. In a team situation, the programme will show a group weakness which can then help them to develop their strategies. The software can also record a season for the performer or team and can feedback their statistics, annotate game strategies and show records for the season which can enable the performer/team develop their techniques.

Analysis has helped the football progression as programmes like these allow the players to see what they're doing wrong and let them work on how to improve their performance to make them better. There are other programmes like Dartfish which show if a player is offside as well as enabling other camera dimensions to check the position of a tackle or free kick.