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HMS, TIP EQ-Bank 097

To what extent has GPS tracking technology revolutionised tactical analysis and performance improvement in team sports?   (6 marks)

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Judgment Statement

  • GPS tracking technology has significantly revolutionised tactical analysis and performance improvement in team sports.
  • This is due to its role in workload monitoring, tactical decision-making and injury prevention.

Workload and Tactical Insights

  • GPS provides data on distance covered, speed, acceleration and positional heat maps.
  • Evidence supporting this includes the growing use of GPS technology by rugby coaches to monitor player fatigue and adjust substitutions accordingly.
  • Soccer teams use GPS to map player positioning, ensuring tactical discipline and improving defensive structures.
  • This shows GPS has transformed coaching decisions by replacing guesswork with objective data.
  • As a result, both tactical outcomes and player performance are improved.

Limitations in Real-Time Application

  • However, GPS is less useful in real-time decision-making during matches.
  • Data often needs post-game analysis which limits immediate tactical adjustments.
  • Cost can also restrict access for smaller teams.
  • Despite this, GPS remains a key driver of performance improvement because post-game insights refine future tactics and reduce injury risk.

Reaffirmation

  • In summary, GPS has largely revolutionised tactical analysis and performance improvement.
  • Its data-driven insights create stronger tactical planning and safer workload management.
  • While there are practical limits, its impact on modern team sports, particularly at the well resourced elite level, is profound.
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Judgment Statement

  • GPS tracking technology has significantly revolutionised tactical analysis and performance improvement in team sports.
  • This is due to its role in workload monitoring, tactical decision-making and injury prevention.

Workload and Tactical Insights

  • GPS provides data on distance covered, speed, acceleration and positional heat maps.
  • Evidence supporting this includes the growing use of GPS technology by rugby coaches to monitor player fatigue and adjust substitutions accordingly.
  • Soccer teams use GPS to map player positioning, ensuring tactical discipline and improving defensive structures.
  • This shows GPS has transformed coaching decisions by replacing guesswork with objective data.
  • As a result, both tactical outcomes and player performance are improved.

Limitations in Real-Time Application

  • However, GPS is less useful in real-time decision-making during matches.
  • Data often needs post-game analysis which limits immediate tactical adjustments.
  • Cost can also restrict access for smaller teams.
  • Despite this, GPS remains a key driver of performance improvement because post-game insights refine future tactics and reduce injury risk.

Reaffirmation

  • In summary, GPS has largely revolutionised tactical analysis and performance improvement.
  • Its data-driven insights create stronger tactical planning and safer workload management.
  • While there are practical limits, its impact on modern team sports, particularly at the well resourced elite level, is profound.

HMS, TIP EQ-Bank 092

Outline how wearable technology enhances performance monitoring for endurance athletes.   (3 marks)

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  • Real-time data tracking – Monitors heart rate, pace and distance during training. Athletes can adjust intensity immediately to stay in target zones.
  • Recovery monitoring – Tracks sleep quality and heart rate variability. Helps athletes know when to train hard or rest.
  • Performance trends – Records data over weeks and months. Shows improvements in fitness and identifies when athletes might be overtraining.
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  • Real-time data tracking – Monitors heart rate, pace and distance during training. Athletes can adjust intensity immediately to stay in target zones.
  • Recovery monitoring – Tracks sleep quality and heart rate variability. Helps athletes know when to train hard or rest.
  • Performance trends – Records data over weeks and months. Shows improvements in fitness and identifies when athletes might be overtraining.

HMS, TIP EQ-Bank 110 MC

Which combination of technologies would best help prevent overtraining in an endurance athlete?

  1. Smart clothing with biometric sensors and AI performance analysis
  2. Virtual reality training simulations and motion capture systems
  3. Heart rate monitors and GPS tracking devices
  4. Altitude masks and sensor monitoring power output
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\(C\)

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  • C is correct: These technologies provide workload and physiological data such as distance, speed and heart rate. This helps coaches and athletes identify fatigue and manage training load.

Other options:

  • A is incorrect: Smart clothing and AI analysis optimise training and technique but are less directly used to monitor overtraining.
  • B is incorrect: VR and motion capture focus on skill development and biomechanics, not workload management.
  • D is incorrect: Altitude masks and power sensors inform performance adaptations but do not directly prevent overtraining.

HMS, TIP EQ-Bank 108 MC

An endurance runner wants to increase VO₂ max but cannot train at altitude. Which technology best replicates these conditions?

  1. Respiratory muscle trainers with adjustable resistance settings
  2. Hypoxic training masks with oxygen concentration controls
  3. High-output fans creating wind resistance during treadmill running
  4. Wearable devices that restrict breathing rate during intervals
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\(B\)

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  • B is correct: Hypoxic training masks replicate low-oxygen environments, similar to altitude, promoting adaptations such as increased red blood cell production and improved VO₂ max.

Other options:

  • A is incorrect: Respiratory muscle trainers strengthen breathing muscles but do not reduce oxygen availability like altitude conditions.
  • C is incorrect: Fans create airflow and resistance but do not alter oxygen concentration.
  • D is incorrect: Wearables that restrict breathing rate affect rhythm, not oxygen levels in inspired air.

HMS, TIP EQ-Bank 107 MC

A swimming coach uses AI software that analyses stroke data from multiple training sessions. Which performance improvement would this AI system most effectively provide?

  1. Automated video recording of training sessions for later review
  2. Real-time biometric feedback during races through wearable sensors
  3. Personalised technique adjustments based on identified patterns in stroke efficiency
  4. Predictive modelling of competitor strategies based on historical data
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\(C\)

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  • C is correct: AI software can analyse large datasets, such as stroke efficiency over multiple sessions, to provide personalised technique adjustments that directly improve performance.

Other options:

  • A is incorrect: Automated video recording supports review but lacks the pattern-recognition AI provides.
  • B is incorrect: Real-time biometric feedback during races comes from wearable sensors, not AI analysis.
  • D is incorrect: Predictive modelling of competitor strategies is not the main application of stroke-focused AI training tools.