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<title>Video Technology in Full Use at Vancouver Olympics</title>
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If you've been watching NBC's coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, you might have noticed some very cool special effects.&nbsp; Most of the time these effects are provided courtesy of a company call Dartfish. They're not only used in the broadcast, but MOST of the teams themselves use Dartfish to train; improving their times, technique, and overall performance.

See some those cool effects by clicking here

More examples from here



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<title>Integrated Athletic Performance makes video indispensable</title>
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			OAKVILLE - Ned Simerlein and the owners of World Gym in Oakville proudly announce the grand opening of Integrated Athletic Performance, a training and sports performance facility for athletes. 
			
			
				
					
						
						
						
						
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			The grand opening will take place on Saturday, December 5, , from 1 to 5 p.m. and will offer information sessions on the training programs that the facility offers.
			
			
			Integrated Athletic Performance, or IAP, offers several programs for student athletes, aged 8 to 21, as well as an adult fat loss program.
			
			
			All training programs will use a combination of techniques to achieve results, including massage, physical therapy, biomechanics, strength training, conditioning, nutrition, speed development, yoga, and body building.
			
			
			IAP prides itself on this multi-disciplinary approach to improve athletic performance.
			
			
			The IAP facility, located below the World Gym on Main Street in Oakville, features an NFL-grade turf for its movement and agility sessions, as well as its own cardio equipment and weight room.
			
			
			The weight room features three power racks, two powerlifting platforms, and a variety of machines.
			
			
			IAP also uses Dartfish, a video software that allows it to record and correct each athlete's movement technique.
			
			
			In addition to food and refreshments at the opening, IAP will be offering up to 30 percent off of regular pricing for its programs.
			
			
			Because space is limited, those interested in attending should reply by phone at 860-945-9226 by Thursday, December 3.
			
			
			Please specify whether you are interested in adult training or sports performance. For information on IAP, visit their website at www.trainiap.com. 
			
			
			
			
			
		
		
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<dc:creator>Sebastien Dubuis</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:57:17 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Match Analysis becoming a key part of Soccer Coaches Education</title>
<description><![CDATA[ 19 coaches complete Level 2 course

Posted: 2009-12-14 09:44


Safa has declared 19 coaches competent after they successfully completed a comprehensive Level 2 Coaching Course that saw four participants Thomas Madigage, David Notoane, Kaitano Tembo and Milton Dlamini emerging with the best results.

All four finished with a B.

The course was conducted by Safa's Director of Coaching Education, Michael Nees, and Safa instructors Steve Coetsee, Frans Mogashoa, and Christina Phafane (administration).

The course also invited several well renowned guest lecturers, like Pitso Mosimane (principles of leadership), Mark Gleeson (media relations), Glyn Binkin (player management), Syd Rappaport (XLR8; speed training), Kevin Bouwer (Dartfish; match analysis) and Solly Motlala (Futsal) to give input at the gathering.

The 27 participating coaches included Mandla Mazibuko of the Safa School of Excellence who is also the Under-17 national assistant coach.

Nees says all participants were extensively examined in theory and in practical coaching of the game.

"In co-operation with Dartfish and the use of its match analysis software, the participants also had to submit technical reports from the Confederations Cup 2009 and the CAN 2008 matches."

Safa CEO Raymond Hack has congratulated all the 19 participants for a job well done, but at the same time he urged the other coaches not to despair, but to double their efforts in future level 2 courses. 

"Coaching Education is an important aspect of football development, and we would urge the coaches to put their knowledge to good use, by getting involved in all levels of coaching in the structures of the South African Football Association," added Hack.
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<dc:creator>Sebastien Dubuis</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:41:29 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Technology Takes Next Step in Helping College Coaches</title>
<description><![CDATA[ Technology Takes Next Step in Helping College Coaches
September 23rd, 2008 


Picture this, Coach...


You have your eye on that star athlete whom you would really like to
see wearing your team's uniform next year.&nbsp; You have written letters,
made a couple of calls, but are looking for that extra edge to put your
school on top as their number one choice.


You decide to give the new dartfish.tv
program a try.&nbsp; You find some great footage of several key moments on
your team last year, your big comback to win the conference title, and
even add some images of life at your school.&nbsp; You upload it to the dartfish.tv website
and ask your targeted athlete to go and view it.&nbsp; And whatta-ya
know...after they see it, they get a great feeling about your school and
decide to sign on.


Sound like something like that is too good to be true?&nbsp; Think again.


That's exactly why coaches in a variety of sports are raving about the Dartfish software and their new web-sharing platform, dartfish.tv.&nbsp;
This platform will allow coaches to upload videos of their sports
performances and include tags like thumbnails, comments, annotations,
analyses and keywords.


Even more impressive is the fact that some of sport's leading
coaches and trainers have signed on to use the technology.&nbsp; For
example, the national governing bodies at the Olympic level will be
using it this summer in Beijing.


"When competing at the Olympics, every second counts," says Ron
Imbriale, Dartfish Senior Vice President, "and by using the Dartfish
software and dartfish.tv platform, coaches can review recorded performances for training purposes, as well as share the videos with other coaches back home." 


Click here for the full version


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<dc:creator>Sebastien Dubuis</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:07:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Video Annotation enhancing teams tactical approach</title>
<description><![CDATA[ Know thy enemy with France's spy software Thu Aug 7, 2008 2:54am EDT By Sophie Hardach BEIJING (Reuters) -Intricate spy software has helped France's handballers improve their game and head coach Philippe Bana was hoping to see the dividends at the upcoming Olympics. The French started using software combining videos of all the players in the world with match statistics to train their teams after Scandinavian handballers successfully incorporated the technology into their training program. 
Studying their opponents' every move, strength and weakness, is meant to help players devise the perfect counter-attack. Bana, speaking with Reuters Thursday during a men's practice session, said the female team "is now able to destroy their (opponents') attack and defense systems." Similar software is already widely used by footballers and rugby players, but it is still relatively new in handball. France used a rudimentary version of the current system for the Sydney Games in 2000 but only applied the current software, called "Dartfish," for the Athens Olympics. "It's a completely different approach, we have video specialists as part of the team so now there is this culture of the video statistic," Bana said, kicking a stray ball back into the field. France's women will play the first handball match of the Olympics on Saturday morning against Angola, while the men's first game is against Brazil on Sunday afternoon. In Athens, France narrowly lost to Ukraine and finished fourth, missing the bronze medal. 
Despite the elaborate technology, Bana said the game is ultimately won on the court. "It's not a videogame, at the end the player is playing. In the end, you are alone in the court," Bana said. "This is a human game so you can't go too far in this (software) direction because the player is not a robot." The Beijing Olympics begin Friday. (Editing by Steve Ginsburg)
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