We’ve seen many new technologies at the 2018 World Cup such as Video Assisted Referee (VAR) and Goal line technology. Soccer technology has evolved since World Cup 2014 in Brazil. However, a new technology introduced by FIFA remained invisible to many. It’s the electronic performance and tracking systems (EPTS), a tablet-based system to track the statistics and real-time video footage of the players.
FIFA gave each national team competing at the World Cup three tablets – one for an analyst sitting high in the stadium, the other for a coach on the touchline, and one for the medical team. These devices allow teams to access player tracking data and communicate via voice, text messages, still images, and tactical drawings.
“There is quite a synced relationship between the technical staff and the analysis department already, and I think this just allows that instant feedback to the coaching staff,” said U.S. Soccer high performance director James Bunce.
Each stadium at the World Cup 2018 has been fitted with ChyronHego’s TRACAB optical tracking system, and teams are also able to access data from GPS or LPS (local positioning system) wearable devices from makers such as Catapult and STATSports.
EPTS is considered as the second significant innovation for FIFA after VAR. The system works using a combination of optical tracking cameras and, of course, wearable tech. The camera and wearables work together to collect data such as player positioning, passing, speed, and tackles, and match footages with a maximum of 30-seconds delay. The information collected is then relayed to the tablets. The collected data can be evaluated to enhance player and overall team performance and help to prevent injury.
Electronic Performance and Tracking System (Image: FIFA)
The system can also be hooked up with heart-rate monitors as well as other devices to measure physiological parameters.
The best thing about EPTS is that it’s designed to be non-invasive so it does not infringe on the player’s performance.
The idea of EPTs goes back to 2015, when the International Football Association Board (IFAB) – soccer’s law-making body – that players could use wearable devices during play for health and wellness reasons. In-game EPTS use was trialed during the Confederations Cup Final between Germany and Chile last July. This spring, IFAB revised its rules to allow officials to access in-game optical tracking both for the player’s benefit and tactical coaching decisions. Before this revision,relaying messages between the analyst and the coaches was not allowed except at halftime.
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“I think ‘potential’ is the right word,” said Ryan Bahia, the marketing manager at OptaPro, whose analytics tools are used by more than 300 clubs including reigning English Premier League champions Manchester City and Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich. “The key is how that data is visualized and presented in a way that’s tactically relevant to the coaches.”
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