VALIDATION AND RELIABILITY OF TWO TEAM SPORTS VERSON 2.

5 CATAPULT MINIMAXX UNITS

Petersen, C.
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, Pyne, D1. and Chung, W

Australian Institute of Sport, 2Cricket Australia Sport Science Sport Medicine Unit, 3University of Western Australia, School of Human Movement

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AIM:
To help aid the continual development and improvement of GPS technology, validation sprint trials were conducted over 20 and 40m. Two units of the latest prototype MinimaxX (version 3.0) were used and two methods of analysis were employed.

RELIABILITY STATS - CAT METHOD Typical error as a CV (%) Mean (90% CL) UNIT 2889: Over 20m = 4.6 (3.6 - 6.3) Over 40m = 2.5 (2.0 - 3.4) UNIT 3043: Over 20m = 7.4 (5.9 - 10.3) Over 40m = 2.6 (2.1 - 3.6)

RELIABILITY STATS - TG METHOD Typical error as a CV (%) Mean (90% CL) UNIT 2889: Over 20m = 5.6 (4.5 - 7.8) Over 40m = 2.9 (2.3 - 4.0) UNIT 3043: Over 20m = 5.0 (4.0 - 7.0) Over 40m = 2.6 (2.1 - 3.6)

METHODS: Procedure
Twenty repeats trials for each unit and at each distance were conducted on an international athletics track. The participant wore one unit at a time in the Catapult vest, which positioned the unit behind the shoulder blades on the cervical spine. Each unit was turned on and GPS satelitte lock was established for at least 15 minutes before the trials were run. The participant started each effort by walking in a straight line (approx 5m) up to the start position, then pausing to create a definite zero velocity. Upon sprinting the required distance the participant judged their run so that they could decelerate and stop on the finish line. Analysis - CAT Method As requested by Catapult, the data was analysed using the velocity trace showing a period from just before the first non-zero velocity to just after the velocity returns back to zero - Catapult methd (CAT) (Fig. 1). Analysis - TG Method It is thought that using the first non zero velocity for a start, and timing gates for a finish can clip some of the sprint data. To test this assumption, a second analysis method was employed on the same data with a timing gate finish (TG), and the analysis was conducted to the timing gate finish time.

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VALIDITY STATS - CAT METHOD SEM ( 90% CI) UNIT 2889: Over 20m = 6.4 2.4 Over 40m = 3.6 1.3 UNIT 3043: Over 20m = 12.2 4.5 Over 40m = 3.8 1.4

VALIDITY STATS - TG METHOD SEM ( 90% CI) UNIT 2889: Over 20m = 7.2 2.6 Over 40m = 4.1 1.5 UNIT 3043: Over 20m = 7.4 2.7 Over 40m = 3.8 1.4

Plot of GPS measured distances against criterion 20 and 40 m distances. Two methods of analysis: CAT method (Left column), TG method (right column)
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Spread of values during 20m sprint - TG method

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Statistical Analysis Validity

The validity refers to how closely the measured GPS distance reflects the actual true (criterion) distance, in this case either 20 or 40 m. The SEM (Standard Error Measure) describes the percentage difference from the criterion value.

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Reliability
The relaibility refers to teh consistency of the set of 20 measurements. The typical error (TE) describes the percentage error from trial to trail for the same unit.

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Spread of values during 40m sprint - CAT method

Spread of values during 40m sprint - TG method

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RESULTS:
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The average velocity for the 20m sprint trials was 4.5 0.2 and 4.6 0.2 m.s-1 for Units 2889 and 3043 respectively. Correspondingly, the 40m sprint trials average velocity was 5.0 1.5 and 5.3 0.1 m.s-1. The measured GPS values from each trail are displayed in Fig 2. The reliability and validity measures for both methods are displayed in Fig. 3 and 4.

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CONCLUSION:
The validity and reliability of GPS measurements improved over the longer 40 m distance. The validity ranged between 6-12% over 20 m, and was ~ 4% over 40 m. While reliability was 5 - 7% over 20 m, and was ~ 3% over 40 m. It is anticipated that this data will help to further refine and improve the accuracy of Catapult's GPS products.

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17 September 2009