Athletic Performance Monitoring Systems and Methods in a Team Sports Environment
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1. A game ball, comprising:
- a game ball base member;
a force sensor engaged with the game ball base member for detecting changes in internal forces within the game ball base member with respect to time;
an inertial sensor engaged with the game ball base member for detecting changes in ball motion with respect to time; and
a propulsion determination module provided with the game ball base member for receiving the data generated by the force sensor and the data generated by the inertial sensor and for determining whether the game ball base member was propelled by a throwing action or a kicking action.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for sensing and monitoring various athletic performance metrics, e.g., during the course of a game, a practice, a training session, training drills, and the like, are described. These systems and methods can provide useful metrics for players and coaches relating to athletic performances in various sports, including various team sports.
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1. A game ball, comprising:
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a game ball base member; a force sensor engaged with the game ball base member for detecting changes in internal forces within the game ball base member with respect to time; an inertial sensor engaged with the game ball base member for detecting changes in ball motion with respect to time; and a propulsion determination module provided with the game ball base member for receiving the data generated by the force sensor and the data generated by the inertial sensor and for determining whether the game ball base member was propelled by a throwing action or a kicking action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for monitoring motion of a game ball, comprising:
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a game ball; a force sensor for detecting changes in internal forces within the game ball with respect to time; an inertial sensor for detecting changes in ball motion with respect to time; and a ball motion monitoring system for receiving at least one data set selected from the group consisting of;
(a) data generated by the force sensor and data generated by the inertial sensor or (b) data derived from the data generated by the force sensor and data derived from the data generated by the inertial sensor, said ball motion monitoring system further for determining whether the game ball was propelled by a throwing action or a kicking action. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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