System and method for predicting athletic ability
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1. A method for predicting athletic ability, the method comprising:
- measuring a first athletic parameter with a first device at a first area;
measuring a second athletic parameter, wherein the second athletic parameter is different from the first athletic parameter, wherein the second athletic parameter is measured with a second device at a second area distinct from the first area;
calculating a performance score using a computer based upon the first athletic parameter and the second athletic parameter, wherein the performance score is predictive of athletic ability;
scaling the performance score to a scouting scale; and
creating a scouting report based on the scaled performance score.
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Abstract
A system for predicting athletic ability is disclosed. The system includes at least one device for measuring at least a first athletic parameter and a second athletic parameter, and a computer for calculating a performance score based upon the first athletic parameter and the second athletic parameter. The performance score is predictive of athletic ability. Methods of predicting athletic ability based upon a plurality of athletic parameters are also disclosed.
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1. A method for predicting athletic ability, the method comprising:
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measuring a first athletic parameter with a first device at a first area; measuring a second athletic parameter, wherein the second athletic parameter is different from the first athletic parameter, wherein the second athletic parameter is measured with a second device at a second area distinct from the first area; calculating a performance score using a computer based upon the first athletic parameter and the second athletic parameter, wherein the performance score is predictive of athletic ability; scaling the performance score to a scouting scale; and creating a scouting report based on the scaled performance score. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for predicting athletic ability, the method comprising:
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measuring a first athletic parameter with a first device at a first area; measuring a second athletic parameter, wherein the second athletic parameter is different from the first athletic parameter; calculating a performance score using a computer based upon the first athletic parameter and the second athletic parameter, wherein the performance score is predictive of a baseball pitching athletic ability, wherein the first parameter is a speed of a ball thrown by a baseball pitcher during a pitch, and the second parameter is movement of the ball thrown during the pitch, wherein the movement of the ball thrown during the pitch includes horizontal movement, vertical movement, and spin of the ball measured approximately at release, at a midpoint, and/or at a location representative of home plate; scaling the performance score to a scouting scale; and creating a scouting report based on the scaled performance score. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 23)
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22. A method for predicting athletic ability, the method comprising:
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measuring a first athletic parameter with a first device at a first area; measuring a second athletic parameter, wherein the second athletic parameter is different from the first athletic parameter; measuring a third athletic parameter; calculating a performance score using a computer based upon the first athletic parameter, the second athletic parameter, and the third athletic parameter, wherein the performance score is predictive of a baseball hitting athletic ability, wherein the first parameter is a speed of a bat swung by a batter, the second parameter is a speed of a ball after the ball is hit with the bat by the batter, and the third parameter is a distance the ball travels after the ball is hit by the batter; scaling the performance score to a scouting scale; and creating a scouting report based on the scaled performance score.
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