Group performance monitoring system and method
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1. A method of coordinating a planned session of athletic activity for a plurality of individuals, the method comprising:
- displaying a timeline for the planned session of athletic activity on a group monitoring device;
receiving a selection of a first point on the timeline and a first parameter to define a first marker;
receiving a selection of a second point on the timeline and a second parameter to define a second marker;
displaying the first and second markers on the timeline; and
communicating the first and second markers via a base station to a plurality of individual monitors coupled to the plurality of individuals,wherein the first and second markers define a portion of the planned session of athletic activity for a particular activity.
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Abstract
The present invention provides group performance monitoring systems and methods. In one exemplary embodiment, a group monitoring device includes a display configured to display, during an athletic activity, a plurality of individual performance metrics relating to a plurality of individuals engaged in the athletic activity, each individual performance metric relating to one of the plurality of individuals; and an input to manipulate the display.
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1. A method of coordinating a planned session of athletic activity for a plurality of individuals, the method comprising:
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displaying a timeline for the planned session of athletic activity on a group monitoring device; receiving a selection of a first point on the timeline and a first parameter to define a first marker; receiving a selection of a second point on the timeline and a second parameter to define a second marker; displaying the first and second markers on the timeline; and communicating the first and second markers via a base station to a plurality of individual monitors coupled to the plurality of individuals, wherein the first and second markers define a portion of the planned session of athletic activity for a particular activity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for monitoring a plurality of individuals simultaneously engaged in a planned session of athletic activity, the system comprising:
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a group monitoring device configured to display a session timeline for the planned session of athletic activity, the session timeline having a plurality of markers defining intervals of the planned session of athletic activity; a plurality of individual monitors, each individual monitor coupled to one of the plurality of individuals; and a base station configured to communicate with the group monitoring device and the plurality of individual monitors, wherein the base station is configured to send a signal to the plurality of individual monitors indicating a transition between intervals based on the plurality of markers, and wherein each individual monitor is configured to communicate the transition between intervals to the individual to whom the individual monitor is coupled. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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