Method and system to assist in player development

• US 9,724,587 B2
• Filed: 11/17/2014
• Issued: 08/08/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Team Sport IP, LLC
• Original Assignee: Team Sport IP, LLC
• Inventors: Garcia del Castillo, Alejandro, Campaa Aguilera, Jose, Keppeln, Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): Laneau, Ronald
• Application Number:
  US14/543,599
• Publication Number:
  US 20150142142A1
• Time in Patent Office: 995 Days
• Field of Search: 701 91- 93, 700 91- 93
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/06 Indicating or scoring devices for games or players , or for other sports activities
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063 Operations research, analysis or management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0631 Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0639 Performance analysis of employees; Performance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations

Abstract

A system for assisting in player development is disclosed. The system includes a server maintaining a database including a plurality of player development records, each player development record including at least training data, competition data, and biographic data. The system also includes an application hosted by the server, the application including a user interface and an automated player performance application, the automated player performance application being configured to generate a player development profile for display in the user interface, the player development profile being based at least in part on performance trends in the player development record and also including one or more recommendations or comparisons.

Claims

1. A method for assisting in player development, the method comprising:

receiving input data from a first user at a server computing system;

storing the input data associated with a player development record in a player development database communicatively connected to the server computing system, the player development database storing a plurality of player development records, each player development record aggregating player data over time and each player development record including at least training data, competition data, and biographic data;

receiving a request at the server computing system to generate a player development profile for a particular player based on the player development record;

generating a player development profile by way of an automated player performance application evaluated at the server computing system, the player development profile being based at least in part on performance trends in the player development record;

obtaining an aggregate data set for a relevant player population at the server computing system;

formulating an aspirational player model, the aspirational player model including a projected player development record extrapolated from the aggregate data set for the relevant player population; and

generating a training recommendation based on one or more differences between the player development profile and the aspirational player model.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the player development profile that is automatically generated by the automated player performance application.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the training recommendation is based at least in part on the identity of a user requesting the player development profile.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the training recommendation is based at least in part on past performance data.

5. A system for assisting in player development, the system comprising:

a server maintaining a database including a plurality of player development records, each player development record including at least training data, competition data, and biographic data; and

an application hosted by the server, the application including a user interface and an automated player performance application, the automated player performance application being configured to generate a player development profile for display in the user interface, the player development profile being based at least in part on performance trends in the player development record, the automated player performance application further formulating an aspirational player model, the aspirational player model including a projected player development record extrapolated from the plurality of player development records and generating a training recommendation based on one or more differences between the player development profile and the aspirational player model.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the user interface of the application is configured to receive identification and login information associated with a user account.

7. The system of claim 5, further comprising an output display signal including a command to display the player development profile and training recommendation that is automatically generated by the automated player performance application.

8. The system of claim 5, wherein the data included in the player development record includes one or more data categories, the data categories selected from the group consisting of education data, team data, competitor data, shopping data, entertainment data, competition schedule data, competition results data, expense data, travel data, training data, nutrition data, medical data, social media data, public media data, sponsorship data, licensing data, research and development data, multimedia data, employment data, hobby data, interest data, player ranking data, and philanthropic data.

9. The system of claim 5, wherein the training recommendation includes a nutritional recommendation.

10. The system of claim 5, wherein the training recommendation includes a comparison of past performance of a player.

11. The system of claim 5, wherein the training recommendation includes a past performance comparison between multiple players.

12. The system of claim 5, wherein the training recommendation includes an equipment recommendation.

13. The system of claim 5, wherein the training recommendation includes a travel plan recommendation.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the travel plan recommendation is based at least in part on a travel budget, past expense data, and projected future expense data.

15. The system of claim 5, wherein the training recommendation is based at least in part on past performance data.

16. A method for assisting in player development, the method comprising:

registering a player with a web based player development service hosted by the server computing system;

tracking player development records using the web based player development service, thereby forming an aggregate record at the web based player development service, each player development record including at least training data, competition data, and biographic data;

requesting a player development profile for a particular player from the web based player development service, the player development profile being based at least in part on performance trends in the player development record;

viewing the player development profile that is generated by an automated player performance application of the web based player development service the automated player performance application executed on the server computing system; and

viewing, via the web based player development service, a training recommendation generated by an automated player performance application based on one or more differences between the player development profile and an aspirational player model, the aspirational player model including a projected player development record extrapolated from the player development records.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the player development profile is automatically generated by the automated player performance application of the web based development service.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the web based player development service is configured to receive identification and login information associated with a user account.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the data included in the player development profile is based at least in part on the identity of a user requesting the player development profile.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the user is a player and the player development profile includes a scholarship status overview.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein the user is a coach and the player development profile includes a skills training plan.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein the user is a player representative and the player development profile includes a sponsorship plan.

23. The method of claim 19, wherein the user is a trainer and the player development profile includes a conditioning plan.

24. The method of claim 19, wherein the user is a trainer and the player development profile includes a nutritional plan.

25. The method of claim 19, wherein the user is a trainer and the player development profile includes an academic plan.