ABSTRACT
Computers are being increasingly used in sports analysis. Specific computer-assisted analyses have been described for a variety of sports, including soccer (Franks et al., 1983), Canadian football (Bedingfield et al., 1982), water polo, fencing, field hockey and wrestling (Franks and Goodman, 1986). Computers have been used in these analyses as their use allows more sophisticated recording and analysis of data. This is achieved in a relatively short period of time. The data collected, however, must be objective and specific to the requirements of the sport (Franks et al., 1986). Further the use of computers reduces the errors involved in a subjective analysis of the game. These include factors such as poor memory of the game events, with the exception of highlights which tend to dominate the memory (Franks et al., 1983).
