ABSTRACT
Match analysis is commonly used in many sports and is viewed as a vital process that enables coaches to collect objective information which can be used to provide feedback on performance (Carling et al., 2005). As coaches are prone to making subjective judgments and may be unable to recall events reliably, they are increasingly turning to match analysis as a way of optimizing the training process of their players and teams (Hughes and Franks, 2004). The main aim of match analysis is to identify the strengths and weaknesses of one's own team, thereby enabling the former to be further developed and the latter to be worked upon. Similarly, a coach analysing the performance of an opposing side will use the data to identify ways of countering that team's strengths and exploiting its weaknesses (Carling et al., 2008).
