ABSTRACT
Coaches and performers are under constant pressure to optimise sporting performance (Franks and Goodman, 1986a). Honest endeavour and enthusiasm are no longer enough to make a coach successful, for effective coaching also depends upon deliberate, structured acts of intervention (Brackenridge and Alderson, 1985). This research examines the structure and function of match analysis systems in selected ball games, using computer and concept keyboards to process match information. The implication is that the statistics gleemed from such a service could make coach interventions more decisive, objective and complement any subjective feelings about player and team performance.
