ABSTRACT
Coaching is about enhancing player or athlete performance. A principal means by which this is achieved is through feedback. However, researchers have consistently shown that human observation and memory, impressive though they are, are not reliable enough to provide the detailed information necessary to secure desired behavioural changes (e.g. Franks and Miller 1986). Consequently, in order to accurately capture complex aspects of the sporting context, more objective measuring tools are necessary. These can take the form of video analysis systems (in-event and post-event), and biomechanical or computerised notation systems. Such systems have generally been termed notational
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analysis, which can be defined as ‘an objective way of recording performance so that key elements of that performance can be quantified in a valid and consistent manner’ (Hughes 2005: 1).
