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Jamie Hamilton (2005) outlines how rugby coaching program’s benefit from Dartfish performance analysis in 5 ways:

> Scouting opposition plays and performance

Prior to any game, we will analyse a number of games

from the opposition to identify key patterns of play,

danger players, tactics adopted and the weaknesses

associated with their performance. This helps us plan our

strategies and plays against the opposition.

> Real-time feedback

During each competitive game, we will analyse the key

events that we have time to tag for 2 major reasons – to

conform any previous scouting analysis on plays, line outs,

scrums etc. and to prepare the video for more detailed later

analysis.

> Individual player analysis and feedback

Each player is provided with one to one feedback on their

performance against the team standards. This information

is further collated to provide the evidence base by which

we structure and develop the specific skill, technical and /

or physical training required for that individual player.

> Skill development

We use the Dartfish TeamPro to provide real time training

feedback for specific skill related activities, e.g. line out

throwing for the hooker, scrummaging for the props, place

kicking, kicking from the hand. We will also collate and

model these skills against some of the world’s leading

players in those positions, where appropriate, and provide

comparative video and data to assist the players in their

learning and development.

> Detailed post event analysis

A more detailed analysis is carried out to collate individual

player profiles and a more detailed tactical analysis

on our performance. This analysis will be fed into a much

bigger team profile over time to monitor our development,

success in our coaching interventions.

“ We have found Dartfish ideal and very user friendly in identifying technical issues in individual players tackle technique, passing and kicking skills”

“The live delay and pre roll of Dartfish has taken our live match analysis, skill work and physical preparation to another level, it provides us with important information in achieving best practices for rugby”

Jamie Hamilton, Performance Analyst, Crusaders.