Apex Coach Series currently tracks 19 key metrics to improve your players performance and avoid injuries. Each metric is categorised into Volume, Speed, Intensity, Stress and Heart rate and is available to view within the Squad, Individual Player and Player Comparison screens.
Volume:
Total Distance - A key measure of the volume of the session. Pro players typically cover between 7km -11km during a game depending on their position. Make sure to edit session start time / end time for the most accurate readings.
High Speed Running (HSR) - This is the distance covered over 5.5m/s (19.8km/h). Measured in metres or yards, the HSR distance tracks all those lung bursting runs, overlaps on the wings or tracking back. Pro players can tally upwards of 1,100 meters during a game depending on tactics and position played.
High Intensity Distance (HID) - We developed a metric just for all those hard yards put in during a session! This is a combination of all HSR distance, and the distance covered while accelerating and decelerating. Pro players can cover 2,000 - 2,800 metres of High Intensity Distance in a game depending on tactics and position played.
Calories - A count of total calories burned during the session.
Speed:
Max Speed - A single score of the maximum speed reached throughout the session. This can be measured in m/s, mph or km/h.
Sprints - A count of how many sprints achieved throughout the session. A player must hold the sprint threshold speed or above (configurable in the Athlete Series app) for 1 second to register a sprint.
Sprint Distance - This is the volume of distance covered while sprinting. Your players sprint entry speed (configurable in Athlete Series app) will greatly affect this distance.
Accelerations and Decelerations - A simple count of how many times players accelerated and decelerated over 3/m². Think of those short sharp explosive bursts to beat the opponent to the ball or quickly putting on the breaks to change direction.
Intensity:
Distance per minute - This is the distance covered, divided by the duration of the session. A high value here indicated a high work rate throughout the session.
High Speed Running per minute - This is the high speed running distance covered, divided by the duration of the session. A high value here indicated a high work rate throughout the session.
High Intensity Distance per minute - This is the high intensity distance covered, divided by the duration of the session. A high value here indicates a high work rate throughout the session.
Sprint Distance per minute - This is the sprint distance covered, divided by the duration of the session. A high value here indicates a high work rate throughout the session.
Stress:
Dynamic Stress Load (DSL) - Measures the load on a players steps, it can be used as a measure of fatigue on repeated training drills, that in turn can highlight if players are at a greater risk of injury. Everyone has their own levels of physical activity; it is important that you know your players average DSL as the benchmark.
Step Balance - An excellent metric that can pick up on any imbalance in running style. Ideally, we would like to see a 50:50 breakdown here but slight deviations +/- 2 may be normal for an individual. Large differences or sudden changes between right and left may be an indicator of a potential or historical injury.
Impacts (New Metric) - This metric quantifies the number of times the body experiences a tackle or collision, when the force is above 9G.
Heart Rate:
*A Bluetooth or Magnetic heart rate monitor must be paired to the Athlete Series tracker to capture heart rate data.
Max Heart Rate - The Max HR score indicates the highest value recorded during the session, recorded in Beats per minute (BPM).
Average Heart Rate - This is the average heart rate score throughout the session, recorded in Beats per minute (BPM).
Time in Red Zone - This indicates the time spent at 85% or above the individuals Max HR value. Recorded in HH:MM:SS
You will also be able to view:
- On-field heatmap
- Zonal Breakdown
- Sprints