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Yes, elite sport is about passion, determination, superhuman levels of fitness and moments of inexplicable genius. But it’s also now just as importantly about data. When Artem Dovbyk ripped off his shirt to celebrate scoring the winning goal against Sweden in Euro 2020 last week he revealed what looked like a sports bra; in fact, that piece of kit contained a GPS tracker monitoring his every move. These devices have been about for a number of years now, with the information gathered being crunched, analysed and used by managers to fine tune every aspect of their players’ future performances.
是的，竞技体育是关于激情、决心、超人的体能水平和难以言表的天才时刻。但现在数据也同样重要。当多夫比克(Artem Dovbyk)在上周的2020年欧洲杯上撕下他的衬衫来庆祝对瑞典的胜利进球时，他露出了一个看起来像运动胸罩的东西；事实上，那件装备包含一个GPS跟踪器，监测他的一举一动。这些设备已经存在了很多年，收集到的信息被压缩、分析，并被教练团队用来微调他们球员未来表现的各个方面。
But given that football is also, about, well, kicking, wouldn’t it make more sense to hide these sensors in the boots. That’s exactly what Tel-Aviv-based startup Playermaker has created. Its strap-on devices for football boots are endorsed by Arsène Wenger and used by a small but growing number of football clubs. Each Playermaker strap packs a six-axis motion sensor to sample movement 1,000 times a second. This way, in combination with a coach’s iPhone (an Android app is said to be coming), players can measure and compare their performance in a wide variety of football-relevant parameters including impact with the ground, foot rotation, ball releases, possession, kick velocity, time on the ball, number of sprints, distance covered, top speed, accelerations, decelerations and work rate.
但是，鉴于足球是要用脚来踢的，把这些传感器藏在靴子里不是更有意义吗？这正是位于以色列特拉维夫的创业公司Playermaker所创造的。其用于足球靴的绑带装置得到了前阿森纳传奇教练温格的认可，并被少数但越来越多的足球俱乐部使用。每条Playermaker带子都装有一个六轴运动传感器，每秒对运动进行1000次采样。这样，结合教练的iPhone（据说安卓应用程序即将推出），球员可以测量和比较他们在各种足球相关参数方面的表现，包括与地面的撞击、脚部旋转、球的释放、控球、踢球速度、带球时间、冲刺次数、覆盖距离、最高速度、加速、减速和动作频率。
With straps on each boot, you can also learn your kick velocity for each leg. Our test footballer, a 15-year-old being eyed by a Premiership club, was pleased and encouraged to learn that while he thought his right leg was dominant, he was actually kicking faster with his left. Playermaker can also enable you, if you dare, to compare yourself with average performance stats of professionals. Test footballer’s advice: “Don’t if you want to avoid being discouraged.”
通过每只靴子上的带子，你还可以了解你每条腿的踢球速度。我们的测试球员，一个被一家英超俱乐部看中的15岁男孩，很高兴和鼓舞地发现，虽然他认为自己的右腿是优势，但实际上他用左腿踢得更快。如果你有勇气，玩家制造者还可以让你将自己与职业球员的平均表现数据进行比较。测试足球运动员的建议：“如果你不想受打击，就不要这样做。”
Playermaker UNO Kit, £199, playermakeruno.co.uk
Playermaker UNO套装，199英镑。playermakeruno.co.uk