A Pragmatic Approach to Improving Sports Performance of Ice Hockey Goalies by Advanced Video Technology

This paper proposes a pragmatic approach for improving the sports performance of ice hockey goalies by use of video technology enhanced with machine learning. The aim of the research is to combine the benefits of both a reactive and pro-active approach to training with a focus on identifying also the necessary psychological elements that impact sports peak performance. The paper studies the state of the art of the video technology currently in use in sports and proposes a mobile application that can combine the elements of psychological and mental practice with the physical skill development through the use of statistics and video analysis. The application has been evaluated by experiments performed at the ice hockey arena in Herning, Denmark.