Comparing accuracy between global positioningsy stems and ultra-wideband-based position
tracking systems used for tactical analyses in soccer

Bastida-Castillo, Alejandro; Gómez-Carmona, Carlos D.; Cruz Sánchez, Ernesto de la; Pino Ortega, José

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Comparing accuracy between global positioningsy stems and ultra-wideband-based position tracking systems used for tactical analyses in soccer

dc.contributor.author	Bastida-Castillo, Alejandro
dc.contributor.author	Gómez-Carmona, Carlos D.
dc.contributor.author	Cruz Sánchez, Ernesto de la
dc.contributor.author	Pino Ortega, José
dc.contributor.department	Actividad Física y Deporte
dc.date.accessioned	2025-01-22T09:11:18Z
dc.date.available	2025-01-22T09:11:18Z
dc.date.issued	2025-01-21
dc.description	© 2019 European College of Sport Science This document is the accepted version of a published work that appeared in final form in European Journal of Sport Science. This document is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 To access the final edited and published work see: https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2019.1584248
dc.description.abstract	Current studies have reported high accuracy in global positioning system (GPS) and recently developed ultra-wideband (UWB)-based tracking systems for monitoring time – motion patterns. The accuracy and reliability of both systems may be different in tactical analysis application, an aspect that has never been studied previously. The aims of the present study were: (i) to determine and compare the accuracy of GPS and UWB technologies in soccer players’ positions (ii) to compare the tactical application of both systems. Following institutional ethical approval and familiarisation, 14 welltrained soccer players performed tests around five courses: (a) field perimeter, (b) halfway line, (c) centre circle, (d) perimeter of the penalty area, and (e) semicircle penalty area. Also, a small-sided game was played monitored with WIMUPRO™ to determine real and practical differences in accuracy of both systems in tactical analysis. For the GPS, the mean absolute error (N= 9445) of “x” and “y” coordinates was 41.23 ± 17.31 cm and 47.6 ± 8.97 cm, respectively. For UWB, it was 9.57 ± 2.66 cm and 7.15 ± 2.62 cm. The results of the “x” and “y” accuracy comparison were significantly lower in all cases (p < 0.05) with an ES of 0.78 and 0.95, respectively. In a real practical application, the differences of both systems reached 8.31% in typical tactical variables (ES = 0.11). In contrast to GPS-10Hz, UWB WIMUPRO™-20 Hz has been demonstrated to be an acceptable technology to estimate the position of players on the pitch with high accuracy and be a useful, automatic, and portable instrument for tactical analysis measurement.	es
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dc.identifier.citation	European Journal of Sport ScienceVolume 19, Issue 9 p. 1157-1165
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2019.1584248
dc.identifier.issn	Print.:1746-1391
dc.identifier.issn	Electronic.:1536-7290
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10201/149009
dc.language	eng	es
dc.publisher	Willey
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dc.subject	Game analysis
dc.subject	Tactic
dc.subject	Technology
dc.subject	Team sport
dc.subject	Assessment	es
dc.subject.other	CDU::6 - Ciencias aplicadas::62 - Ingeniería. Tecnología	es
dc.title	Comparing accuracy between global positioningsy stems and ultra-wideband-based position tracking systems used for tactical analyses in soccer	es
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