this biennial boutique conference at the University of Worcester in England was outstanding value

this biennial boutique conference at the University of Worcester in England was outstanding value for the growing cadre of sport-performance analysts, although there were few definitive experimental studies. Keynotes: media channels; top soccer analysts; movement patterns in AFL; 400-m hurdles. Noteworthy Methodologies: automatic tracking and analysis; barcode scanning for real-time analysis; luck- and error-free performance measure; summing performance indicators. Basketball: performance rates; space creation; defensive plays; automatic tracking; iPad app; critical episodes; entropy in game scores. Combat Sports: trunk protector in taekwondo; real-time coding in judo; punches and judging errors in boxing; movements in fencing. Equestrian: body build and fitness; split times; motivation; saddle design; Pilates. Handball: timeouts; game stats; movements; actions; fitness; skills; referees' accuracy and movements. Racket Sports: serves, groundstrokes, set victories and intensity in tennis; affect in badminton; strokes and footwork in table tennis; movements in Padel; intensity and rule changes in squash; analysis in "real" tennis. Rugby: movements; turnovers; tackling; positional profiles; rucks; actions; kicks; scrums; tries. Soccer: environmental effects; home advantage; normative profiles; spatial-temporal relationships; offensive actions and plays; releasing players; goals; kicks; small-sided games; barcode scanning; goal keepers' actions and training; coach behaviors and effectiveness; role of analysis; career achievements; plays causing injuries Volleyball: setters' actions; defensive actions; attack tempo; serves; attack areas and winning teams in beach volleyball; training. Other Individual Sports: strength in shot-put; movements in rhythmic gymnastics; pack size in triathlon; body sway in biathlon; environment in rowing; neural-net modeling of javelin; scoring system in trampoline; a golf coach-analyst; shot difficulty in golf; helper riders in Tour de France; analysis needs in canoe/kayak. Other Team Sports: actions, plays and efficacy of analysis in netball; movements and decision-making in AFL; skills in Gaelic football; actions and batting in cricket; intensities and actions in ice hockey; playing time in water polo. Sports Medicine and Science: biomechanics of ACL injury; fatigue in biathletes; academic performance and sport. KEYWORDS: competition, information technology, elite athletes, kinematics, kinetics, talent identification, tests, training.