Håkan Carlsson tells about future of sport statistics in Orienteering

Håkan Carlsson is one of the top coaches in modern Orienteering. He makes a very good and effective job like a main coach in Swedish team. Swedish specialist tells about priorities in development of sports statistics/performance analysis tools.

Mike: Hello, Håkan! Right now I am working on the development of new tools in sports statistic/performance analysis in Orienteering. And I need you suggestion about priority.

Can you put some rank (in your opinion) about directions below, please? What is most urgent tool for the modern Orienteering?

- Relay performance/skills

Jukola/Tio statistics (+ each category of leg + as a front runner + as a chasing runner + as a park formation runner etc.). Who is the best night leg relay runner? Who is most stable international level relay runner (Sprint/Forest Relays)?

Håkan: I think this is interesting for club. Hard to say in international level.

- Complete/detailed results overview, including historical statistics/ranking

WOC results by attempts (+average placement in each distance), WC results by attempts (+each distance), Regional champs, O-Ringen, who is the best on each distance 

Håkan: This is the most important one I think and it should be an IOF question to solve it on there events?

- Statistics of different legs types 

Performance at micro-relief; compass; run-like-hell; stony; uphill/downhill/traverse; short/medium/long; etc. legs

Håkan: Interesting, but hard to analyse?

- Pacing/speed analysis

If runners are good in the beginning or end of the races? Do runner prefer even/positive (e.g. really fast at the beginning)/negative (better and better to the end of race)/U-shaped (strong beginning and strong end) pacing strategies? Who is keeper of best speed per km at different types of surfaces?

Håkan: Also interesting for example media etc.

- Safety/mistakes analysis

safety indexes; mistakes/km; What is correlation between mistakes numbers of particular runner and terrain types (Scandinavian; continental flat; continental hilly; etc.) What are dominant types of mistakes of particular runner during current season? Who has a highest percentage of best route choices (long legs; urban legs; micro-route-choices)? Who is most technically skilled runner in the World?

Håkan: This would be the most interesting one for me as a coach if it would be possible. Could develop the orienteers a lot.

Mike: Many thanks for your opinion!

Dear friends you are welcome to tell your opinion as well! Also you can vote for these directions: at the right side of your screen (on top) you can see a survey WHAT IS YOUR OPINION ABOUT PRIORITIES IN DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TOOLS IN STATISTIC/PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS.

Just mark one or more points from list:
- Relay performance/skills
- Complete/detailed results overview, including historical statistics/ranking
- Statistics of different legs types 
- Pacing/speed analysis
- Safety/mistakes analysis

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P.S. Photo is from orientering.se