T-pattern Detection Research Articles

Observing the paraverbal communicative style of expert and novice PE teachers by means of SOCOP: a sequential analysis

The study sought to analyse the paraverbal communicative fluency of the teaching style used by expert and novice PE teachers. Twenty-four lessons were studied using the Observational System of Paraverbal Communication (SOCOP; Castañer et al., 2007; Castañer, 2009), an instrument that provides a clear analysis of how essential elements related to kinesic and proxemic behaviours can be used and taught. A subsequent analysis using SDIS-GSEQ (Bakeman & Quera, 1992) and the detection of T-patterns by means of Theme v.5s (Magnusson, 2000) enabled us to obtain sequential analyses of the paraverbal behaviours used in the teaching styles.

Hidden patterns of play interaction in soccer using SOF-CODER

Traditional methods for quantifying sport performances are limited in their capacity to describe the complex interactions of events that occur within a performance over time. The following article outlines a new approach to the study of actions between players in team sports--mainly, soccer. Since the observational design is nomothetic, point, and multidimensional, an observational and data-collecting instrument has been developed. The instrument is mixed and combines a field format with a category system for game events, as well as an ad hoc instrument that considers the game actions of one or both teams, each recorded according to the same criteria. The article also outlines a new approach to the analysis of time-based event records--in this case, sports performance--known as T-pattern detection. The relevant elements of the T-pattern detection process are explained, and exemplar data from analyses of soccer matches are presented to highlight the potential of this form of data analysis. The results suggest that it is possible to identify new kinds of profiles for both individuals and teams on the basis of observational criteria and a further analysis of temporal behavioral patterns detected within the performances.

Hacia la búsqueda de estructuras regulares en la observación del fútbol: detección de patrones temporales. (To the search for regular structures in observational analyses in soccer: determination of temporal patterns)

Conventional soccer analysis focuses mostly on elementary statistics and field plots that provide information about, for example, the frequency and spatial distribution of player's passes, shots on goal, and defence style. But the performance of soccer players is often guided by strategies and tactics that result in repeated patterns of behavior. In this paper we propose the detection of T-patterns through the use of THEME software, and later of the record of soccer games using frames as conventional units of time. The number, frequency and complexity of patterns detected indicates that behaviour of soccer players is much more structured that the human eye can detect. This patterning was found to exist on different levels with highly complex time structures extending over considerably long time periods.

Temporal pattern analysis and its applicability in sport: an explanation and exemplar data

Quantitative analysis of sports performance has been shown to produce information that coaches can use within the coaching process to enhance performance. Traditional methods for quantifying sport performances are limited in their capacity to describe the complex interactions of events that occur within a performance over time. In this paper, we outline a new approach to the analysis of time-based event records and real-time behaviour records on sport performance known as T-pattern detection. The relevant elements of the T-pattern detection process are explained and exemplar data from the analysis of 13 soccer matches are presented to highlight the potential of this form of analysis. The results from soccer suggest that it is possible to identify new profiles for both individuals and teams based on the analysis of temporal behavioural patterns detected within the performances.