With PlayTrac for Coaches, a team’s management has the possibility to view all the statistics on players from any angle, as it happens. The technology is lightweight and portable – all that is required is a laptop computer and broadband connection. Player performance can be analysed and compared with other players in different leagues and competitions worldwide instantaneously.

The system was used by several broadcasters during the 2006 World Cup, including ITV in the United Kingdom, Fox in the USA, SBS in Australia and Televisa in Mexico. Broadcasters were able to benefit from its flexibility and transportability. The minimal amount of hardware required easily integrates into the mobile working environment of the modern game.

Now available as a package for football management, the software currently covers some of the most important leagues around the world, including the European Champions League, La Liga of Spain, the German Bundesliga, Italian Serie A, MLS of the USA and the A League of Australia.

Every statistic available on the PlayTrac system can be displayed either by team or by individual player, including analysis of shots at the goal, free kicks, passes, touches and defensive clearances. Using the recently developed “Head to Head Analysis” functionality, any player from any team in any competition can now be compared with any other player from any other team in any other competition.

Peter Lamb, CEO of Virtual Spectator International in Australia and the United Kingdom, comments: “After the success of PlayTrac during the 2006 World Cup we decided to adapt the software for use by football teams themselves. It’s an invaluable tool for football management and with the available data going back as far as 2003 for the Champions League, it’s possible to track a player’s entire career, including every pass, every goal attempt and every action a player has performed in the last four years in that league.”

For further information visit www.virtualspectator.com.au/playtrac_coach/


Notes to editors:
Virtual Spectator International Pty Ltd specialises in television graphics and statistics delivery. Established in 1987, the company launched its first 3D graphics product for sports broadcasting in 1995.

Virtual Spectator International is based in Melbourne Australia with Offices in New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Austria and the USA.