Neural network and layer-wise relevance propagation reveal how ice hockey protective equipment restricts players' motion.

ABSTRACT: Understanding the athlete's movements and the restrictions incurred by protective equipment is crucial for improving the equipment and subsequently, the athlete's performance. The task of equipment improvement is especially challenging in sports including advanced manoeuvres such as ice hockey and requires a holistic approach guiding the researcher's attention toward the right variables. The purposes of this study were (a) to quantify the effects of protective equipment in ice hockey on player's performance and (b) to identify the restrictions incurred by it. Twenty male hockey players performed four different drills with and without protective equipment while their performance was quantified. A neural network accompanied by layer-wise relevance propagation was applied to the 3D kinematic

SUBMITTER: Lennartz R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11478874 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature