Welcome to The Power Pack — a series of practical courses by Dr Michele van Rooyen on how to use video technology to improve performance, understanding, and feedback in sports environments.
These interactive learning modules contains six key sections, each with a short quiz at the end to help you test your understanding.
Course Selection
Foundations in Sports Analysis
Course Modules
1️⃣ The Power of Video Analysis in Sports
Learn how video analysis has transformed traditional coaching methods by introducing objectivity, improving recall, and enhancing communication between coaches and athletes.
🧩 Quiz included at the end of the section.
2️⃣ Effective Sports Analysis Setup
Discover how to plan your analysis environment by assessing your time, budget, and available tools before investing in equipment or software.
🧩 Quiz included at the end of the section.
3️⃣ Everything Stems from Why
Explore why defining your purpose (“Why”) in analysis determines what to measure and how to measure it — ensuring all performance feedback has a clear goal.
🧩 Quiz included at the end of the section.
4️⃣ How Does This Work?
Understand the practical “How” of performance analysis — from recording methods and notational analysis to camera placement and environmental factors.
🧩 Quiz included at the end of the section.
5️⃣ How Numbers Add & Subtract
Learn how to interpret collected data using the DIKW model (Data → Information → Knowledge → Wisdom), and see how measurement transforms insight into improvement.
🧩 Quiz included at the end of the section.
6️⃣ Feedback
Examine the role of effective feedback and discuss feedback delivery methods, the importance of trust and communication, and the strategies to keep feedback focused and manageable for athletes.
🧩 Quiz included at the end of the section.
🎯 How to Use These Courses
🏁 Completion & Next Steps
After completing all sections, you will: