Originally published at: https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/ai-predicts-athletes-on-field-decision-making/
Researchers at Disney, California Institute of Technology and STATS, a supplier of sports data developed a deep learning-based technique that provides coaches and teams with a quicker tool to help assess defensive athletic performance in any game situation. The method analyzes game data on player and ball positions to create models, or “ghosts,” of how…