GR1 - Project Proposal and Analysis

• Observations & Interviews. Give a narrative of the three people that you observed and interviewed. Don't use their names. Don't identify the users by name, but do describe who they were. Each narrative should include a particularly interesting moment -- a breakdown or workaround that exhibits a feature of the problem you're aiming to solve.
• User Classes. Describe the user classes that you have identified, and their major characteristics.
• Needs & Goals. Describe the goals that you have identified, with reference to the observations you made.

Problem Statement

It is difficult to effectively and efficiently analyze and observe athletes' performance progress over the course of a season or career. It is also difficult to pinpoint what factors lead to good or poor performances in the data.

Stated Needs during Interviews

• Collegiate Head Coach
  • "Design workouts depending on performances"
  • "Easily pull up records"

• Collegiate Assistant Coach
  • "See how individual athletes respond to different training methods"
  • "Easily record workout splits"

• Collegiate Recruiting Coordinator
  • "See trends of prospects' performances toward end of high school career"
  • "Compare multiple prospects performances"

User Classes

• Coaches
  • High School, College and Professional Trainers
  • Specialized Coaches for distance events, field events, and sprinting events
  • Fitness Trainers
  • Spends the most time with the athletes
  • Has access to workouts, and up to date on injuries
  • Is able to currently see vague overall trends due to changes in personal best times
• Scouts
  • College recruiters looking at high school prospects
  • Only has official data to observe from competitions or from visiting and watching practice
  • Often needs to compare multiple athletes when deciding which to recruit
  • An outsider looking into a situation often lacks the overall trend of an athlete

Needs & Goals

• Coaches
  • Users can track athletes' progress / history
  • Users can view performance of athletes with certain features
  • Users can record workout information quickly and efficiently
  • Users can easily see overall performance trends

• Scouts
  • Users can track athletes' progress / history
  • Users can view performance of athletes with certain features
  • Users can easily compare prospects
  • Users can understand significant trends and process patterns in potential recruits