Introduction
When watching biathlon races as a fan, our brain often gets triggered based on what we see and hear, leading to questions like “I wonder where JTB gained most of his lead?”, “Who would know what shot is missed most often?”, and “What is the youngest athlete on the podium, ever?”
As an athlete, you may want to know where you stand compared to your direct competitors for the season, or how you developed compared to your previous season.
Coaches may want to have a clearer picture of their athletes, teams, or nation’s athletes and see how they have developed over time, where improvements have been made compared to others, how their team compares to other Nations, and what areas need more work.
With Triggers, you can get an answer to these questions in a visual presentation of all the available data through the IBU results page!
Continue reading as I further explain the different packages, the process, the deliverables, and some more specific details to ensure a clear expectation. Are you a more visual person? Check out the Trigger Examples page first, or if you already know what you want, you can go directly to the Trigger submission page, which also has a cost overview.
Packages
I am currently offering three packages, depending on the required level of detail, the number of measures, the amount of data (measured in participants), the types of analysis, the race levels WC/IBU/Youth) to be included, the event types (individual/team/both), etc. The packages give a general idea of what to expect with regard to deliverables and cost.
The Fan package is for simpler questions about one measure for one race or discipline, one athlete over a full season, or one measure for a season.
The Athlete package offers a detailed analysis of a specific athlete’s development based on multiple measures and their races over multiple seasons, and how they compare to other competitors or group averages.
The Coach package expands on the Athlete package by including all athletes on a team or can be a deep analysis of numerous measures for a multitude of athletes and seasons.
I also offer a free option, but with a caveat: depending on the number of submissions and availability, I collect submissions in the free package and at some point will put a poll on Instagram and/or Twitter to allow people to vote on the best submission, which will then be published for free.
Process
- Submission of request;
- Gather, clean, and combine required data;
- Analyze data based on request;
- Visualize data and draft results;
- Review and feedback;
- The final product (see below).
Deliverables
| Packages → Devliverables ↓ | Free | The Fan | The Athlete | The Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One round of review & feedback | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Social Media postings (T/I/Fb) | ✔ | ✔ | ✱ | ✱ |
| Post on the Biathlon Analytics website | ✔ | ✔ | ✱ | ✱ |
| Post export for own website | ✘ | ✘ | ✱ | ✱ |
| ✘ | ✘ | ✱ | ✱ | |
| Exclusivity* | ✘ | ✘ | ✱ | ✱ |
| Testimony | ✔ | ✱ | ✱ | ✱ |
* If you prefer, I will not share anything about the analysis and will deliver the results only to you.
Notes
- The data is based on the Competition Result files on biathlonresults.com. I will try to exclude any erroneous data from the analysis where possible, but any data errors are out of my control;
- I strive to deliver a result within a week of receiving the request, but based on the size of the request and number of requests, I cannot guarantee that timeframe;
- If I cannot deliver a conclusive answer, I do not expect your payment. If you have already donated I will return it;
- The result of the analysis is a final product. If they lead to any new questions I ask you to put in a new request;
- The result of the analysis will not include any of the data used in the analysis;
- You can absolutely share the result, but please keep my logo on the result or credit me if you have to take it off.