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Drive-Based Modeling And Visualization Of Crew Race Strategy And Performance, Jeffrey Cornett
Drive-Based Modeling And Visualization Of Crew Race Strategy And Performance, Jeffrey Cornett
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Crew race strategy is typically formulated by coaches based on rowing tradition and years of experience. However, coaching strategies are not generally supported by empirical evidence and decision-support models. Previous models of crew race strategy have been constrained by the sparse information published on crew race performance (quarterly 500-meter splits). Empirical research has merely summarized which quarterly splits averaged the fastest and slowest relative to the other splits and relative to the average speed of the other competitors. Video records of crew race world championships provide a rich source of data for those capable and patient enough to mine this …