Running a Live Activity - VECTOR 8

This guide explains how to run a live Activity in the Catapult Vector app with Vector 8: connecting to a Receiver, setting up Periods, Annotations and Rotations, viewing live data, and saving your session.

Prerequisites

Complete these steps before running a live Activity for the first time:

• Install the Receiver and register it to your account.
• Navigate to the Hardware tab, check that the Receiver is listed and all updates are complete.
• Make sure your Devices are mapped to athletes. You can do this later from More > Athlete device mapping, but it’s easier to do it beforehand.

Connecting to a Receiver

To view and collect live data, the app must be connected to a Receiver. There are two ways to connect:

1. The local network (WiFi Symbol) - use it when the iPad and Receiver are on the same network..  The iPad detects Receivers on that network automatically. The network must be available where you run the Activity.
2. The receiver's WiFi (Link Symbol) - use it when you connect directly to the Receiver. You can view data within 100 m of the Receiver, and the iPad has no internet access while connected. 

You can connect from the Receiver icon in the top right of the app, or while creating an Activity.

1. Choose your receiver from the list.
2. Tap the WiFi symbol or the Link symbol to choose how to connect.
   • WiFi Symbol = Local Network
   • Link Symbol = Receiver's WiFi
3. If you chose the Receiver’s WiFi, tap Join when prompted. The iPad switches to the Receiver’s network automatically.

Creating an Activity

1. Tap + Activity in the top right corner.
2. Enter an Activity name.
3. Select your team from the drop-down menu.
4. Select a Day Code and add any relevant Activity tags [confirm whether these are optional].
5. Tap Create activity.

The Editor: Managing Periods, Annotations, and Rotations

The Editor is the default view. This is where you set up the structure of your Activity, including Periods, Annotations and Rotations, and where you view live traces.

Creating and Managing Periods

1. Tap + Period to create a Period.
2. In the Period info panel, tap + Athletes, select the athletes to include, then tap Add.
3. Make sure you’re connected to a Receiver, then tap Play to start the Period. Nothing is recorded until you do this.
   Tip: You can set up Periods in advance. Tap Back before starting to save the plan for later. It syncs to the cloud automatically and can also be edited in the web app.
4. Tap Stop in either the table view or the timeline view to end a Period, or tap + Period again to create multiple live Periods.

Annotations

1. Tap + Category and enter a name for the Annotation category.
2. In the Annotation panel, tap the new category pad to start an Annotation.
3. In the Annotation info panel, tap + Athletes, select the athletes to include, then tap Add.
4. Tap the category pad again to stop the Annotation.

5. To create more Annotations, tap the pad on and off again.

Live traces

1. In the Editor, tap Traces.
2. Tap + Athletes and select the athletes whose real-time traces you want to see side by side.
3. Use the drop-down menu to switch between live velocity and heart rate data directly on the Timeline.

Rotations

A Rotation marks when an athlete is in or out of a Period, so time spent rotated out is excluded from their data. You can edit Rotations from the traces or from the Period info panel.

From the traces

1. In the traces header, tap the Rotations button.
2. Select a Period on the timeline.
3. Drag the handles to create a Rotation, then resize it to cover the data you want to exclude.
4. To delete a Rotation, drag a handle across the whole Rotation, in either direction.

From the Period info panel

1. Select the Period.
2. Select the athletes you want to rotate.
3. Tap Rotate, Rotate out or Rotate in.

Data Visualisation: Reporting and Filters

The Data Visualisation section is dedicated to viewing performance metrics through various charts and tables, and applying filters to group your data.

Visualising Data

1. Tap Reporting at the top left of the screen.
2. Tap the Table, Tile, Bar chart or Scatter plot icon to change how the data is displayed.
3. In Table view, tap any column header to sort by that column.

Grouping and Filtering

1. Choose how to group the data from the View by menu.
2. Tap Filters on the right side and select the options you want in the filter panel.

You can group and filter by Annotations, Athletes, Periods, Positions and Teams.

Device Diagnostics

1. Tap the Device diagnostics icon (battery symbol).
2. Check the real-time connection status and battery level of all active Devices and Receivers.
3. Look for any Devices that are out of range or disconnected.

Saving and Syncing an Activity

1. When the Activity is complete, tap Stop at the top of the screen. 
2. Tap Save & exit to save the session.
3. Plug the Devices into the dock. The session data uploads to the cloud automatically.