Bands

What are Bands?

Bands are 'Zones' set to each athlete for specific Metrics. These Bands allow for a more detailed breakdown and analysis of certain metrics such as Velocity, Acceleration and Player Load, ect.

How to set Bands for Athletes

1. Log into the cloud and select the 'Settings' tab.
   

2. Click the 'Bands' tab from the Settings menu.
   

3. In the search bar 'Filter Athletes', the user can filter athletes by typing in either a Position, Team, or an Athlete name.
   
   
   

4. Beneath 'Global Bands', the user can select which parameter to adjust the bands for by selecting the parameter from the drop down menu. The user can then select the Metrics for the Bands (i.e Metres per Second or Kilometers per Hour)
   
   

5. The user can modify the bands as needed typing in a value range for each Band under Global Bands as seen below:

   • The user can decide the number of bands to be applied per metric. Leave bands as 0 if the band is not needed.

   • Ensure the threshold to leave a Band is equal to the threshold to enter into the subsequent Band. (i.e Band 1 = | 0 | 5 | then Band 2 must be = | 5 | 10 | )
     
     
     

6.  To check if an athlete is selected there will be a check box with a check to the left of their name. Please adjust accordingly to apply the new bands to specified athletes. To deselect an Athlete, click the checkbox to clear the check. 
   
   
   
   

7. Once modified, select 'Apply To Selected Athletes'.
   
   

8. Run a Fast or Full Sync on the Console to Sync down changes to the OpenField Console. See OpenField Sync for more information on how to run a Sync.
   
   

How to set Relative Bands for Athletes

1. For the Parameters 'Heart Rate' and 'Velocity', we can set the bands to work as a percentage of the athletes' set profile max values.
   

2. To access, open the 'Heart Rate' or 'Velocity' bands.
   

3. Tick the 'Use Percentage' box.
   
   

4. Fill the Banded areas with the percentage of max value you wish to include. 
   
   
5. Ensure the check box is ticked next to the players you wish to apply for.
6. Once modified, select 'Apply To Selected Athletes'.
7. If you untick the 'Use Percentage' box after applying the bands to the athletes, you will see the bands for the players will show different values based off their own set profile max value.
   
   
8. Run a Fast or Full Sync on the Console to Sync down changes to the OpenField Console.
9. For further information on setting the Max Heart Rate or Max Velocity for the players, please see the Athletes article.

Additional Information

• Once new bands are applied and have been synced to the OpenField console, they will only be automatically changed for future activities. To apply new bands to old activities you must reprocess old sessions. For more information on reprocessing, please see our Reprocessing Raw Files/Session Data guide.
  

• To change the Bands on Devices for Live Sessions, please change the Bands from the OpenField cloud, complete a fast sync, connect the Devices to the PC and complete another Fast Sync.