What is the Second Spectrum Basketball Importer 

Second Spectrum provides the game day tracking data for the NBA. Second Spectrum files collected for each NBA game can now be imported into OpenField via the Second Spectrum basketball importer.

Users are now able to view both game and training data within OpenField for a more holistic view of an athlete's training load so that they can better prepare their athlete's for in game demands.  

How to Import Second Spectrum into OpenField 

1. In a folder on your desktop, add the TRACKING, games, players and teams JSON files for the game you want to import. 

   

2. From the OpenField Console main tile screen, select the Data Importer tile.

   

3. Select Second Spectrum Basketball as the source type and click Next.

   

4. Click Browse and navigate to the Second Spectrum folder created in Step 1, select the X_TRACKING.json file and click Open. Click Next.

   

5. Select the match location and the venue type and click Next.

   

6. Follow the prompts until you get to the 'Proposed athlete list'.
   For any athlete's that shows as red, assign a new Open Field target athlete.

   

7. Follow the prompts until the import is complete. 

8. Navigate to the imported activity via the activities menu to view data for the game.