Stan Parker ^1,2* Sam Robertson ¹ Grant M. Duthie ^3,4

• ¹ Institute for Health and Sport (iHeS), Victoria University, Australia, Melbourne, Australia
• ² Western Bulldogs Football Club, Melbourne, Australia
• ³ School of Exercise Science, Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia
• ⁴ Sports Performance, Recovery, Injury and New Technologies Research Centre, Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, Australia

Player movement is a fundamental component of evaluating performance in most team sports.Movement can be evaluated across multiple scales, referring to an anatomical structures function through various planes of motion, or an individual regulating their field position based off the movement of opposition players. Developments to commercially available tracking systems has afforded end users an ability to investigate the spatiotemporal features of movement in fine detail. These advancements, in conjunction with overlaid contextual information, has provided insights into the strategies adopted by players in relation to how they move. Understanding movement beyond its semantic value allows practitioners to make informed decisions surrounding performance evaluation and training design. This investigation proposes a framework to guide the analysis of player movement within team-sport environments. The framework describes how operational standards to assessing movement can be designed in reference to theory and a set training philosophy. Such practice allows for the spatial and temporal complexities within team-sport to be described and could potentially lead to better applied outcomes through greater interdisciplinary collaboration and an improved holistic understanding of movement. To inform its development, this study evaluates the current research and identifies several open questions to guide future investigations.