Introduction: Classical biomechanical measurement methods have long been validated and provide valid results for performance testing of athletes. They are typically applied in laboratory settings to identify factors which improve movement execution. In conjunction with modelling approaches, principles for human performance can be derived, suggestions for alterations may be examined to further optimize sports techniques and potentially reduce overloading or injury risks. Recent advances on camera and sensor performance, miniaturization, wireless technology, batteries, and modern communication systems have vastly broadened the spectrum for applications in, but most importantly outside, the laboratory. These developments offer new perspectives for testing in the sports environment including real-time feedback to athletes which can be immediate or continuous. The data provided by such approaches may cover a multitude of situations or a whole sports performance session. However, the nature of the new sensor information collected may differ substantially from laboratory-based evaluations providing new metrics for movement analysis. We are currently in a transition phase where we need to explore these new metrics and relate them back to existent knowledge. Example Applications In this symposium, we will present how our earlier ambitions of providing feedback from laboratory tests have developed to field-based assessments that we contend afford a substantial step forward in the improvement of performance. Applications include Cricket, Rowing, Skiing, Soccer, Running and Sprinting. Discussion: There is no doubt that these new technologies will provide a much greater ecological validity than laboratory-based measurements. Based on the examples presented, current and future applications as well as fundamental strengths and limitations will be discussed in a discipline specific context. It will be exciting to see how we will move towards even more comprehensive field-based athlete assessments. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR
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