Sport and time geography: a good match?

Aldridge, Colin H; Hodge, Ken; Moore, Antoni; Whigham, Peter A; Holt, Alec

Sport and time geography: a good match?

Moore, Antoni; Whigham, Peter A; Holt, Alec; Aldridge, Colin H; Hodge, Ken

Cite this item: Moore, A., Whigham, P. A., Holt, A., Aldridge, C. H., & Hodge, K. (2003). Sport and time geography: a good match? (pp. 109–116). Presented at the 15th Annual Colloquium of the Spatial Information Research Centre (SIRC 2003: Land, Place and Space).

Permanent link to OUR Archive version: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/728

Date: 2003-12

Conference: 15th Annual Colloquium of the Spatial Information Research Centre (SIRC 2003: Land, Place and Space), Dunedin, New Zealand

Keywords: spatiotemporal; visualisation; rugby union; video information system; Time Geography

Research Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)

Abstract:

This paper proposes using the rich visual “language” of Hägerstrand’s time geography to represent time-space relationships in sport, in particular within the spatial and temporal constraints of a game of rugby. Despite being applied outside of its traditional social context, it is argued that time geography’s ability to model movements and relationships at the individual level makes it (and its modelling constructs such as prisms and lifelines) a powerful visualisation tool able to provide valuable insights into goal-oriented team sport. The visual tools of time geography are shown in the context of a video information system, SCRUM (Spatio-Chronological Rugby Union Model).

Show full item record