Bayesian inference of the impulse-response model of athlete training and performance
The Banister impulse-response (IR) model was designed to predict an athlete`s performance ability from their past training. Despite its long history, the model`s usefulness remains limited due to difficulties in obtaining precise parameter estimates and performance predictions. To help address these challenges, we developed a Bayesian implementation of the IR model, which formalises the combined use of prior knowledge and data. We report the following methodological contributions: 1) we reformulated the model to facilitate the specification of informative priors, 2) we derived the IR model in Bayesian terms, and 3) we developed a method that enabled the JAGS software to be used while enforcing parameter constraints. To demonstrate proof-of-principle, we applied the model to the data of a national-class middle-distance runner. We specified the priors from published values of IR model parameters, followed by estimating the posterior distributions from the priors and the athlete`s data. The Bayesian approach led to more precise and plausible parameter estimates than nonlinear least squares. We conclude that the Bayesian implementation of the IR model shows promise in addressing a primary challenge to its usefulness for athlete monitoring.
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Aiheet: | valmennusoppi matemaattis-looginen malli suorituskyky urheilija tietokone simulointi |
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Aihealueet: | tekniset ja luonnontieteet valmennusoppi |
Tagging: | Bayesische Gleichung |
DOI: | 10.1080/24748668.2023.2268480 |
Julkaisussa: | International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport |
Julkaistu: |
2024
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Vuosikerta: | 24 |
Numero: | 1 |
Sivuja: | 74-89 |
Julkaisutyypit: | artikkeli |
Kieli: | englanti (kieli) |
Taso: | kehittynyt |