A continued case for The A.EYE. Test
Continuing from a previous article (An A.I. idea for talent I.D.)
I have a new name for my theory related to solving what I believe to be a current blindspot in the work flow of player assessment in Football and other sports: The "A.EYE test."
I realized the foundation of my theory is essentially what's typically known as the "eye test," and due to how much success I've predicted (amateur and pro) using it, it has frustrated me how often it's disrespected due to the data revolution.
I admit the typical eye test is highly subjective and thus prone to error but so is basing a human's sporting ability entirely on stats, therefore I believe it still deserves a place in the world of player assessment, especially if one were to create a "bionic" version.
Within the first few seconds of watching Jack Grealish dribble (while at Aston Villa) I thought how come this player isn't with a top team? The same thing happened with Riad Mahrez and many other players throughout my many years of watching top level international football.
I'm not suggesting that I can determine a players quality within seconds, but I'm saying there is something to "it," "it" being the "thing" that catches my eye, the movement signature of the player coupled with their body-type, which leads me to continue watching them, hoping to also see high football I.Q etc.
I believe this formula is a shortcut to identifying outlier talents that could be harnessed if someone were to invent an A.I. application that could "scan" an amateur or pro player (via a simple recording while player dribbles etc) and compute what percentage they are similar to a current or past professional. For instance a player in Indonesia could instal the A.EYE app on their phone, record themselves and receive a % score (e.g., 82% Gundogan body type + movement signature) which they can add to their online C.V. etc to help advertise themselves.
In conclusion:
- Is the technology currently available and if not when?
- Would scouts etc consider it actionable enough to incorporate it?
If anyone has any comments or questions feel free, or if anyone would like to collaborate let me know as I have scientific information that could be useful.