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Chile Camp Setup Guide

get set up
for chile.

Film the run, talk over it while you watch, and it lands in the athlete's feed already filed under their name, so where there is signal they can watch it back on the ride up. This guide covers the setup to do off the hill and the workflow once you are on snow.

Two slalom runs compared side by side with skeleton overlays
A racer in the analyzer with a joint angle measured
Off the Hill

Do This at
the Hotel.

Ten minutes on the hotel wifi in the evening, so tomorrow starts on the snow rather than in app settings.

1.1 Download & Sign Up
  • Download sportsense from the App Store (iOS) or Google Play (Android) using the buttons below.
  • Open the app and tap Sign Up
  • Enter your name, email address, and a password
  • Verify your email if prompted, then log in.
1.2 Get Everyone Into the Camp Feed

A feed is the private group the camp runs in. One feed per training group works best, and you can add more later. Agree who builds them before anyone starts tapping, because if four coaches each create a feed for the same group the camp video ends up split four ways.

  • Tap the Share tab, then the + in the top right to create the feed.
  • Name it for the group and the camp, set the sport to Ski, and tap Create.
  • Open the feed, tap the feed title, and choose Invite to share the link or show the QR code.
Do this before the first session: the athletes you can tag come from the people you share a feed with, which is why it is worth getting everyone in before you start filming rather than after. sportsense is free for athletes to download and view their feeds, so there is nothing for them to buy.
Who can see it: a feed is private to the people in it, and everyone in it sees every clip posted to it, not only their own. Keep the training group feeds to coaches and athletes, and check anything that travels further against the club's own consent process.
Stuck, before you go or once you are there: email info@sportsensetech.com and we will sort it out.
Step 01

Film the Run,
Talk It Through.

Say the correction out loud while you watch the run back. sportsense transcribes what you say and tags the clip to the athlete and the skill from your voice.

2.1 Film with the sportsense Camera
  • Open the sportsense camera.
  • Select the camp feed in the Posting To selector at the top of the camera, and every clip you record goes to it.
  • Film the run, then say who it was and what they were working on as you watch it back, for example "Maya, second gate, late edge change".
Filming from the hill: shoot from the same spot on the same section each run, and note where that spot is so you can find it again tomorrow. Two runs filmed from one angle line up when you put them side by side.
Long days: clear space on your phone the night before, and keep a power bank in an inside pocket where the cold cannot get at it.
2.2 Bring in Clips You Already Have

Video shot on a phone or a course camera works the same way once it is in your library.

  • In the feed, tap the plus in the bottom right to add media from your phone.
  • Filter by Type, User, and Date in the top menu to sort your library.
Step 02

The Video
Sorts Itself.

The cost of camp video has never been the filming, it is the two hours afterwards spent scrubbing through a camera roll, working out which run belongs to which athlete, and sending it all on. That work happens as you record.

3.1 What Gets Tagged, and When
  • When you post a clip, the app tags the athlete and the skill from your audio and files it by athlete, skill, and date.
  • The Ski tag comes from the feed's sport, so you never set it.
  • Anything it cannot place lands in an Untagged group, and you can pick the tags by hand from the post.
3.2 Find Any Run in Seconds
  • Open the feed's Media grid and filter by athlete, skill, or date.
  • Pull up every run one athlete skied on one day, or every clip of one skill across the whole camp.
  • Use it in the evening review, or at the end of the block to show an athlete what changed.
Step 03

They Watch It
on the Ride Up.

Feedback given at the bottom of the run is heard once and half gone by the next start gate. Posted to the feed, the clip and what you said stay there, so they can take it into the next run.

4.1 Post It to the Athlete
  • Select Add Feedback when posting a video to the feed.
  • Trim the clip, then write the note or dictate it with Voice to Text.
  • The feedback is transcribed and posted to the feed with the clip.
4.2 Working Around Mountain Signal

Posting a clip and watching one both need a connection, so plan around where the signal actually is.

  • Check what your roaming plan actually gives you. If data is tight, leave the posting for the hotel wifi in the evening.
  • Where there is service on the hill, post between runs and the athlete can open it on the chair.
  • Where there is not, do the posting back at the base or on the lodge wifi that evening.
  • Shorter clips post faster. A few seconds through the section you are coaching beats a full top to bottom run on a weak connection.
Step 04

Show Them,
Do Not Tell Them.

Tap any clip to open it in the analyzer.

5.1 Compare Two Runs
  • Select the black and white square in the bottom menu to turn on compare, then pick the second clip.
  • Line both runs up on the same gate with the haptic scroller, then step frame by frame.
  • Use it for a run against the same athlete's run from Tuesday, or against a teammate skiing the section well.
Two slalom runs side by side in compare mode
5.2 Overlay with Ghost Mode

Ghost mode lays one run over the other instead of putting them next to each other, so a line difference shows up as separation.

  • Turn on compare first, then select ghost mode.
It needs a fixed camera: film both runs from the same spot, or the whole frame drifts and the overlay tells you nothing.
Ghost mode overlaying two skiers on the same turn
5.3 Angles, Lines, and Freeze Frames
  • Draw on the frame to mark a line, an angle, or the point you want them looking at.
  • Turn on the skeleton view to show joint positions through the turn.
  • Screen record the breakdown with your voice over it and post that to the feed.
A racer with a joint angle measured and drawing tools open
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