Video analytics for human performance

A system, including:

• a plurality of separate physical target surfaces, each target surface including a target thereon, each target having a distinct target outlay of individual zones;
• one or more baseballs to be directed toward the targets located on the plurality of separate physical target surfaces;
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• a computer vision system operationally configured to receive input pertaining to recognized individual zones of a target outlay on a particular physical target surface provided for use from the plurality of separate physical target surfaces;
• collect and store pitching data concerning the target outlay including, intended pitch location, actual pitch location realized, the velocity of individual pitched baseballs and the vertical displacement of individual pitched baseballs, wherein the data stored is retrievable electronically by one or more persons.

A method for developing baseball pitching including:

• providing a system including a plurality of separate physical targets from which an individual can select one or more particular physical targets for use, each separate physical target including a target surface for receiving thrown baseballs there against with a distinct target outlay of distinct zones on the target surface;
• one or more baseballs to be thrown toward the plurality of separate physical targets;
• and a computer vision system including at least one video camera, the computer vision system being operationally configured to recognize a particular physical target selected for use amongst a plurality of stored target templates using vision algorithms to detect distinct zones of a particular target outlay and to record and store pitching information for one or more individual pitchers using one or more of the particular physical targets;
• as an individual performs the act of baseball pitching by throwing one or more baseballs toward a recognized physical target, the computer vision system is programmed to (1) record the intended location of one or more individual pitched baseballs in or around one or more particular zones on its target surface, (2) record the actual location that the one or more pitched baseballs contact the target surface, (3) provide computational information regarding the accuracy of pitched baseballs thrown according to the intended location and actual location of contact of each pitched baseball along the target surface and (4) provide a database related to pitcher performance according to information collected and stored by the system.