Sports telemetry system for collecting performance metrics and data

A method for collecting sports data comprising the steps of:

• receiving, from one or more telemetry modules mounted, affixed, or embedded on at least one sports participant, first signals carrying data corresponding to identification, movement, position, or condition of said at least one sports participant;
• receiving, from one or more telemetry modules mounted, affixed, or embedded in a sports object, second signals carrying data corresponding to identification, movement, position, or condition of said sports object;
• and
• processing the received first and second signals to calculate position information or movement information of the sports object or the sports participant in relation to a playing surface of a sports event.

A system for acquiring, determining and using performance metrics comprising:

• a plurality of sensors configured to acquire a plurality of data corresponding to the performance of at least one sports participant, wherein at least a subset of the plurality of sensors is attached to the sports participant and equipment used by the sports participant;
• a plurality of telemetry modules for communicating data acquired by the plurality of sensors to a remote processing module;
• and
• a remote processing module configured to use the plurality of data to determine a plurality of performance metrics for the sports participant.

A method for determining and using performance metrics comprising:

• acquiring a plurality of data for at least one sports participant through a plurality of sensors mounted, affixed or embedded in equipment used by said sports participant, and mounted, affixed or embedded on at the at least one sports participant, said plurality of data corresponding to the performance of the at least one sports participant;
• communicating the plurality of acquired data using a plurality of telemetry modules to a remote processing module;
• and
• configuring the remote processing module to use the plurality of data to determine a plurality of performance metrics for the sports participant.