Overview of different reference systems used to validate the most common performance and training load parameters
| Time averaged static position | Instantaneous dynamic position | Distance travelled | Average speed | Peak speed | Instantaneous speed | Average acceleration | Peak acceleration | Instantaneous acceleration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theodolite | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Tape measure/known distance | 1 | 19 | |||||||
| Trundle wheel | 7 | ||||||||
| Radar gun/laser gun | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |||||
| Timing gates | 8 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| Infrared camera-based motion capture system | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |