This translates to the trajectories the ball takes on the field as a result of the tactics the team
applies. The challenge professionals in soccer are facing is to take the reverse path: given
the trajectories of the ball is it possible to infer the underlying strategy/tactic of a team? We
propose a method based on Dynamic Time Warping to reveal the tactics of a team through
the analysis of repeating series of events. Based on the analysis of an entire season, we …