A group is a way to narrow in the population for data aggregation & visualization.
Groups are the third level of layering and filtering data in the Hawkin Dynamics Software. The first level is an Organization, the second level is a Team(s), the third level is a Group(s), and the fourth level is an individual athlete (see Figure 1 below).
Here's an example of this workflow in a university setting:
The Organization is the name of the school (i.e. Hawkin University).
The Team(s) are Hawkin Football, Hawkin Lacrosse, Hawkin Women's Soccer, etc.
The Group(s) are Forwards, Mids, Bigs, Guards, etc., and are paired with a Team in settings in the case that multiple sports have similar position names.
The Individual Athletes are then paired with a Team and a Group(s) in settings.
Figure 1: Top down workflow of populations in the HD Software.
No Limitations
There are no limited on the number of teams, groups, or athletes you can have in the HD System. You can also give unlimited user logins to your organization (i.e. strength & conditioning coaches, physical therapist, athletic trainers, athletes, etc).
Selecting Groups
Groups are entirely customizable. Common examples of Groups that users frequently use are:
Position - The most common, this can be broad groups ("positions") such as bigs and guards, or more narrow groups such as shooting guards, point guards, centers, forwards, etc. If you have a small database then it is best to place athlete's into broader groups, and then narrow the groups down as your database grows.
Year in School - This can be the athletes year in school (i.e. freshman, sophomore, junior, senior) or their year in your program (i.e. year 2).
Top "x" Players - Using basketball as an example sport, plug your top 7 minutes players into this group for the season.
3 Important Things To Know
Groups only work forward on.
An athlete can be in more than one Group. It actually helps paint the picture better, and answers more questions.
Selecting an athlete's position at sign-up does NOT place them in a positional Group.
Figure 2: The Dashboard on the Hawkin Cloud Software.
Drilling Down on Populations
Our development team did a really nice job building the new cloud (Summer 2021). My favorite part is the speed at which you can "drill down" on the data. For example, start at the team level in the top left (Figure 2).
Next, select the Analyze tab and Trend Report below. Assuming you have a report template built, view the trend for those metrics at the team level. Now that you've assessed the Team trend, drill down to the Group level.
Click the "Groups" tab in the top left, select "Guards" and view the trend. Now select "Bigs" and repeat. Flip back and forth comparing the difference between the two positions.
The final drill down is at the athlete level. For example, you might see that the Bigs have been improving their Jump Momentum over the course of the pre-season, but the Guards have not. Click the "Athletes" tab in the top left, filter it by group (i.e. Guards) and view each individual athlete that makes up the Guards group. At this point, you can assess if there is one athlete pulling the trend down, or if the group as a whole is tanking. You now have painted the entire picture, and can create an action plan.
Keep painting Hawkin Family.