Design And Prototype Evaluation of a Sensor-Integrated Mobile Application for Inline Hockey Performance Monitoring

Abstract

This study presents a prototype mobile application for inline hockey performance monitoring that integrates wearable sensing, Bluetooth connectivity, performance analytics, shot history, training support, and configurable data preferences. Inline hockey is performed on a hard rink surface using inline skates, making skating mechanics, rapid acceleration and deceleration, changes of direction, balance, lower-limb range of motion, and technical puck-handling actions central to performance. Published inline-hockey research reports substantial injury exposure associated with skating, falls and player contact, while studies of elite and youth players demonstrate the importance of lower-limb flexibility, hip rotation, posture and skating technique. The supplied prototype screens were examined as a design artifact, with attention to settings architecture, device discovery, Bluetooth connectivity, shot-data management, and hardware compatibility. The methodology combines interface inspection, feature mapping, inline-hockey literature analysis, and descriptive prototype evaluation rather than a human-subject experiment. The connection screen contains three candidate devices with displayed RSSI values of −65, −78 and −55 dBm, while the settings screen contains navigation, preference, data-management and hardware sections. These observations demonstrate functional interface coverage but do not establish sensor accuracy, wireless reliability, or performance improvement. Inline-hockey-specific literature supports future inclusion of skating speed, acceleration, deceleration, change-of-direction events, lower-limb movement, shot events, workload and injury-risk indicators. The study concludes that the prototype provides a plausible mobile integration layer for inline hockey, but synchronized sensor validation, usability testing, cybersecurity assessment, and sport-specific field validation are required before performance claims can be made.