HOCKEY INDIA IMPLEMENTS TOURNAMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TMS)

30 May, New Delhi: Globally, technology is playing a vital role via customized softwares like CRM/ERM systems having a direct impact on efficiency and performance; it’s fascinating that such technologies are now aiding the world of sports as well to assess player performances and derive quality tournament statistics.

Hockey India has for the first time implemented a new, custom-built application to manage 6th Hockey India National Championship 2016 – called The Tournament Management System (TMS). TMS replaces the spreadsheets in managing players, teams, officials, matches and basic reporting, adding some features and performing the time-consuming compilation of statistics automatically. TMS is a single system worldwide, designed to contain all current and future tournaments.

Founded in Canada by an Indian origin hockey player – Mr. Hari Kant, AltiusRT this unique tournament management system (TMS) is now the global benchmark for real time online management of tournaments across international, national and club level hockey tournaments. The system has been successfully adopted by the International Hockey Federation as well as specific country clubs and federations including Australia, Canada and India.

“Our aim at Hockey India is to constantly innovate and implement strategies that help in the overall growth of the sport. We  have been utilizing the TMS for the Hockey India League and have now extended the system to the Hockey India Annual National Championships as well. For the first time such a technology has been adopted for such a large national level tournament”, said Mohd. Mushtaque Ahmad, Secretary General, Hockey India.

Being the gold standard for real time data management for hockey tournaments, the TMS provides capabilities of cross location multiple uploads of scores, ease of use, editing and access – all of which saves hundreds of man hours & multi location coordination. But most importantly, it offers data and statistics which can be used by the teams and coaches to study performance and create trajectories which have a direct impact on performance as well. Therefore, helping in creating better game strategies.

Hockey India facilitated basic training of cross location staff to equip them with the required skills to use the TMS. With the adoption of this advanced technology, the quality of data from the tournaments have improved drastically.