Professional coaching has rapidly become increasingly intertwined with statistics to optimise maximum performance, driving the need for clubs to employ the latest data innovations to stay competitive.
Bepro is a football statistics and analysis company pushing the cutting edge of football technology, providing an all-in-one analytics platform for clubs across the world.
The company’s headline product – the Cerberus – an AI powered camera, allows for an extraordinary level of football data analysis when combined with Bepro’s software.
Founded in 2015, Bepro has a large reach across the world with offices in nine different countries and has served teams in the EPL, Serie A, LaLiga, Bundesliga, K-League, SPFL, and more.
Most recently, Bepro supported Spain’s ascension to the 2024 European Championship.
However, Bepro also works with a range of amateur clubs, supporting over 2,400 teams across 50 nations.
The Cerberus Camera
The fundamental core of Bepro’s philosophy is the use of video to provide context to statistics.
Bepro links all of its data work back to film recorded by either of its two FIFA grade cameras: the Fixed Camera System or the Cerberus.
Bepro’s cameras utilise AI to power optical tracking technology, enabling the camera to follow the ball without a camera operator. This allows coaches to work with their team instead of being distracted by handling equipment.
Both camera systems feature real time processing, meaning coaches and analysts can instantly assess footage. To enhance this, Bepro cameras can be accessed from multiple devices, and via Bepro’s mobile app.
Additionally, the cameras record in 4k panoramic video to capture more action in higher detail than regular cameras.
Bepro’s video service also supplies a 3D video player, providing coaches a greater level of video analysis.
Although both camera systems incorporate many of the same features, the Cerberus has the key advantage of being portable.
While many would fear a portable camera could run out of charge, the Cerberus features batteries capable of four hours continuous filming. Batteries can then be swiftly changed to ensure clubs do not miss out on valuable footage.
Furthermore, the Cerberus is a resilient platform and can continue to film excellently in poor weather and lighting conditions.
Adding to the Cerberus’ extremely versatility, it not only keenly tracks the ball, but can also film multiple perspectives at once. Through this, coaches can keep an eye on different angles of a training session or game.
Software and Data
Bepro offers three levels of software for clubs to use, ranging from a basic package for amateurs to highly sophisticated software for professionals.
When combined with Bepro’s most expansive package, the Cerberus truly shines.
This package utilises the camera’s optical tracking to gather extensive highly detailed positional and physical data of both teams, not always possible with GPS.
From 90 minutes of football, Bepro cameras can accumulate approximately three million data points, including statistics such as the distance ran, speed and sprint efforts of each individual player.
Through the package, clubs can create visualisations in their footage to showcase pressing patterns, passing triangles and more by spotlighting players or drawing lines and diagrams.
Coaches can then edit these video clips together and send them to players and staff to showcase areas for improvement or successful plays.
Conclusion
While new, the Cerberus has already made a significant impression on world football, becoming the first ever portable optical tracking camera to be certified by FIFA.
The camera passed its certification easily, illustrating its excellence by achieving “Well Above Industry Standard” in the majority of assessments, with no scores below “Above Industry Standard”.
As Bepro continues to develop itself as one of the premiere football analysis organisations, revelations such as the Cerberus will drive the sport into the future.
