Machine learning applications in sport: a scoping review
Joseph Baker
Machine learning (ML) applications continue to grow in popularity across the sport industry, offering new opportunities for performance enhancement, injury prevention, and decision-making. The present scoping review examined the landscape of ML applications in sport by analyzing 270 peer-reviewed studies published between 2002 and 2024. ML was applied across 12 broad subject areas, with computer science, biomechanics, and sport psychology emerging as the most common domains of application. Key a