Focus scores summarize how well skills are executed compared to a baseline of past performances. But what does that mean?
TritonWear's AI analyzes 30 metrics for every lap, removes the outlier data, and generates simple digestible numbers you can use to improve. A score of 75 or higher means skill execution today was as good or slightly better than usual. But what does this mean?
What is it comparing?
There are 2 different ways Focus compares skill acquisition. The first is "My Averages" which compares how you did today with your usual. The second is "Like Me" which looks at your current usual compared to swimmers with the same competing gender and a similar height and speed.
What is usual?
Usual, in this case, refers to all activities over the past 30 - 260 days, depending on how training is tracked. For a user who tracks only test sets, the window will be closer to 260 days and take much longer to reflect changes in skill execution. For a swimmer who consistently tracks training 6+ times a week, the window will be closer to 30 days, and the scores will be much more responsive to skill acquisition changes.
How does it know what my usual looks like?
Focus builds an overall profile of the swimmer from all of their recorded swimming, allowing it to identify the core splits and smooth out the odd metrics produced by drills, equipment use, or data collection inconsistencies.
How long does it take to build my profile
Focus will not be available immediately for new users, or those returning after an extended break (longer than 4 weeks). TritonWear needs to learn about a user's typical swimming before it can assign scores. Focus needs a minimum of 20 laps of a given stroke type to unlock, spread across at least 5 workouts. The more training is tracked, the faster it will unlock and the more accurate it will be.
Keep in mind, Focus Scores are not based on OBJECTIVE criteria, but rather on RELATIVE criteria. Therefore a child having a great day and swimming a 50m freestyle in 30 seconds could have a higher focus score than an Olympian having an off day and swimming the same in 24 seconds. Average performances are set around 75, and anything above 75 is considered a positive workout where some progress over the average has been made.
Throughout the season, when there is more emphasis on distance than speed, metrics will reflect this. Conversely, as training shifts into faster cycles, metrics will shift as well. As these cyclical changes occur, you may notice Focus scores becoming slightly erratic as they adjust to the different training styles.