This paper details a route classification method for American football using a template matching scheme that is quick and does not require manual labeling. Pre-defined routes from a standard receiver route tree are aligned closely with game routes in order to determine the closest match. Based on a test game with manually labeled routes, the method achieves moderate success with an overall accuracy of 72\% of the 232 routes labeled correctly.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2003.05428,
title = {Template Matching Route Classification},
author = {Mitchell Kinney},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2003.05428},
year = {2020}
}