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Collaboration, speed, intelligence in one advanced operating system born from the world of Rugby.  Eliminate silos. Convert data into action.  Power performance outcomes on the pitch and off.

Unify your data, processes and people with ip: Intelligence platform

Get the complete picture of your
team and players with combined medical and performance data.

Systemize your talent development pipeline.

Streamline and centralize departmental
operations and logistics.

Integrations:

solution capabilities

Performance
medicine

Give your head of medical and medical staff the single view they need with performance medicine software that goes far beyond basic compliance and the limitations of a traditional EMR.

EXPOSURE & AVAILABILITY MANAGEMENT

Flexible system to track, communicate player availability due to injury, illness, time off and analyze injury burden for an objective view of the true impact injuries have on game and training availability.

SCREENING AND TESTING

Digitize, track, report and alert on data and qualitative feedback for various screenings including concussion baselines, concussion assessments and other medical test protocols.

INJURY LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT

Capture detailed information about injuries and manage all related documentation, diagnostics and progression through recovery.

REPORTING & INJURY SURVEILLANCE

Flexible, easy to build reports and dashboards to analyze all aspects of medical data at every level - organization, group, individual - and deep dive into injuries - injury incidence, who was injured, how injuries occurred, and the impact of injuries on availability and time loss.

PLAYER PROFILES

View and get alerts from a customizable, metric-driven player profile showing a player’s current status, trends, and benchmarks relative to other players on injuries, medical tests and assessments, wellness and more.

TREATMENT & REHAB MANAGEMENT

Quickly and easily create, update, and communicate player care programs and preventative maintenance with a centralized, flexible tool.

Feature add-ons

Risk advisor

Use machine learning to assess which players are at heightened risk and why. Focus on who needs the most attention, and get actionable intelligence to address the root causes that are creating the risk.

Healthcare systems integration

Through the Intelligence Platform, staff can send/receive electronic diagnostic orders and results from their provider. This is done seamlessly, allowing you to maintain all diagnostics in one place. Kitman Labs integrates with thousands of healthcare providers across the US.

Medication Management & Governance

Robust, centralized capability that allows users to track, log, dispense, prescribe and manage stock for medications.

Features can be added on to associated Solutions. Talk to us for additional details. *U.S. Only.

Performance
Optimization

Prepare players for your team’s principles and frameworks with tools and insights that give you a complete picture of each athlete.

PLAYER PROFILING & BENCHMARKING

Build a complete picture of each player across any metric critical to performance. Assess where they are now, where they've been and how they stack up to others.

Player status

See which athletes need attention with a configurable, consolidated snapshot of key player metrics and player status against those metrics.

session planning

Build and track detailed plans for training sessions aligned to your organization's unique playing style. Simplify communication across the organization and align everyone on the goals of each session.

GROUP REPORTING & ANALYsis

Get a 360° view of team-wide activity, trends, and status about practice activity, wellbeing, recovery and game performance. Configurable reporting and analysis of various position levels in your organization makes it easy to sort and manage all data.

Assessments

Collect ratings, reviews, testing data and assessment data from coaches, performance staff, medical staff, and more from a phone, tablet or computer. Scoring is quantitative and input is qualitative to ensure complete context about a player is documented and available.

Participation Management

Track, communicate and analyze player participation levels in training and games - full to modified to partial – with a flexible management system.

Coaching and
development

From individual player development and success to holistic, organization-wide planning, turn your coaching and talent strategy into sustained competitiveness and growth.

Development Principles & Curriculum Management

Systemize pathways and create repeatable success with a syllabus for every phase of development aligned with your principles of play or characteristics needed in the transfer market.

INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS

Set individual goals and action plans to optimize technical, tactical, physical/mental and social development. Use training, game, classroom, nutrition and wellness data to objectively measure progress.

Assessments & Benchmarking

Collect and integrate ratings, reviews, and testing data to evaluate player performance and development against other players and cohorts.

Session Planning & Analysis

Create and communicate training plans aligned with performance and development objectives; track and analyze session activities and quality as well as player participation and assessments.

Game Planning & Analysis

Build and share game rosters; track and analyze game results, team formations, player performance, minutes, and disciplinary actions.

Communication & Player Engagement

Connect with players, coaches, and staff through real-time messaging and centralized calendar management.

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League
Operations

Streamlines league-wide operations by unifying data, enhancing transparency and ensuring compliance—empowering data-driven decision-making and sustainable league growth.

PLAYER & STAFF REGISTRATION

Automate player and staff registration with standardized workflows, ensuring compliance, accuracy, and seamless onboarding.

DISCIPLINE MANAGEMENT

Track disciplinary actions, including suspensions, and maintain rule compliance with automated eligibility checks.

Fixture management

Simplify scheduling with centralized calendars, automated competition rules, and built-in governance for conflict resolution.

MATCHDAY MANAGEMENT

Produce and distribute matchday notices, automate lineup submissions, enforce eligibility rules, and log match events in real time to ensure compliance and coordination, seamless communication and accurate reporting.

FIXTURE NEGOTIATION

Allows clubs to propose, negotiate, and approve fixture changes with league oversight, ensuring transparency and governance.

PLAYER MOVEMENT

Ensure player profiles transfer seamless between clubs within the league, reducing duplication and maintaining data continuity and accuracy.

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The insights and analytics made possible by centralizing player medical and performance data streams are essential in helping to advance the health, welfare, and performance of our players.
[iP is] a valuable tool - used across the club - that allows our team to leverage data to directly inform player health, injury, recovery, and readiness programs and strategy. No other technology can bring it all together in this manner - it’s flexible, based on the needs of our practitioners, and specifically designed to help solve problems.
The Intelligence Platform provides clubs their own flexibility to support club medical, performance and coaching requirements, empowering practitioners to support the highest levels of decision-making related to player safety and performance.

Simon Kemp

Medical Services Director, Rugby Football Union

Karl Fitzpatrick

CEO, Warrington Wolves

Matt Cross

Head of Science and Medical Operations, Premiership Rugby

Seen & Heard

SBJ Live

Integrating Data and Philosophy from Academy to First Team

Ian Buckman, Academy Manager at Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., highlights the club's integrated approach to player development, aligning the academy's philosophy with the first teams. The club effectively tracks player progress by sharing profiles and data between coaching and recruitment. Their Football Intelligence Platform ensures coaching consistency and evidence-based player development, reinforcing the club's commitment to data-driven practices.

ADU

Strategic Technology Adoption for Holistic Student-Athlete Care

Mark Coberley, Associate Athletics Director for Sports Medicine at Iowa State University, emphasizes the importance of a question-first approach when adopting new technology in athletic program development. He argues against the common mistake of purchasing technology without a clear purpose. Instead, he advocates for identifying key questions that need answers before choosing the appropriate technology.

Sky Sports

Impact of Growing Fixture Schedule and Congestion on Injury - or Not

As footballers face an increasing number of fixtures across club and international competitions, concerns about rising injury levels are growing. Stephen Smith, CEO of Kitman Labs, addresses the potential impact of fixture congestion on player injuries on SkyNews, emphasizing that it's not just about the number of games but also how teams train, prepare for congestion, and manage player rotation. While some speculate that more games might increase risks, Stephen stresses the importance of data-driven analysis.

Michigan State University

Unified Data Platforms, Streamline Workflows

On the Game Changer Podcast, Renee Kleszczynski from Michigan State University, discusses consolidating the efforts of performance coaches, athletic trainers, and strength coaches by integrating their data in one unified platform. This allows them to focus solely on their roles without additional tasks. This allows for the maintenance of accurate records and enables advanced capabilities and insights, which ultimately enhances their contributions and the overall performance management of athletes.

Sky Sports

Inside Tactics: The technology that helped Ipswich reach the Premier League

Sky News and Sam Blitz visited the Ipswich Town Training Grounds to interview Director of Performance Andrew Rolls and Kitman Labs Founder & CEO Stephen Smith. They discussed the club's multifaceted partnership with the high-performance technology company and its role in its successful bid for promotion to the Premier League.

Leaders Performance Institute

Why Player Pathway is critical today?

Watch part one of the Leaders Performance Institute Podcast Series, where industry leaders discuss establishing productive talent development pipelines, creating player pathways, and leveraging data and analytics to cultivate talent for the home team and the commercial market.

Leaders Performance Institute

Aarhus Positioning on Talent Development Processes

Watch part one of the Leaders Performance Institute Podcast Series, where industry leaders discuss establishing productive talent development pipelines, creating player pathways, and leveraging data and analytics to cultivate talent for the home team and the commercial market.

Leaders Performance Institute

Priorities for teams starting out

Watch part two of the Leaders Performance Institute Podcast Series, where industry leaders explore the transformative growth of women’s football, its economic impact and the need for expanded research to help inform player development, player welfare and performance.

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