Kitman Labs bring in World-Cup-Winning Experience with Darcy Norman
KITMAN LABS BRING IN WORLD-CUP-WINNING EXPERIENCE BY APPOINTING DARCY NORMAN AS US HEAD OF PERFORMANCE SCIENCE Kitman Labs, the award-winning performance and health optimisation solutions company, today announced the appointment of Darcy Norman as US Head of Performance Science. Clients of the sports science company will benefit from Darcy’s wealth of top-level experience in the global […]
Episode 3: Introducing Data Analytics and Management Systems into Swedish Football
Episode 3: Introducing Data Analytics and Management Systems into Swedish Football In this episode Kitman Labs’ VP of Operations, Kevin McLaughlin speaker with client and elite football Physiotherapist Mikael Klotz, from Hammarby Fotball. Hammarby Fotball is one of the most forward-thinking Fotball clubs currently in Sweden, reflected by it’s organisations goals: 1. To become a top […]
Toronto FC invests in Kitman Labs to keep championship run alive
Toronto FC have invested in Kitman Labs to keep their championship run alive. Toronto FC’s president Bill Manning knows that keeping individuals healthy and performing, is the best way to maximise the team’s return on player investment. When asked to identify the root of his club’s struggles this season, and he’ll give a quick and decisive […]
S1 E8: Home continent advantage – Is it fact or fiction? Darcy Norman, DFB National Team
Home continent advantage – Is it fact or fiction? In this podcast Darcy Norman, Director of AS Roma and current Performance Advisor to the German National team joins Stephen Smith to challenge the view of a home-continent advantage. After their historic World Cup win in 2014 in Brazil, Darcy shares how the German team’s wise […]
FC Augsburg become first Bundesliga club to partner with award-winning Kitman Labs
FC AUGSBURG BECOME FIRST BUNDESLIGA CLUB TO PARTNER WITH AWARD-WINNING KITMAN LABS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 04 September, 2018 FC Augsburg have kicked off the 2018/19 Bundesliga campaign powered by the award-winning sports science technology company, Kitman Labs. The Bavarian club, an ever-present force in Germany’s top league since their 2011 promotion, will use Kitman […]
Maximising return on investment for players through data driven decisions
Maximising your return on investment for players through data driven decisions Recently CEO and Founder of Kitman Labs’ Stephen Smith spoke with FC Business about the value of sports science in the sporting organisation. It is a common misconception that sport science is only a backroom topic, especially when you consider the huge revenues that […]
S1 E7: The impacts of travel and sleep on performance at the World Cup, Pierre Barrieu, FIFA
World Cup Special: The impacts of travel and sleep on performance at the World Cup Pierre Barrieu, Sleep Expert and Director of Performance at MLS team the LA Galaxy, speaks with Kitman Labs’ Performance Scientist Andy Shelton. Pierre, who was also part of Team USA’s previous FIFA World Cup Campaigns, shares stories on how he […]
S1 E6: High Performance Training Methodologies in the NHL, Mike Potenza, San Jose Sharks
Episode 6: High Performance Training Methodologies in the NHL For over a decade Mike Potenza has been an integral part of the National Hockey Team, the San Jose Sharks. In this newest episode, Mike shares his own personal journey towards the NHL and some of the key performance methodologies he has developed along the […]
Can you really predict a winner? We can try.
Can you really predict a winner? We can try. From the constant streams of news headlines and the trending hashtag ‘INSANE’ on twitter, it seems that the 2018 Russia World Cup will not be quickly forgotten. Not only has the twists and turns of this tournament left the world stunned, the defeat of teams such […]
World cup: is there such a thing as a home advantage?
WORLD CUP: IS THERE SUCH A THING AS HOME ADVANTAGE? With Russia off to a strong start in the FIFA World Cup group stages, beating both Saudi Arabia and Egypt, we decided to investigate the theory of home advantage. This report will explore why European nations have historically been so dominant at tournaments held on […]