GDPR… why it’s not so bad
Data privacy and protection seem to have finally come to a head within Europe. Not only has the recent data breaches within World Rugby shaken many sporting organisations, the added reality of the impending GDPR legislation has caused many teams to scramble and have a hard look at their current methods of storing and collecting […]
Monitoring during the combines: What are the key performance indicators to use when assessing future talent?
What are the key performance indicators to use when assessing future talent? The combines are a 5-6 day event (depending on the sport) designed to help coaches in their draft selections. At the combines athletes push themselves to their limits across a battery of tests, where their combined results are used as an indicator of their […]
Kitman Labs Performance Tech of the Year
We are delighted to confirm that Kitman Labs won the inaugural Performance Technology of the Year prize at last night’s prestigious BT Sport Industry Awards 2018. We were named best in class for our Athlete Optimization System at a sell-out ceremony at Battersea Evolution, where the very best work from across the sports industry was […]
Injury profiling in professional cricket
One of the most popular sports in the world, cricket requires a combination of physical fitness, skill and strategy. Despite its reputation as a non-contact, low intensity sport, injury rate and incidence in cricket are ever-present. Due to the wide array of physical demands including running, throwing, batting, bowling, catching and diving, overuse and impact […]
Influence of accels and decels on performance
Accels and Decels – How do they influence injury risk and performance outcomes? Many soccer teams monitor high speed running (HSR) as a key indicator for load. Yet in competition such as the English Premier League HSR and sprinting account for only 10% of the total game distance, whereas decelerations and accelerations occur every 9 seconds […]
How Data Analytics and Sports Science helped Ireland on their Grand Slam Quest
When analysing why Ireland go into this weekend’s game at Twickenham on the verge of a Grand Slam and England do so looking to avoid a third successive defeat, it is impossible to ignore that Joe Schmidt’s side look far fresher than their counterparts. One example of that contrast is the two playmakers, Johnny Sexton […]
Injury Prevalence in the AFL
For the last 26 years the Australian Football League has conducted a yearly injury surveillance survey to identify common, severe and increasing incidences of injury, with the outcomes helping to direct research and funding into prevention strategies.
The Sweet Spot: Developing Data Driven Program to Improve Performance
The illustrious sweet spot… It’s as hard to find as a needle in a haystack. We hear the term in coaches offices, gym floors and training rooms all the time, yet it remains so hard to quantify, that many people believe at this point it’s a myth. Common sense tells us that if we are […]
Kitman Labs Shortlisted for Top Sports Award
We are delighted to confirm that Kitman Labs has been nominated for a prestigious accolade at the forthcoming BT Sport Industry Awards 2018. Our cutting edge iP: Intelligence Platform has been shortlisted in the Performance Technology of the Year category. The winner will be announced at the star-studded BT Sport Industry Awards ceremony at Battersea Evolution […]
Sports Science: Is Less More For Sport Data Driven Teams?
My mother constantly told me as a child that less was more…. Granted it was possibly because I was keen on talking too much, but it’s something that I think today we can all relate to. In my opinion Sport Science is an industry that has adopted a ‘less is more’ mindset over the last 5-10 years, […]
