WHAT’S IN YOUR DATA?
WHAT’S IN YOUR DATA? We frequently hear – “I don’t know what to do with the data we have” or “we don’t know if anything we are collecting is actually important, so we stopped collecting it.” So, what’s in your data? The keys to unlocking the mystery of exactly what affects performance and exactly what […]
Will Injuries Decide The NFL Playoffs?
Will injuries decide the NFL playoffs this year? Will money decide the NFL playoffs this year is probably a more accurate way to ask this question. Star players win games and that is the bottom line. When star players are not available it changes the outcome. Last season’s playoffs personify this, Derek Carr’s injury derailed […]
VALIDATION: IMPORTANCE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DATA
Alterations in an athlete’s emotional state can result in an increased risk of injury – FACT!
ANALYSING INJURY AND PERFORMANCE RISKS IN THE NFL
Kitman Labs’ injury risk analytics links athlete data to medical and injury records allowing you to make decisions backed by your team’s unique, objective data. Kitman Labs links every metric back to risk of underperformance and risk of injury. We have been improving our analytical methods every week and month and have recently started to […]
How data analytics is transforming sports on and off the pitch
Analytics is affecting player recruitment, tactics, injury prevention and business decisions, but doubts persist about its benefit Read full article here
ELITE FOOTBALL INJURY AUDIT
ELITE FOOTBALL 2017 INJURY AUDIT The 2017 Injury Audit examines the results of two elite football teams that have been using the Kitman Labs Athlete Optimization System for at least 2 full seasons. The aim of the report is to look for trends within the data sets in order to help us better understand our […]
Houston Dynamo link up with Kitman Labs
The football season can be a long and arduous one. With a minimum of 34 games played by each side, that’s without even the prospect of a further 4 if they’re fortunate enough make the playoffs, it can really take its toll on the players. The loss of a player can completely destroy a teams entire […]
New Findings Suggest Risk Factors for Hamstring Injuries Are Flexible
Hamstring injuries are a common injury risk in most field sports. The complexity from the dual-demands on the muscle, where actions are either hip-dominant or knee-dominant, has often caused researchers to contradict each other, leaving an incomplete consensus on the risk factors to screen for hamstring injuries. Recent research from the team at Kitman Labs suggests […]
Lower Back Pain in Cricket Bowlers
Epidemiological studies undertaken in Australia, South Africa, England and the West Indies have repeatedly demonstrated that fast bowlers have the highest risk of injury in cricket with the lower back being most susceptible to both traumatic and overuse injuries (Glazier, 2010). INJURY RISK FACTORS IN CRICKET The high prevalence of injury amongst cricket fast bowlers […]
Dream Of An Injury Free Team – Is Sleep Monitoring The Answer?
It’s no surprise that sleep is an important consideration, not only to athletes, but also to the working individual. The function of sleep for overall health, learning new skills, and recovery has been well established; and a large amount of research has been carried out to investigate the effects of both sleep deprivation and sleep […]
