plan for every possibility
Combine performance data – including game, training, gym, physical testing and more – with your medical data for a total assessment of where your athletes are now, where they’ve come from and where they need to be.
- Core Capabilities
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.
PLAYER STATUS
See which athletes need attention with a configurable, consolidated snapshot of key player metrics and player status against those metrics.
GROUP REPORTING & ANALYTICS
Get a 360° view of group-wide activity, trends, and status about training 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.
PARTICIPATION MANAGEMENT
Track, communicate and analyze player participation levels in training and games - full to modified to partial – with a flexible management system.
PLAYER PROFILING & BENCHMARKING
Track and communicate player availability due to injury, illness or time off, and analyze injury burden to see the true impact injuries have on game and training availability.
ASSESSMENTS & TESTING
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 scoring and input is qualitative to ensure complete context about a player is documented and available. Reduce manual administration and make critical feedback accessible to all departments and players in real-time.
Game Participation & collection
Track game minutes by position, collection scoring, and view contextual indicators like whether a player played up an age group or down.
Forms & data collection
Configurable system to gather input and information from players, coaches and staff via mobile, kiosks or the web.
METRIC MANAGEMENT & ANALYSIS
Centralize all training, gym, testing, and other data and configure how you want to create, view and manage the metrics associated with that data.
PLAYER ENGAGEMENT
Through the Player App, players can manually log data on their end, and view their custom profiles with respect to performance and training goals.
ASSESSMENTS & BENCHMARKING
Configurable tool to collect ratings, reviews, testing data and assessment data and more from a phone, tablet or computer; supports structured quantitative scoring and qualitative input to ensure complete context about a player is documented and available. Reduces manual administration and makes critical feedback accessible to all departments and players in real-time.
GROWTH & MATURATION
Collect growth and maturation data for academy players tracking factors around puberty. Make better decisions about training, health, and retain/release.
WELLNESS & RPE COLLECTION
Collect data from players via their smartphone or a kiosk on-site about their physical and mental status, recovery, and feedback on training to aid staff in understanding what athletes might need attention, interventions or modifications. Configurable forms allow you to collect different information from players on different days of the week or times of day.
player APP
Smartphone app for players to submit information about their health and wellness status.
COACH APP
Smartphone app for staff and coaches to view player status and alerts.
ACTIVITY CALENDAR
View a centralized schedule of what is being done and when at team, player, coach, and practitioner levels from high-level down to the details.
Seen & Heard
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mobilizing Data for Different Users
On the Game Changer podcast, Joshua Rucci from the University of Georgia, shares insights about using flexible, configurable reporting to mobilize data and support various sports and their unique user needs. He explains how coaches can track metrics such as daily jump performance and compare them to historical data. Additionally, he implemented customizable, alarmed dashboards using a simple color-coded system based on rolling averages, allowing coaches to identify areas needing attention quickly.
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.
Mark Onderwater
Head of Performance
Divan Augustyn
Head of Medical, Munich Ravens