KINEXON Sports Blog

Welcome to the KINEXON Sports blog, where we coaches, players, managers or fans learn about the latest insights, and stories about sports analytics, player tracking, and ball tracking. 

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Closing the Gap Between Practice and Competition with KINEXON COMPETE Vision

Basketball is won in the space between what you drill and what the game demands. That’s exactly where KINEXON COMPETE Vision helps coaches: every rep is tracked, contextualized, and turned into actionable insight – without wearables or extra staff time. Coaches get more than makes/​misses; they get the why behind each shot so they can design practices that truly transfer to game night. 

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EuroLeague Approves In-Game Wearables: A Turning Point for Basketball Performance

The EuroLeague’s approval of in-game wearables marks a turning point in basketball performance. With KINEXON Sport’s trusted technology, teams now access live game data to align training with competition, optimize rotations, reduce injury risk, and individualize recovery. This shift closes the gap between preparation and reality, giving coaches, medical staff, and athletes a decisive competitive edge.

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FIBA-Certified: KINEXON Sports Recognized as a Global Leader in Basketball Performance Technology

Basketball is evolving – faster, more intense, and more demanding than ever. At KINEXON Sports, we believe that the future of the sport depends on accurate, real-time data that coaches and performance staffs can rely on to make confident decisions and ensure fairness at every level.

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Introducing Rolling Window Analysis — Capturing the Most Demanding Scenarios of the Game

In elite sports, averages lie. That’s why we’re introducing Rolling Window Analysis — a major new feature within the KINEXON Sports app designed to help S&C coaches, sport scientists, and performance staff move beyond averages and static summaries while capturing what matters most: the most demanding moments of play. 

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Bridging the Gap: How NHL Teams Align Practice and Game Data Using KINEXON PERFORM

Today’s NHL is fast, physical, and relentless — demanding peak performance every shift. Yet many teams still rely on averages and assumptions instead of real game data.

The solution? Let the game lead. With league-wide SMT tracking, every player’s movement is captured in detail. When combined with LPS and IMU training data, teams can prepare athletes for the most intense game scenarios.

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Metric Standardization & Relative Analysis: Introducing An Easy Way to Contextualize Athlete Performance

At KINEXON Sports, we’re constantly pushing the boundaries of how performance data can empower coaches, sport scientists, and strength & conditioning staff. With that mission in mind, we’re excited to introduce a powerful new feature in the KINEXON Sports App: the Relative Analysis Widget — built to simplify complex data and help performance professionals uncover deeper insights from every session. 

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Staffan Olsson Joins KINEXON Sports as Official Ambassador: A Champion Leading the Future of Handball Innovation

At KINEXON Sports, we’re driven by a simple yet powerful mission: to advance player performance through cutting-edge technology. That’s why we’re thrilled to welcome one of handball’s most iconic figures – Staffan Olsson – as the newest ambassador.

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How Force-Velocity Profiling is Changing the Game in Modern Football Training

In elite football, where margins are razor-thin, traditional training approaches often fall short. Force-Velocity (F‑V) Profiling has emerged as a game-changing tool that empowers coaches to personalize performance programs, reduce injuries, and elevate player readiness. 

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Driving Sporting Success with Data: An Interview with the Sporting Director of FC Aarau Women

Since the summer of 2023, Marcello Stellato has overseen the strategic and athletic development of FC Aarau Women. With over 25 years of experience in professional football, he brings a high-performance philosophy to the women’s program. In this interview, he shares how data and GPS tracking have become central to the club’s development, decision-making, and daily operations. 

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On-Field Diagnostics: Introducing KINEXON's New Sprint Assessment Tool

In elite team sports, sprinting is a cornerstone of performance. Whether it’s a soccer winger chasing the ball down the field, a wide receiver accelerating off the line, or a point guard exploding in transition, the ability to sprint explosively and repeatedly can make all the difference. That’s why KINEXON is excited to introduce their latest innovation: the Sprint Diagnostic tool — designed to give coaches and performance staff a new standard for measuring and optimizing sprint capacity. 

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Data-Informed Athlete Development in Women’s Football: An Interview with Jonas Strebel

Jonas Strebel, assistant and strength & conditioning coach for FC Aarau Women (Red Boots Aarau), shares insights into how integrated athlete monitoring and GPS-based systems like KINEXON are transforming training periodization, performance monitoring, and injury risk management in women’s football.

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Unlocking Player Potential with Shot Profiling

In college basketball, players spend nearly 80% of their time in practice — yet many teams lack effective systems to monitor practice shooting and translate those insights into improved game performance. Without a structured approach, coaches often rely on subjective observations rather than objective data to assess player performance. This disconnect leads to missed opportunities for talent identification and development, limiting a team’s ability to tailor training to individual player needs.