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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Why Data is Useful When Developing a Return-To-Play Protocol

Author: Dave Grendzynski

In college basketball, we often hear inspiring stories of teams and players overcoming challenges. Furman University’s Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Matt Aldred shared one that is data-driven.

An IMU player tracking system can provide data to coaches that also can help them develop a sound return to play protocol when their players are injured.
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How Can Coaches Benefit from Basketball Analytics Software?

Basketball coaches spend hours on shooting drills, hoping to optimize player performance. But now, basketball analytics software is helping them fine-tune strategies, and elevate shooting proficiency across the board. 
 

a coach sets up a camera for video that he will upload to a sports analysis software and get back data on his players.
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What are the Benefits and Features of Sports Analysis Software for Coaches?

Sports analysis software is a powerful tool that can help coaches get insights into their teams’ strengths, weaknesses, and areas of improvement. But what benefits can it provide? And what features should you look for when choosing a software solution?

Sports analysis software is a powerful tool that can help coaches learn detailed information about their players like how fast they can run and how high they can jump.
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How to Develop a Menstrual Cycle Workout Plan for Women Athletes

Various factors, including overtraining, diet, and stress, can impede women athletes from achieving their peak performance. To address these challenges effectively, consider creating a tailored dashboard designed specifically to support female athletes. 

a sports scientist is someone who can help elite athletes develop a menstrual cycle workout plan based on daily questionnaires and information collected by a player tracking system.
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How to Measure Sports Performance: Volume vs. Intensity

Author: René Prüßner

Sports analysts create and analyze metrics related to sports, which represent various aspects of athletic performance, including speed, strength, endurance, and skill. However, not all metrics are equal.

When measuring sports performance, there are two player metrics coaches can hone in on to get a good read on their players- volume and intensity.
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Optimizing Team Strategy with Advanced Sports Analytics

Player tracking systems help sports teams to optimize their performance, health, and strategy. It starts with real-time data and sports analytics that provide insights on the movement of players and even the ball. This can lead to better tactics for coaches, better fan engagement, VAR support, and media content creation. How, you ask? Let’s find out.

GPS, LPS, and IMU data can be collected by player trackers for indoor and outdoor sports such as football, soccer, lacrosse, basketball, handball, volleyball, and ice hockey.
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How Technology in Sports is Innovating the Games We Play

Author: René Prüßner

Sports technology is becoming more advanced and widespread in recent years. From wearable devices to smart stadiums, it’s changing the way sports are played, coached, and enjoyed by fans.

Technology in sports has gone well beyond the jumbotron, coaches and players are now using it to do everything from track shots to count sprints.
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What's the Difference Between a Sports Scientist and a Sports Data Analyst?

Sports scientists and sports data analysts have two distinct roles in the sports industry. While both roles involve working with data, they differ in their focus and responsibilities. 

Sports scientists and sports data analysts work together to help coaches understand the analytics they're collecting.
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How to Improve Your Shot Tracking with Basketball Data and Analytics

Author: Jonas Bohner

In basketball, shooting is not just about talent or luck. It is also about practice and technique. And data analytics is becoming a powerful tool for coaches and players to use. Here are three ways that sports data analytics can help you improve your shot tracking and become a better shooter.

Shooting is one of the most important aspects of the game of basketball and having a good shot tracking (basketball) system can help teams improve.
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Why European Basketball Coaches Need Analytics to Manage the Grueling Season

Basketball is a physically demanding sport that requires players to perform at high levels of intensity, speed, and skill. However, not all basketball seasons are created equal. In Europe, the basketball season is notoriously long and grueling, posing significant challenges for players and coaches alike.

European basketball coaches are now learning that sport data analytics can help them manage their players workloads during a season which can top more than 100 games each year.
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What's The Connection Between Fatigue and Soft Tissue Injuries in Handball?

With the increasing number of matches and tournaments that handball players must participate in every year, such as the European Championship (Euro), the Olympics, the Champions League, and the national leagues, the workload and stress on the bodies of handball players is enormous. Here’s how some coaches use data to prevent soft tissue injuries.

Soft tissue injuries like muscle pulls and strains are common in team handball because of the grueling schedule and heavy workload the players endure.
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Common Sports Injuries: What Can Coaches Do to Improve Player Availability?

Injury prevention in sport leads to player availability. But there is something each coaching staff has to have in order to improve it before, during and after the season in any sport. What is it? Let’s find out.

Player availability relies on injury prevention in sport and collaboration between the coaching staff and sports conditioning coaches.