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 Load Management in Women's Sports is Changing

Author: Jana Hubel

KINEXON Sports is collaborating with teams from various sports to create innovative dashboards that facilitate cycle-based demand planning and live performance monitoring for women.

Dzsenifer Marozsan of Germany challenges Sladana Bulatovic of Montenegro during the Women's EM Qualification match between Germany and Montenegro
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What Are The Top 3 Player Metrics Every Coach Needs to Track?

Author: Phil Lienemann
Selecting the appropriate metrics to describe and visualize the demands of training and competition can be a challenge. With countless metrics to choose from, it can be a daunting task for coaches that are using technology for the first time — until now. 

The use of data analytics in sports is now common, and coaches often monitor real-time information during a practice or game.
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How Sports Technology is Helping to Establish Player Metrics for Women

Author: Gregory Bernstein

In sports technology, performance thresholds serve to automatically detect significant physical events and simplify analysis. Since there has been more extensive data collection in men’s football for years, it is often easier to adopt thresholds according to national and international standards for men. But what about player metrics for women? 

Women's football is one of the many sports using technology to develop sports performance training regimens designed specifically for women.
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Technology in Sports: What Does LPS Stand For?

Gaining a competitive edge is crucial for athletes and teams. One innovative sports technology that is revolutionizing how many games are played is LPS

Coaches everywhere are finding out how it can significantly impact sports performance. So, what does LPS mean? And how is it being used to improve play on the field? Let’s find out.

A location positioning system or LPS is used in sports to keep track of a player's position on the field or floor.
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Why is NBA-Style Load Management Spreading to Other Sports?

Author: Dave Grendzynski

NBA load management is not only changing the way we play basketball, but it’s now the talk among coaches in almost every other men’s and women’s sports. Load management is carried out with the help of sports data analysts, who use information (collected by player tracking devices) to help coaches and trainers make better decisions about the health and well-being of their players. 

One of the first realizations that comes with implementing a load management strategy is what a difference it can make. And it’s not just basketball coaches who are saying it.

NBA load management is where it began, and now many teams in multiple sports analyze data to make sure their players aren't overexerting.
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What Makes GPS Football Trackers So Reliable?

Author: Paul Niehaus

Using an athlete tracker, aka a player tracking device, for load management is almost a necessity for soccer and American football coaches and trainers. The grind of the long season, combined with the enormous amount of energy players exert in games, makes it challenging to keep everyone fresh until the end of the season. But GPS-based athlete trackers can help make it easier.

An athlete trackers, which is also called a player tracker is prepared by a coach for a player to wear during a practice.
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What Can Football Coaches Do to Keep Their Players Legs Fresh?

Sports performance analytics are revolutionizing how football coaches assess and quantify player performance. And mechanical load is a big part of the approach. Coaches used to rely on the naked eye or stat sheets to monitor it, but now they employ sports analytics to tailor training sessions to keep their players legs fresh all season long.

Mechanical loading is one of things sports scientists monitor with player trackers during a football game.
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What is a Cycle-Syncing Workout Method?

Women athletes have unique physiological needs, especially when it comes to their menstrual cycle. But sports data and daily questionnaires are now being used to better understand how hormone fluctuations impact performance, so women can develop effective cycle-syncing workout methods.

Women athletes are now combining the analytics they get from sports technology with personal information they keep in a daily planner to orient their menstrual cycles to their practice schedules.
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Technology in Sports: How an Inertial Measurement Unit Helps Improve Performance

Author: Dave Grendzynski

Innovation plays a pivotal role in sports technology. One such innovation that is revolutinizing the sporting landscape is the IMU, or Inertial Measurement Unit. 

Let’s dig into the definition of IMU, explore its impact on our games and find out how it is changing the way many sports are played.

IMU player tracking systems can collect data on volleyball players that their coaches can use to monitor playing time and injury risks.
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Road to Australia/New Zealand: This Is How Swedish National Player Amanda Ilestedt Plans to Get an “Extra Edge” Through Data

Paris Saint-Germain (and future Arsenal London) defender Amanda Ilestedt doesn’t want to leave anything to chance: Before she joins the Swedish national team on July 8, she is undergoing individual training preparation. The training control is based on sports data analytics that will be provided by a KINEXON player tracker. Get insights into her training strategy and follow her journey all the way to Australia/​New Zealand.

Sports data analytics will be a big part of Amanda Ilstedt's individual training as she prepares for the 2023 Women's World Cup.
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How American Football Analytics Help Prevent Injuries

Author: Dave Grendzynski

Football is a thrilling sport loved by millions worldwide. However, it also carries a risk of injuries that can impact the performance and careers of players. Thankfully, advancements in sports analytics are revolutionizing the way teams approach injury prevention. Here’s how.

Many football coaches and trainers are now using sports analytics to help decrease the risk of common football injuries.
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What Sports Data Analytics Can Tell a Coach

Author: Dave Grendzynski

In today’s data-driven world, sports teams are increasingly relying on analytics to gain a competitive edge. While coaches have traditionally relied on their experience and intuition, the emergence of sports data analytics has revolutionized the way teams approach game strategies and player development. Here’s how.

Two coaches analyze sports data they're getting from athlete trackers during a practice session.