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.
In the bygone era of basketball coaching, the responsibility of tracking and analyzing player statistics fell squarely on the shoulders of coaches. Fast forward to today, where the marriage of sports performance data and basketball shot tracking apps is alleviating the burden on the coaching staff, while helping to improve shooting percentages.
KINEXON is known for its use in sports analytics by leveraging wearable sensors to collect data from athletes in real-time. Let’s break down the technology behind the sensors.
Earlier this year, we sat down with the University of Colorado’s Steve Englehart. He is the Director of Sports Performance for Olympic Sports. We wanted to learn more about how he prepares for the Buffaloes men’s basketball season. His mindset about athlete performance and training methods has evolved with the help of advanced basketball analytics.
Helping to lead the charge with German lighthouse football club, Viktoria Berlin, Florida State University’s (FSU) Women’s Basketball program is the next flagship team to have joined forces with KINEXON and AWS, challenging the status quo for women athletes in professional and collegiate sports with cutting-edge sports technology – customized to women’s requirements.
From layups to three-pointers, the types of shots in basketball that players take continues to evolve. But now coaches can use KINEXON COMPETE Vision to analyze practice and game videos to help improve the shots their players take from anywhere on the floor. Here’s how.
Author: Dave Grendzynski
Data is revealing untold stories beyond the on-field action in Handball Bundesliga. And Sports Data Journalist Lara Kellermann is at the heart of it. She talks about her groundbreaking role and the impact it’s having in this innovative partnership.
KINEXON is excited to announce the signing of Matt Aldred, Assistant Head Coach and Director of Basketball Performance, as a member of the KINEXON Ambassador Program.
KINEXON’s state-of-the-art sensors and real-time data analytics, enable handball teams and coaches to gain a deeper insight into player movements, which is helping to manage player loads and cut injury risks.
Author: Dave Grendzynski
Eric Donoval, the Director of Sports Performance for the University of Wyoming football team, offers a unique perspective on how KINEXON football analytics are reshaping his program’s training methods.
Is Cristina Neagu really the best handball player in the world? Red Bull put together a team, that included a sports scientist from KINEXON, to help answer this question. Here’s what they discovered.
Author: Dave Grendzynski
Coach Connor Neighbors, the University of Louisiana’s Director of Athletic Performance for Football, offers insights into how the “Ragin’ Cajuns” are using American football analytics, and transforming their training approach.
Author: Gregory Bernstein
“It’s a make-or-miss league.” This commonly heard phrase, repeated by coaches, players, and analysts worldwide, encapsulates the simple truth about basketball. With KINEXON Sport’s new shot tracker for basketball, you can now improve shooting and performance at the same time.
