KINEXON Technologie beim NHL Scouting Combine im Einsatz
Spannende Zeiten in Buffalo (USA): Letzte Woche fand der NHL Scouting Combine 2018 statt und ganze 104 Teilnehmer waren daran, einen guten Eindruck bei den Repräsentativen aller 31 NHL-Teams zu hinterlassen.
Neben den medizinischen Untersuchungen und Interviews fanden 12 körperliche Leistungs-Tests statt, bei denen unter anderem das Gleichgewicht der Teilnehmer, funktionelle Bewegungen, Kraft, Leistung, Ausdauer und die Beweglichkeit getestet wurden. KINEXON gab ebenso Einblicke beim Agilitätstest, dem so genannten “Shuttle-Run”. Dabei wurden die Athleten während eines 5 – 10-5-Drills auf einem separaten Hartplatz innerhalb des Hockeyfelds verfolgt.
Paul Robbins (Vice President Sports Performance, KINEXON): “Nach jeder Sitzung stellte KINEXON der NHL die Beschleunigungs- und Verzögerungswerte aus beiden Richtungsänderungen und vom Start zur Verfügung. Wir gaben der NHL die Höchstgeschwindigkeit für jeden Lauf der Athleten während jedem einzelnen Drill.“
Die Daten waren nur für NHL-Mitarbeiter bestimmt, wurden aber auch live auf dem NHL network übertragen. Weiterhin wurden diese im Rahmen der Bewertung der Athleten für den kommenden NHL-Draft verwendet.
Neben der Bereitstellung unserer Technologie für den Combine, setzt bereits das NHL-Team der Pittsburgh Penguins unsere Hockey-Analytik-Lösung in seiner täglichen Arbeit ein. Weitere Details zu dieser Zusammenarbeit finden Sie in Kürze hier auf unserem Blog.
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Tracking Player Accelerations and Decelerations
Paul Robbins (Vice President Sports Performance, KINEXON): “After each session KINEXON provided the NHL with the acceleration and deceleration metrics out of the two changes of direction and from the start. We gave the NHL the max speed for each run of the athletes during each athlete’s drill.”
“We gave the NHL the max speed for each run of the athletes during each athlete’s drill.”
NHL Teams Starting to Rely on Sports Data
The data was for NHL staff only but was shown live on the NHL network. It was used as part of the evaluation of the athletes for the upcoming NHL draft.
Apart from providing our technology for the combine, the NHL team Pittsburgh Penguins is already using our hockey analytics solution in their daily work. You can find out more details about this cooperation soon here on our blog.
Providing Hockey Analytics for Elite Teams
Aside from assisting with scouting combine, KINEXON Sports offers two types of systems for hockey: a live player tracking system (LPS) that uses radio frequency sensors to capture real-time data on player position, speed, distance, and more, and a mobile load management system (IMU) that uses inertial measurement units to measure player acceleration, deceleration, and directional shifts.
These systems help coaches and trainers monitor and optimize player performance, load, tactics, and injury prevention.
We with some of the most successful and innovative hockey teams in the world, including teams of the NHL and international hockey leagues.
KINEXON Sports is a leader in sports analytics and a pioneer in hockey innovation. If you’d like to learn more about the solutions we provide for collecting hockey analytics, you can request a demonstration by clicking the link below.
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