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Leaders London: Markt mit positivem Feedback

Am 10. und 11. Novem­ber war das beein­dru­cken­de Arse­nal-Sta­di­on Schau­platz einer der füh­ren­den euro­päi­schen Sport­ver­an­stal­tun­gen: Der Lea­ders Sum­mit wur­de dabei sei­nem Namen gerecht und lud inspi­rie­ren­de Lea­der” aus dem Pro­fi­sport ein — von R.C. Buford, Gene­ral Mana­ger der San Anto­nio Spurs bis hin zum Arse­nal-Kapi­tän und deut­schen Natio­nal­spie­ler Per Mertesacker.

MunichJuni 11, 2016

The Lea­ders Sum­mit in Lon­don is a series of events that bring tog­e­ther lea­ders and experts from the glo­bal sports indus­try to dis­cuss the latest trends, chal­lenges, and oppor­tu­ni­ties in sports busi­ness and performance. 

The sum­mit con­sists of dif­fe­rent ses­si­ons, such as the Sport Busi­ness Sum­mit, the Sport Per­for­mance Sum­mit, the Diver­si­ty Forum, and the Lea­ders Sports Awards. It aims to pro­vi­de a plat­form for net­wor­king, lear­ning, and inno­va­ti­on among the sports community.

What Role Did KINEXON Play at the Summit?

London/​München — Nach 3,5 Jah­ren inten­si­ver Ent­wick­lung war es für KIN­EXON an der Zeit, sich erst­mals auf die­ser Ver­an­stal­tung zu zei­gen und Per­for­mance-Exper­ten aus aller Welt sei­ne prä­zi­se Spie­ler-Track­ing-Tech­no­lo­gie zu prä­sen­tie­ren. KIN­EXON Sports & Media war mit­ten in der Are­na”, in der die ein­fluss­reichs­ten Akteu­re der Bran­che ihre Erkennt­nis­se und Dis­kus­sio­nen zur Gestal­tung der Zukunft des Sports aus­tausch­ten. Die­se Ver­an­stal­tung war wirk­lich inspi­rie­rend”, sag­te KIN­EXON-Geschäfts­füh­rer Maxi­mi­li­an Schmidt nach zwei inten­si­ven Tagen vol­ler inter­es­san­ter Gesprä­che mit inter­na­tio­na­len Top-Clubs aus den unter­schied­lichs­ten Dis­zi­pli­nen. Aber egal wel­che Dis­zi­plin: Big Sports Data” und Smart Sports Ana­ly­tics” sind in aller Mun­de.

Die Ver­wen­dung von Ana­ly­sen kann hel­fen, auf­tre­ten­de Pro­ble­me zu lösen, aber es muss ein­fach gehal­ten wer­den, um den Spie­lern bei der Über­nah­me zu hel­fen”, sag­te einer der Panel-Teil­neh­mer wäh­rend eines Gesprächs über die Kunst des Coa­chens und Ent­wi­ckelns. Um Talen­te auf das nächs­te Level zu brin­gen, spielt die Ana­ly­tik heut­zu­ta­ge eine wich­ti­ge Rol­le. Auto­ma­ti­sier­te Track­ing-Lösun­gen könn­ten daher dazu bei­tra­gen, Talen­te zu iden­ti­fi­zie­ren und zu bewer­ten — zu vie­le Daten könn­ten aber auch eine Über­frach­tung bedeu­ten. In die­sem Fall kom­men also intel­li­gen­te Daten ins Spiel: Genau die rich­ti­ge Men­ge an Ana­ly­sen wird Ver­trau­en schaf­fen”, beton­te einer der Per­for­mance-Ana­lys­ten.

Und was auf der Büh­ne gesagt wur­de, war auch auf dem KIN­EXON-Stand oft ein The­ma. Die­se Erkennt­nis­se in intel­li­gen­te KPIs umzu­set­zen, wird einen unglaub­li­chen Mehr­wert dar­stel­len”, beton­te ein eng­li­scher Scout, der von der KIN­EXON-Tech­no­lo­gie fas­zi­niert war: Der Markt war­te­te auf eine Tech­no­lo­gie, um den Spie­ler so genau zu ver­fol­gen. GPS hat sei­ne Gren­zen — jetzt sind mehr Ana­ly­sen mög­lich.” Ins­be­son­de­re in Bezug auf die tak­ti­sche und tech­ni­sche Ent­wick­lung. Alex­an­der Hüt­ten­brink, Grün­der von KIN­EXON, mach­te deut­lich, dass die Mög­lich­keit der Ana­ly­se der tak­ti­schen Leis­tung ein her­aus­ra­gen­der Unter­schied ist, den KIN­EXON gegen­über bestehen­den Tech­no­lo­gien hat: Wir haben hart gear­bei­tet, um zu die­sem Punkt zu kom­men, damit Coa­ches Ein­bli­cke bekom­men, die bis­her nicht mög­lich waren.“

Ver­let­zungs­prä­ven­ti­on im Vordergrund

Neben tie­fen Ein­bli­cken in die Kunst der Sport­ana­ly­tik dis­ku­tier­ten die 593 Dele­gier­ten aus 37 Län­dern auch über das Gesund­heits­ma­nage­ment von Ath­le­ten — ein wich­ti­ger Punkt, denn die Top-10-Ligen ver­lie­ren jedes Jahr rund 10 Mil­li­ar­den US-Dol­lar durch ver­letz­te Spie­ler. Um die nächs­te Gene­ra­ti­on von Stars zu ent­wi­ckeln, wird die Ver­let­zungs­prä­ven­ti­on daher immer wich­ti­ger. Auch hier kann die Track­ing-Posi­ti­on der Spie­ler hel­fen, die Belas­tung eines Akteurs zu erken­nen und so das Risi­ko einer Ver­let­zung zu redu­zie­ren, wel­che oft durch Erschöp­fung aus­ge­löst wird. Das wird eines der wich­tigs­ten For­schungs­ge­bie­te der Zukunft sein”, pro­phe­zei­te ein Sport­wis­sen­schaft­ler, als er sich die Ermü­dungs­in­di­ka­to­ren von KIN­EXON ansah.

Auf der Büh­ne dis­ku­tier­ten US-Sport­grö­ßen wie Ter­ry Fran­co­na (Cleve­land Indi­ans), R.C. Buford (San Anto­nio Spurs), Howie Rose­man (Phil­adel­phia Eagles) mit dem deut­schen Scou­ting Hero” Micha­el Resch­ke (FC Bay­ern) und Arse­nals deut­schem Kapi­tän Per Mer­te­sa­cker über die Geheim­nis­se des Erfolgs, Psy­cho­lo­gie in Ent­schei­dungs­si­tua­tio­nen, Selbst­be­stim­mung der Spie­ler oder sogar wie man ein Hoch­leis­tungs-Psy­cho­lo­gie­pro­gramm im Sport umsetzt. Alle Red­ner waren sich einig, dass ein Schlüs­sel zur Ver­bes­se­rung und zum Erfolg die Aus­wer­tung und Über­prü­fung wäh­rend des gan­zen Jah­res ist — ” um zu wis­sen, wann Feh­ler gemacht wur­den und sie nicht noch ein­mal zu machen”. Die Tech­no­lo­gie kann hel­fen, die­se Feh­ler zu erken­nen und zu ver­mei­den. Die Zukunft des Sports könn­te mit zwei wei­te­ren Ath­le­ten besetzt wer­den: Big-Data und intel­li­gen­te Analysen.

What Was Said at the Summit?

One of the topics dis­cus­sed at the Art of Coa­ching and Deve­lo­ping” ses­si­on was how ana­ly­sis can help to sol­ve the pro­blems that ari­se in sports. One of the panelists sta­ted: Using ana­ly­sis can help to break down the pro­blems made, but it must be kept simp­le to help with play­er buy in”. Ana­ly­tics are cru­cial for deve­lo­ping talents to the next level, but they also need to be smart and not overwhelming.

As one of the per­for­mance ana­lysts poin­ted out: Just the right amount of ana­ly­sis will gain trust”. This was also a com­mon the­me at the Kin­exon stand, whe­re the atten­de­es were impres­sed by the Kin­exon tech­no­lo­gy that can track play­ers with high accu­ra­cy.

An Eng­lish scout said: Tur­ning the­se insights into smart KPIs will be an incre­di­ble value add”. He also added: The mar­ket was wai­ting for a tech­no­lo­gy to track play­er that accu­ra­te. GPS has its limi­ta­ti­ons – now, the­re are more ana­ly­ses possible.” 

How the Leaders Summit in London Addressed Injury Prevention in Sports

The health of ath­le­tes was one of the main topics of dis­cus­sion among the 593 dele­ga­tes from 37 count­ries who atten­ded the deep dives into the art of sports ana­ly­tics. This is a cru­cial issue, as inju­ries cost the top 10 leagues around 10bn USD every year. The­r­e­fo­re, inju­ry pre­ven­ti­on is essen­ti­al for deve­lo­ping the next gene­ra­ti­on of stars. 

One way to pre­vent inju­ries is to track the posi­ti­on of play­ers and moni­tor their stress load, which can cau­se fati­gue and increase the risk of inju­ry. A sports sci­en­tist who saw Kinexon’s fati­gue indi­ces said: This is going to be one of the most important rese­arch are­as of the future.”

Which Themes in Sports Analytics Were Discussed?

The secrets of suc­cess, psy­cho­lo­gy in decisi­ve situa­tions, play­er empower­ment, and high per­for­mance psy­cho­lo­gy pro­grams in sport were some of the the­mes explo­red by the US sport lea­ders, including: 

  • Ter­ry Fran­co­na (Cleve­land Guardians)
  • RC Buford (San Anto­nio Spurs)
  • Howie Rose­man (Phil­adel­phia Eagles)

Ger­man experts, Micha­el Resch­ke (FC Bay­ern) and Per Mer­te­sa­cker (Arse­nal), also shared the stage. 

They all agreed that debrie­fing and revie­w­ing throug­hout the year is a key fac­tor for impro­ve­ment and suc­cess, as it helps to know when mista­kes were made and not to make them again”. Tech­no­lo­gy can assist in iden­ti­fy­ing and avo­i­ding the­se mista­kes. The future of sports may invol­ve two new play­ers: Big Data and Smart Analytics.

We have work­ed hard to enable coa­ches to get insights that have never been possible.”

Alexander Hüttenbrink

Where The Discussions on Sports Analytics May Lead

Having dis­cus­sions, like the ones at the Lea­ders Sum­mit, opens up new pos­si­bi­li­ties for tac­ti­cal and tech­ni­cal deve­lo­p­ment, which is what sets Kin­exon apart from other tech­no­lo­gies, accor­ding to its foun­der Alex­an­der Hüt­ten­brink: We have work­ed hard to get to that point, enab­ling coa­ches to get insights that have never been possible.”

If you’d like more infor­ma­ti­on on play­er track­ing, sports ana­ly­tics, or the tech­no­lo­gy nee­ded to app­ly it to your team, cont­act us through the link below. 

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