KINEXON Sports and the Joe Gibbs Human Performance Institute Announce Groundbreaking Athlete Performance Innovation Partnership

Chi­ca­go, IL – Febru­ary 11, 2025 – KIN­EXON Sports, a glo­bal lea­der in sports track­ing and per­for­mance ana­ly­tics, has announ­ced a stra­te­gic four-year part­ner­ship with the Joe Gibbs Human Per­for­mance Insti­tu­te (JGH­PI) to advan­ce the sci­ence of ath­le­tic per­for­mance. This col­la­bo­ra­ti­on estab­lishes JGH­PI as KIN­EXON Sports’ ​“Offi­ci­al Inno­va­ti­on Hub”, inte­gra­ting cut­ting-edge sports tech­no­lo­gy with advan­ced bio­me­cha­ni­cal rese­arch to refi­ne ath­le­te assess­ments, opti­mi­ze trai­ning metho­do­lo­gies, and enhan­ce inju­ry risk reduc­tion strategies.

By mer­ging KINEXON’s real-time track­ing tech­no­lo­gy with JGHPI’s world-class bio­me­cha­nics faci­li­ty and rese­arch, this part­ner­ship will intro­du­ce a new stan­dard for ath­le­te data vali­da­ti­on, per­for­mance opti­miza­ti­on, and inju­ry reduc­tion. Unli­ke tra­di­tio­nal lab-based assess­ments, JGHPI’s advan­ced infra­struc­tu­re — such as force pla­tes seam­less­ly inte­gra­ted into trai­ning envi­ron­ments and mark­erless moti­on track­ing — allows ath­le­tes to move natu­ral­ly while cap­tu­ring pre­cise bio­me­cha­ni­cal data.

“This part­ner­ship allows us to cap­tu­re bio­me­cha­ni­cal insights at an unpre­ce­den­ted sca­le, in real-world trai­ning and com­pe­ti­ti­on envi­ron­ments, and with the per­for­mance metrics that tru­ly mat­ter,” said Dr. Melis­sa Bos­well, VP of Sci­ence and Rese­arch at JGH­PI. ​“Tog­e­ther, we can final­ly bridge the gap bet­ween data and decis­i­on-making, hel­ping teams under­stand not just what’s hap­pe­ning, but why it mat­ters — tur­ning com­plex move­ment sci­ence into real per­for­mance advantages.”

With the sports indus­try deman­ding more pre­cise, actionable data, this part­ner­ship is desi­gned to deli­ver ground­brea­king solu­ti­ons that rede­fi­ne ath­le­te rea­di­ness, lon­ge­vi­ty, and peak performance.

This col­la­bo­ra­ti­on direct­ly addres­ses the big­gest chal­lenges faced by coa­ches, per­for­mance staff, and teams by pro­vi­ding real-world, vali­da­ted insights into play­er performance:

• Pre­cis­i­on Vali­da­ti­on: JGH­PI will inde­pendent­ly vali­da­te KIN­EXON metrics – such as acce­le­ra­ti­on load, jump load, mecha­ni­cal load, and sprint data – with high-pre­cis­i­on, gold-stan­dard tech­no­lo­gies across sport-spe­ci­fic sce­na­ri­os to ensu­re abso­lu­te accu­ra­cy in trai­ning and game-day per­for­mance analysis
• Smar­ter Trai­ning: By inte­gra­ting force pla­te data, AI-dri­ven pose ana­ly­sis, heart rate moni­tors, and more, teams will gain an unpar­al­le­led under­stan­ding of ath­le­te fati­gue, rea­di­ness, and inju­ry risk
• Rede­fi­ning Assess­ment: New per­for­mance bench­marks and test­ing methods will be deve­lo­ped, allo­wing coa­ches to tail­or trai­ning regi­mens with pin­point precision
• Imme­dia­te Com­pe­ti­ti­ve Advan­ta­ge: This part­ner­ship will deli­ver real-time, vali­da­ted insights that help under­stand inju­ries, opti­mi­ze trai­ning loads, and maxi­mi­ze per­for­mance out­put like never before

A key initia­ti­ve of this part­ner­ship is an annu­al sports sci­ence con­fe­rence, hos­ted at JGH­PI and orga­ni­zed by KIN­EXON Sports. This event will bring tog­e­ther indus­try lea­ders, rese­ar­chers, and coa­ches to dis­cuss cut­ting-edge advance­ments in sports tech­no­lo­gy and ana­ly­tics. It will ser­ve as a plat­form for sha­ring know­ledge, fos­te­ring new ide­as, and dri­ving inno­va­ti­on in ath­le­te per­for­mance evaluation.

“Our part­ner­ship with KIN­EXON Sports isn’t just about tech­no­lo­gy – it’s about res­ha­ping the way teams approach per­for­mance ana­ly­sis,” said Dan Tay­lor, Direc­tor of Stra­te­gic Deve­lo­p­ment & Glo­bal Part­ner­ships at JGH­PI. ​“With KIN­EXON Sports’ sta­te-of-the-art solu­ti­ons and our exper­ti­se, we are empowe­ring coa­ches and teams to train smar­ter and per­form at their peak.”

“Sports tech­no­lo­gy is evol­ving rapidly,” added René Pruess­ner, Vice Pre­si­dent of Stra­tegy at KIN­EXON Sports. ​“This part­ner­ship unders­cores our com­mit­ment to pushing the boun­da­ries of inno­va­ti­on and pro­vi­ding teams with the best ana­ly­tics in the world.”

“At KIN­EXON Sports, we are con­stant­ly see­king ways to enhan­ce per­for­mance track­ing and pro­vi­de teams with the best insights pos­si­ble,” said Jim Gara­fo­lo, Exe­cu­ti­ve Vice Pre­si­dent of Sales and Gene­ral Mana­ger, North Ame­ri­ca at KIN­EXON Sports. ​“This col­la­bo­ra­ti­on with JGH­PI allows us to com­bi­ne cut­ting-edge tech­no­lo­gy with world-class exper­ti­se, ensu­ring that ath­le­tes and coa­ches can make data-dri­ven decis­i­ons with unmat­ched confidence.”

“Inno­va­ti­on is at the core of ever­y­thing we do at KIN­EXON Sports,” said Maxi­mi­li­an Schmidt, Co-Foun­der and Mana­ging Direc­tor at KIN­EXON Sports. ​“This part­ner­ship with JGH­PI is a game-chan­ger in appli­ed sports sci­ence, com­bi­ning our indus­try-lea­ding tech­no­lo­gy with top-tier rese­arch exper­ti­se. Tog­e­ther, we are set­ting new bench­marks for per­for­mance ana­ly­sis and inju­ry pre­ven­ti­on, empowe­ring teams, coa­ches, and ath­le­tes to achie­ve their hig­hest potential.”

For coa­ches, trai­ners, and sports orga­niza­ti­ons loo­king to levera­ge the latest in sports sci­ence and tech­no­lo­gy, this part­ner­ship marks the begin­ning of a new era in eli­te per­for­mance analytics.

Visit KIN­EXON Sports today to learn how your team can train smar­ter, pre­vent inju­ries, and gain a com­pe­ti­ti­ve edge. For more infor­ma­ti­on or media inqui­ries, cont­act René Pruess­ner, Vice Pre­si­dent of Stra­tegy at KIN­EXON Sports.

About KIN­EXON Sports

KIN­EXON Sports is a glo­bal inno­va­ti­on lea­der in real-time sports track­ing and ana­ly­tics, dedi­ca­ted to hel­ping teams, leagues, and fede­ra­ti­ons inno­va­te the game. With cut­ting-edge tech­no­lo­gy, KIN­EXON deli­vers pre­cise data and actionable insights, empowe­ring coa­ches and orga­niza­ti­ons to trans­la­te per­for­mance metrics into impactful decis­i­ons. Trus­ted by over 500 pro­fes­sio­nal teams and mul­ti­ple major sports com­pe­ti­ti­ons world­wi­de, KIN­EXON sets the gold stan­dard in real-time sports tracking.

About the Joe Gibbs Human Per­for­mance Institute

The Joe Gibbs Human Per­for­mance Insti­tu­te is a lea­ding bio­me­cha­ni­cal engi­nee­ring rese­arch faci­li­ty dedi­ca­ted to unra­ve­ling the com­ple­xi­ties of human move­ment for per­for­mance opti­miza­ti­on and inju­ry risk reduction.

JGH­PI aims to revo­lu­tio­ni­ze quan­ti­fy­ing human move­ment through deve­lo­ping inno­va­ti­ve data acqui­si­ti­on sys­tems, cut­ting-edgy tech­no­lo­gy, and data ana­ly­tics. Cou­pled with exper­ti­se in machi­ne lear­ning, big data, and mus­cu­los­ke­le­tal mode­ling, JGH­PI trans­forms com­plex bio­me­cha­ni­cal data into meaningful, actionable insights

To learn more about the Joe Gibbs Human Per­for­mance Insti­tu­te, visit jgh​pi​.com.