SPORTLIGHT PERSPECTIVES

Why LiDAR Is the Future of Data Capture in U.S. Sports

Legacy performance-tracking systems typically rely on one of three different types of technology: radio frequency, GPS or cameras. Each...

LiDAR Development: A Difference Maker for U.S. Sports

Although some previous iterations of LiDAR-based performance-tracking systems were somewhat unwieldy, lacked ideal range and were...

Elevating Talent Development: The Impact of Harnessing Training Movement Data

For any sports organization seeking to better understand the capabilities and limitations of its athletes, consistent performance...

Unlocking Player Performance Insights With League-Specific KPI Benchmarking

Within the context of world-class and professional sports, the tiniest variance can make all the difference. Consider the Premier League,...

Why Deeper Movement Insights Are Critical for Optimal Load Management

Across the landscape of elite competitive sports, athlete performance insights have become valuable currency. As performance-tracking...

The Role of Performance Technology in the Rise of U.S. Soccer

Football has long had an odd relationship with the United States – and vice versa. While other sports were capturing the hearts and minds...

Turning Advanced Analytics Into Digestible Data

The concept of advanced analytics is a relatively young one. Bill James, one of its earliest pioneers, began publishing his annual (and...

Unlocking the Future of Scouting: Harnessing Physical Data With Cutting-Edge Tools

Sports practitioners, coaches and executives have been using information that can loosely be described as data in their everyday...

How Tech Is Optimizing Return-to-Play Programs in the Premier League

For all the changes competitive sports have undergone over time – from the ever-expanding skills of the athletes to the exploding...