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Monitoring kinematical and physiological signs of sports with flexible and wearable sensors
Flexible and wearable sensors have seen remarkable advancements in recent years. What are the current developments in utilizing these sensors in monitoring the kinematical and physiological signals of sports?
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Experts collaborate to establish the Sports Technology Quality Framework
A Sports Tech Quality Framework has been developed in collaboration with industry experts by means of a Delphi study. In a recently released White paper, the framework is introduced as a standardized, evidence-based decision-making approach for evaluating the value, usability, and quality of sports technology. This comprehensive document serves as a valuable resource for all sports technology stakeholders.
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A systematic review of wearable sensor technology to predict core body temperature (CBT)
Thousands of people worldwide are affected by heat-related illnesses. Core body temperature (CBT) measurement through wearable devices is shown to predict these illnesses, but what about the efficacy of these wearable technologies?
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How elite Canadian coaches adopt & implement new technology in their practice
In high-performance sport, technological innovation has proven to very impactful. What is the relation of the coach with technology adoption and implementation?
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Tracking systems in team sports: Applications of the data and sport specific analysis
Professional Team Sports organizations increasingly invest in athlete tracking systems to gain a competitive advantage and to manage injury risk. How should the choice for a tracking system be made and which metrics to use?
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Recap of the Sports Tech Research & Innovation Summit '22
On 14 & 15 September '22, STRN organized the Sports Tech Research & Innovation Summit. What were the reasons behind organizing this event, and did we succeed? Let's find out!
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Managing the Training Process in Elite Sports: From Descriptive to Prescriptive Data Analytics
Within elite sport organizations, practitioners frequently use data to manage elite athletes’ training process for the optimization of their health and performance. How could this data be used most effectively?
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Current and Potential Applications of Wearables in Sports Cardiology
The use of wearables in sports cardiology is very common among athletes and highly active individuals, even though its value is not well established. What does the evidence tell us?
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3 Considerations for Integrating Wearables into Sports Performance Monitoring
The past decades have witnessed an explosion of the development of wearable devices aimed at improving sport performance. Simultaneously, the excitement (and pressure) to integrate wearables as athlete monitoring tools has grown. Any sports scientist will tell you that sports performance is influenced by many factors – peak performance requires careful training prescription, effective recovery techniques, and proactive injury management, among other factors. The breadth of available wearables combined with the web of factors that influence sports performance makes it challenging for users to select the right tool for the job.
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Spin-offs in Sports Tech #9: IDRO
For the ninth article in our series about academic spin-offs, we spoke to the people from IDRO BV, a spin-off bringing to market real-time sweat lactate measurement. Maarten Gijssel (managing director), Pierre Padilla (CFO), and Kevin Van Hoovels (doctoral researcher) shared their insights and lessons learned.
Blood lactate concentration is often measured during clinical exercise testing and performance testing of athletes, but the current main method is still invasive and other indirect methods do not provide accurate & real-time results. IDRO is changing this by measuring lactate levels through skin sweat, allowing the athletes and coaches to check their levels immediately on their phones to improve their training, performance, and recovery.