Hi ##firstname##, here's your STRN key update!

What you'll find in this newsletter:

1. 💻 Upcoming Webinar on February 29
2. 👀 A very exciting 'Save the date' 
3. 💪 Blog: Power to the player part 1 & 2
4. 🔋 Blog: Your energy budget
   
5. 📣 Call for coaches to take part in a research survey

As usual, we also collected the most interesting reads from the world of sports research and innovation for you! Here we go...

💻 Upcoming Webinar: Comparing and using the latest frameworks for evaluating sports technologies - a roundtable discussion (29 Feb)

Join the webinar for an interactive roundtable discussion and Q&A about the latest frameworks for evaluating sports technologies. Read more about the (free!) event and register right away.

📅 Save the date: Summit 2024!

We are very happy to share the date of our next Summit event with you! Mark 18-20 September 2024 in your calendar 🥳.

The Summit will take place again in Ghent, Belgium. More details about the program, the venue and the speakers will follow, so keep an eye on our social media channels!

Would you like to speak at our summit, give us a hand organization-wise, or be a sponsor at the event? Please let us know asap through the contact button below. 👇

💪 Blog: Power to the player part 1 & 2

💪 Power to the player 💪

Arne Jaspers, Jan De Bruyne, Michiel Fierens and Kristof De Mey wrote a 2-part article together, discussing the concept of 'data backpacks'—digital repositories empowering players to manage, share, and benefit from their data. ⚽📊

🔋 Blog: Your energy budget

Karl Etzel and Erica Svendahl of Calorify wrote a guest blog about energy budget and the doubly labeled water solution. 🔋💧

The key topics:
💧 Why understanding your energy budget could be vital 🚨
💧 How to determine your energy budget 🏃‍♂️
💧 What a DLW test is and which insightful metrics it provides 🧪

📣 Call for coaches to take part in a research survey

🕵️‍♀️ Wanted: participants in a research survey that is seeking to clarify the impact of wearables on the individualization of training procedures.

Read more about the research subject in the blog below. 

Here are some of the most interesting industry & research related reads 👀

Industry insights

💦 SM24's non-invasive sweat monitor can measure glucose, lactic, hydration and other biomarkers

💰 $2.27M Funding Injected to Train Sports Tech Data Scientists

⌚️ How to Get the Most Out of Your Wearable Tech

📊 Breaking the Mold: The Role of Data-Driven Last Design

🚴🏻‍♂️ Continuous Lactate Monitors for Athletes – Explained

⚽️ Football injuries are on the rise. Will AI solve the problem?

📄 Sports Data Labs, Inc. Announces Issuance of New U.S. Patent Covering its Novel Generative AI-Based Method for Creating Synthetic Data to Replace Missing and Outlier Data Values

💹 The trends defining the $1.8 trillion global wellness market in 2024

Research insights

💧 The challenges and promises of sweat sensing

🧐 Challenges and considerations in determining the quality of electronic performance & tracking systems for team sports

👉 Tracking devices and physical performance analysis in team sports: a comprehensive framework for research — trends and future directions

🦴 The Application of Advanced Bone Imaging Technologies in Sports Medicine

💻 ChatGPT Generated Training Plans for Runners are not Rated Optimal by Coaching Experts, but Increase in Quality with Additional Input Information

🚶🏼‍♀️ Wearable Devices to Improve Physical Activity and Reduce Sedentary Behaviour: An Umbrella Review

👓 Technological Breakthroughs in Sport: Current Practice and Future Potential of Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Modern Data Visualization in Performance Analysis

👩‍🔬 The Role of Emergent Technologies in the Dynamic and Kinematic Assessment of Human Movement in Sport and Clinical Applications

We hope you enjoyed reading.
More soon!