Tennis Analytics and How IBM Watson Supports the USTA

August 30, 2018 by admin

SPORTS BIOMETRICS NEWS

August 30, 2018

At a meeting last year with staffers from IBM and the U.S. Tennis Association, former world No. 1 player Ivan Lendl recounted an insight he had gleaned from scouting Novak Djokovic against the player Lendl coached, Andy Murray. The Serbian star never hit a forehand down the line before the fourth shot of a rally.

Consumer audio company Soul Electronics has announced the launch of Run Free Pro Bio, a pair of AI-powered, wireless earphones with real-time voice coaching. The new earbuds are touted as the world’s first with gait analysis that tracks a runner’s cadence, symmetry, step length and width, balance, and even head tilt angle.

ACL injuries are incredibly common among female soccer players. Many of the sport’s biggest stars, such as Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan, have suffered torn ACLs. ACL tears can leave a player sidelined for up to a year or more.

By Carl Valle Blood testing is one of the most important ways to improve performance, facilitate recovery, and monitor training. It’s a gold standard that validates, integrates, and calibrates other systems in sports training. Blood offers the ultimate data set, and testing quarterly can change your program.

Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2018 Aug 13. doi: 10.1111/sms.13275. [Epub ahead of print] Review