Professional sports have been tracking athlete’s physical performance data for years, but usually via wearables worn on the upper body. Playermaker’s AI is changing this with their new lower body wearable tracker. The tracker straps to soccer cleats to monitor technical and physical performance data including acceleration, kicking velocity, and changes of direction. Although the technology was created in 2019, FIFA recently approved its use. The Athletic shares how FIFA will put this to use.
FIFA’s innovation programme project summary commented on Playermaker’s technology: “Unlike back-mounted wearables, this product enables further-reaching insights into performance and medical disciplines due to the position on the boot generating data on the lower limbs.
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