Science for Sport Podcast
Behind the Scenes of Elite Performance – Unlocking the Science, Stories, and Strategies That Make the Best Even Better
Displaying 2 items of Science for Sport Podcast with the tag "vector 8".
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336: How the NFL’s Best Practitioners Use Performance Data
September 7th, 2026 | 29 mins 38 secs
american football, applied sports science, athlete monitoring, athlete preparation, athlete readiness, catapult, catapult sports, college football, data analytics, elite sport, football performance, gps tracking, high performance sport, injury prevention, injury risk, jamie hepner, load management, ncaa football, nfl, performance analysis, performance data, performance technology, player availability, player tracking, practice load, practitioner decision making, sport science, sports science, sports technology, strength and conditioning, training load, training prescription, vector 8, video analysis, wearable technology
Jamie Hepner joins Richard Graves to explain how NFL and college football teams are moving beyond simply collecting performance data and using it to shape practice, manage player availability and improve preparation. They discuss athlete monitoring, training prescription, injury risk and why context and practitioner judgement ultimately determine whether data leads to better decisions.
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264: Catapult's Vector 8: The Future of Athlete Monitoring Unveiled
April 21st, 2025 | 41 mins 35 secs
ai in sports, athlete monitoring, athlete performance, catapult, coaching strategies, coaching tools, data analytics, data-driven decisions, elite athletes, injury prevention, performance optimization, professional sports, real-time data, sports analytics, sports innovation, sports science, sports technology, technology in sports, vector 8, wearable technology
In this episode of the Science for Sport podcast, we chat with Jacques Groenewald, Vice President of Engineering at Catapult, about the revolutionary Vector 8 system. Discover how this cutting-edge technology is set to transform athlete monitoring and performance optimisation, enabling real-time data analysis and enhancing decision-making for coaches and athletes alike.