Sports science, analytics, data, statistics, they’re all words that have shrouded the world’s sports landscape as leagues and teams continually invest extensive amounts of resources into finding an extra competitive edge. But few people truly have an appreciation for how these vast swaths of numbers and technology are integrated into every layer of the decision-making process related to professional athletes.
Atlanta United’s Director of Sports Science, Ryan Alexander - who quite literally wrote the book on soccer conditioning - and Vice President/Technical Director Carlos Bocanegra, sat down with Dirty South Soccer to give insight into how the club has developed and used technology and data to add immense value to every club conversation from individual player fatigue to training sessions to player contracts.