STATS, a sports data and analytics company, announced a new GPS-based athlete training tool with textile heart rate sensors on Monday that will offer users new insights into performance.
Stats GPS is a vest embedded with textile sensors that will measure an athlete’s workout in real time based on data from GPS, heart rate and inertial measurement units. Using a 50-Hz sampling frequency (a more accurate version of some of Stats’ previous GPS-based products), the device will measure up to 300 customizable metrics and be able to monitor up to 100 players simultaneously during practice.
“Teams and conditioning coaches need the latest technology to ensure players stay at peak health and fitness during long seasons,” said Ryan Paterson, the chief global officer at STATS.