INSIGHTS

The honest case for GPS tracking, plus the four things to evaluate before committing to a system.

Why field hockey adoption is accelerating, what the data captures and how to build position-specific game profiles.

GPS does not work indoors. Here are the three technologies that do — LPS, IMU and AI-enabled IMU — and how each one works.

Acceleration load per minute and active minutes reveal the effort the coaching eye cannot resolve.

Why GPS fails indoors, how IMU solves it, and what speed and distance data tells you in basketball.

The six criteria the programs that get the most from GPS tracking actually evaluate before they buy.

Two GPS systems can produce the same data and deliver different results. Workflow is the difference.

PlayerData's banded jumps metric breaks down each athlete's jump count into low, medium, and high intensity bands, giving programs the jump load data they need to prevent tendon injuries and develop explosive power all season long.

What to look for, what to avoid, and what the best GPS system for a high school soccer program actually needs to do.

Why lacrosse programs are adopting GPS now, and what to look for when evaluating systems for a fast, high-volume sport.

What high school football programs should look for in a GPS system built for large rosters and demanding weeks.

What ECNL, GA and MLS Next programs should look for when evaluating GPS trackers across multiple teams and venues.

API Live gives elite programs real-time access to PlayerData GPS data during active sessions, so the custom dashboards, metrics, and workflows they have spent years building can finally run live.

Crystal Palace FC's Joel Carter on how PlayerData's connected ball changes return to play protocol.