Why technology?

Athlete monitoring technology is widely used by coaches in sports like soccer, American football, and basketball. Coaches in those sports track their athletes to improve performance.

Ice hockey teams are no different and, in recent years, teams and coaches have been quick to adopt monitoring solutions to track their athletes’ performances.

Given the swift uptake in technology on-ice, we spoke to coaches in the National Hockey League (NHL), NCAA, and across other world-leading leagues to explain to you why monitoring technology is vital for every level of ice hockey. Here are six reasons coaches are using athlete monitoring technology in ice hockey:


  1. Competitive advantage
  2. Athlete progression and development
  3. Injury mitigation
  4. Objective marker (benchmarking)
  5. Return to play
  6. Schedule planning

 

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