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XFL Partners With BreakAway on Data and Tech Initiatives
The XFL announced its data and technology partnership with BreakAway on June 16, a day before we joined the league on its six-city summer showcase tour to discover talent for its upcoming draft.
Pivot to Data Collaboration
The best organisations are realising that they can make athlete ownership of performance data a competitive advantage.
Turn Your Routines and Habits Into Obsessions
The life of a backup QB isn’t glamorous, but as Mike Glennon has learned playing for six teams over the past six years, it requires being the ultimate pro.
’I Didn’t Know What He Knew, But I Had to Find Out’
A lineman in the NFL for 12 years and the former NFLPA president, Eric Winston shares his best advice on becoming a pro athlete—whose example are you emulating?—and turning the opportunity into a long career.
We’re Putting Athlete Data in the Hands of Athletes. Why Aren’t You?
Athletes are their data, which is synonymous with performance. They control what happens on the fields and courts, and they should have control over the data they create.
‘You Have to Be Very Selfish and Work on Yourself’
A multi-sport upbringing helped Alex Mack develop the body and mindset that turned him into a seven-time Pro Bowler. “Do your job” sounds like simple advice until you realize what it actually means to the San Francisco 49ers’ center.
‘You Know There’s a Draft Every Year, Right?’
After growing up around pro athletes, T.J. Graham became a standout wide receiver at NC State and later played in the NFL and CFL. Here are the top three lessons he learned while becoming a pro himself.
Grind-It-Out Determination Always Beats Amped Motivation
BreakAway Data CEO Dave Anderson played wideout in the NFL for six seasons. His best advice for athletes: Fall in love with the mundane and become great at the unspectacular.
If Performance Data Could Talk, Biomechanics Would Be the QB Whisperer
We examine every body part that helps power a quarterback’s throw: legs, hips, torso, shoulder, elbow. The feedback, specific to each motion, helps with development and RTP decisions.
Put Performance Data in the Hands of Athletes to Give Sport Technology a Human Touch
Data and technology are only as good as the people implementing it and interpreting it. The very best athletes set their own standards and filter information themselves.
East, West, and Everywhere Between: You Can Find NFL Players Anywhere With Data
NFL hopefuls have been training for months to nail the 40, three-cone and bench press at the combine in Indy. There’s a better way to know who can truly play the game.