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Real-time location Systems provider Ubisense, in association with McLaren Applied Technologies, announced the availability of a hig- performance sports coaching solution.

The system, integrated with Ubisense’s RTLS technology, is designed to help professional coaches review and refine the performance of players at the top of their game in sports including tennis, football and netball. It enables users to can track the movement and position of individual athletes or teams practicing on indoor and outdoor courts, pitches and at training grounds.

“Next year is obviously incredibly important from a sporting perspective. Over the next 12 months, elite athletes around the world will be doing everything they can to optimize their performance. The system we have developed with McLaren Applied Technologies enables sportsmen and women, and their coaches to scrutinize individual performance and team dynamics to an unprecedented degree so training programs can be adjusted for success,” Richard Green, chief executive officer of Ubisense, said in a press release.

Green also mentioned that Ubisense’ technology is making an enormous difference in manufacturing, giving world-leading brands visibility of key business processes.

“It’s fantastic to join up with McLaren and take this technology into a brand new arena,” added Green.

McLaren said that it uses real-time data and insight platforms derived from Formula One motor racing to facilitate breakthrough performance improvements in the physiological and equipment aspects of elite sport. It also claims that its platforms are capable of delivering benefits for a wide range of high-profile sporting bodies. The company also said that it is excited about the opportunity to take similar solutions into the industry.

The McLaren Applied Technologies solution tracks the position of athletes in real-time and delivers precise location information to a performance analysis dashboard. McLaren’s technology works both indoor and outdoor and it frees up coaches to focus on performance improvement.

Using a network of tags and sensors, the combined expertise of both the companies is believed to enable the dynamic position of athletes to be observed multiple times per second, to within 15cm of their true location. As indicated, the technique has already been deployed in netball, tennis, football, ice hockey and horse riding and is believed to be proving as a valuable performance management tool in varied environments.

“Using the solution they can dynamically observe dwell time, player velocity and coverage across courts and pitches. Coaches can also conduct detailed post play analysis using aggregate movement data and iso-movement analysis for each individual player so feedback can be given, assisting continuous game improvement,” said McLaren’s official.

Founded in 2004, McLaren Applied Technologies delivers solutions for sports, health and wellness and operational excellence.

Ubisense recently launched the Ubisense Assembly Control System (ACS (News - Alert)), enabling automotive manufacturers to reliably identify and precisely track the location of each vehicle and associated parts and tools throughout the assembly line process. The Ubisense ACS enables process automation and control that improves manufacturing quality, enhances productivity and lowers the cost of production for automotive manufacturers.