The Detroit Pistons have partnered with leading Silicon Valley sports science technology company Kitman Labs in a deal that shows the Pistons are serious on injury prevention.

In a deal that continues the Irish companies aggressive push into the US market, the Pistons will have full use of the Kitman System which enables coaches and medical teams to closely monitor their athletes.

The Kitman System involves the use of actionable alerts in order to reduce the risk of injury. From GPS trackers to heart monitors and weightless sensors that determine such factors like muscle acceleration and movement, the Pistons will be able to structure their whole player monitoring policy around the system.

Kitman Labs already has agreements with the MLB and the NFL in North America and it’s likely that more teams in the NBA will follow the Pistons with injury prevention high on the priority list – especially considering how highly paid NBA players are.

Across the UK and Europe, Kitman Labs works with all four major professional Irish rugby clubs, the Irish national rugby team, Bath Rugby and Everton FC in England.

General Manager for the Detroit Pistons Jeff Bower said that the Kitman System would enable the team to translate the data that they’re currently collecting.

“We’re collecting a large amount of data, and Kitman Labs gives us a great system to analyze athletic performance for each individual player during practices and athletic training sessions,” he said.

“We’re particularly excited by the system’s ability to measure dynamic movement, and then quickly and accurately translate that data into actionable insights we can use to improve upon our ability to monitor player injury risk.”

With injuries taking a heavy toll on professional sports teams, it’s likely that the focus on injury prevention will skyrocket as more technology to measure player movement is developed. Read about Kitman Labs’ ventures into the Premier League and their endeavour to manage the unpredictable