This course is your practical introduction to GPS and performance monitoring, built for anyone who is new to sports science and athlete tracking. Whether you’re a coach, student or part of a performance team, the focus is on giving you simple, usable tools to better understand player performance, manage training load, and support athlete development.
Through real-world examples and applied learning, industry-renowned performance scientist Andrew Wiseman leads you through the foundations of GPS technology in field sports, how to interpret key performance metrics, and how to apply data in everyday training environments. Drawing on his experience with Arsenal FC, Queens Park Rangers, the Scotland Women’s National Team, and Celtic, the course delivers practical insight you can put into practice immediately.
At STATSports, our aim is to make GPS technology relevant and usable at every level of sport – delivering high-quality performance insight that is accessible, understandable and impactful from grassroots to elite.
You’ll learn the basics in:
- Sports science in field sports
- Athlete monitoring
- Data collection and analysis
- Training load
- Planning training around player load
- Applying GPS data
- Using GPS data in rehabilitation
