Here are four things to know:
1. Designed to provide a comprehensive view of an athlete’s workload, the VX Log, vest and heart rate strap is comprised of GPS and accelerometer, magnetometer and gyroscope sensors.
2. Located in chip-form on the back of a vest that athletes wear while playing, the monitoring system uses the individual’s coordinates to track the following variables:
• High intensity distance
• Number of sprints
• Accelerations
• Heart rate zones
• Body forces
• Metabolic power
3. More than one million data points are collected in a typical 90-minute training session, which are then used to separate the athletes into green, yellow and red zones based off each player’s weekly activity versus what they normally accomplish in a month.
4. If an athlete displays within the green categorization, the individual was pushed within his or her limits. An individual who hits red is either under or over-exerting themselves, which can lead to soft-tissue injuries.
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