06 Aug How Stade De Reims Make Every Detail Count with STATSports GPS Technology
Stade De Reims have become a mainstay in Ligue 1 playing some of the most high-octane football in the French top flight.
Based in northern France, Les Rouges Et Blancs partnered with STATSports last summer. Their Performance department has been using our technology to collect accurate live session data during training and matchday.
We sat down with Head of Performance, Nicolas Bouriette, Data Analyst, Adrien Mahy, and Sports Scientist, Thibaut Reboul to explore how they’ve used STATSports’ technology to help re-establish Stade De Reims amongst France’s elite.
How does STATSports help Stade De Reims prepare?
Since last year, we’ve been working with STATSports to provide us with tools for collecting player physical data via GPS/GNSS. We can then analyze this data using their software, which enables us to centralize all this data throughout the season.
The benefits for the club are both short-term and long-term. On the one hand, access to live data enables us to react more quickly and adapt in the moment.
On the other hand, using the multitude of data stored enables us to reference the different workloads over the course of different weeks across the season. This allows us to reliably compare and contrast, making adjustments as we go.
Why do Stade De Reims use STATSports specifically?
Firstly, because it’s very intuitive software, making it easy to highlight the important information, and because the data can be downloaded very quickly, saving time when communicating post-session information.
We can finish a session, and immediately, I can download the session on the iPad and share that report with other staff via airdrop or email.
What’s more, the individualized follow-up and support offered is a real advantage. The guys at STATSports are always on hand if there’s any issue or query we may have.
How do Stade De Reims use Live data?
At Stade de Reims, we use live data every day during training.
Each player wears a GPS unit, and we cut out each training sequence. This enables us to quickly monitor the training load and react quickly in the event of an alert on the RAG (Red/Amber/Green) thresholds system.
Depending on the theme of the session, the staff will be interested in the volume, intensity, or strength generated by the players so the specifically targeted workload is met.
Do you prepare different reports for different departments within the club?
Depending on the department’s requirements, we can individualize the reports we create.
For example, for coaches or physical trainers, we’ll focus our reports on the collective side of the sessions, whereas for kinesiologists or the players, we’ll focus on more individual data or comparison reports.
The reporting element of STATSports’ software allows us to create these bespoke templates, making our lives much easier.
Do you get buy-in from the players? Are they interested in the metrics?
Players are quite demanding when it comes to live data – mainly on Total Distance and Maximum Speed data.
Some even challenge each other on the latter. These athletes are super competitive, so having this data live allows us to use these levers to motivate or challenge the players during training or post-session.
What does your STATSports account manager do?
The account manager is a real plus, providing us with individualized and – above all – rapid assistance.
Essentially, he’ll help me with how the product works; but also solving any problems specific to the software, if they arise.
How does STATSports technology help you keep pace with Ligue 1’s top clubs?
For Stade de Reims, it’s important not to leave anything to chance – every detail counts.
In order to remain in the elite and keep up with the top clubs, it’s important to expand the circle of performance so that there’s no room for doubt.
STATSports’ technology helps us to achieve this on a daily basis.
How does Sonra cloud work for you?
Sonra Cloud enables us to centralize all the club’s data, to have an overview of the players and sessions of both the reserve team and the academy.
This enables us to work in close collaboration with the various physical trainers of these teams. The Sonra Cloud solution allows me access to data across the club, with ultra accessibility. Players can move squads seamlessly and there are no blind spots in load monitoring.
Thanks to the cloud and the system’s hyperconnectivity, players can be easily transferred from one team to another, enabling us to keep track of them throughout their time with us.
The advantage of Sonra Cloud is that data can be updated instantly and is accessible from any browser, once we grant access – as we were able to do throughout the season.
I’d recommend Sonra Cloud to anyone who needs to work smoothly and easily across several teams within a club structure. Standardizing the use of the system saves both organizational and decision-making time.
How has installing fixed infrastructure helped the daily workflow of the sports science staff?
The installation of fixed antennas around the sites is a major advantage in my daily work.
There’s no loss of connection, and the installation allows me to move around freely on all pitches at the training ground, so I can be even more involved in my main tasks.
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