. ,This slide is a summary of the HPSSC Student Experiential Learning Initiative.  There are three program components and related student roles, Data Analytics Course, Applied Sport Science Technology Assistants, and Athlete Innovation Lab Assessment Assistants.  These components and student roles are overseen in partnership between HPSSC with UM Athletics Department and School of Information (SI).

The HPSSC team is comprised of co-Director, Dr. Ken Kozloff, Managing Director, Susan Rinaldi, and the Athlete Innovation Program Coordinator, Dr. John Chase.  They are designing and overseeing two of the 3 initiative’s components and supporting the 3rd component with School of Information.  The first role, Applied Sport Science Technology Assistants, supports team-specific practice and competition sites.  Students in this role will execute best practices for data collection and management, event classification, device distribution and management using digital technology, sensors, etc.  The second role, HPSSC Athlete Innovation Laboratory (HAIL) Assessment Assistants, will be supported by Dr. Kozloff, Dr. Chase, and a Research Specialist Associate Assistant (to be hired 2025) along with highly qualified students.  The lab space, HPSSC Athlete Innovation Lab (HAIL) is located in the UM Athletics South Performance Center and will support team specific needs.  The HPSSC team and lab will support applied skill application of physiologic, biomechanical, and other testing across sports (e.g. Gait, VO2, Metabolics, etc).

The third component of the initiative is a partnership with UM SI faculty member, Dr. Tom Finholt, oversees the student selection for their courses, SI 311 and SI 491.  The students in these courses will be placed and overseen by the Athlete Innovation Initiative Program Coordinator, Dr. John Chase in partnership with various U-M Athletics teams. Students will develop data analytics pipelines and assessments derived from digital technology (i.e., Catapult), training data, and performance outcomes that serve UM Athletic team goals.

The students engaged in roles within this Initiative will be part of an interdisciplinary, cross-sport expertise community.  This community of learners and practice will discuss best practices for data collection, quality, privacy, storage, analysis, interpretation, research applications, etc. and be supported in demonstrating their acquired skill and knowledge.