This slide is a summary of the HPSSC Athlete Innovation Initiative.  There are three program components and related student roles, Applied Sport Analyst Assistants/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 have designed and oversee the 3 initiative’s components and support the data analytics course (fall terms) with the School of Information.  The first role, Applied Sport Science Technology Assistants, supports team-specific practice and competition sites.  Students in this role execute best practices for data collection and management, event classification, device distribution and management using digital technology, sensors, etc.  The second role, Human Performance Athlete Innovation Laboratory (HAIL) Assistants, are supported by Dr. Kozloff, Dr. Chase, and Ivan Palomares-Gonzalex, the lab Research Specialist Associate.  The lab space is located in the UM Athletics South Performance Center and  supports team specific needs.  The HPSSC team and lab 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 during fall terms with UM SI faculty member, Dr. Tom Finholt, who oversees the student selection for their courses, SI 311 and SI 491.  The students in these courses are 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 role formally called Sport Analyst Assistants continue during winter terms based upon Athletic team goals and needs.

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