This slide is a summary of the HPSSC Student Experiential Learning Initiative. There are 3 program components, Data Analytics, Applied Sport Science Technology, and Athlete Innovation Lab Assessments. These components 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, Program Officer, Susan Rinaldi, and a new position, Assistant Research Scientist who will be hired by early 2025. They are designing and overseeing two of the 3 initiative’s components. The first component, Applied Sport Science Technology, supports team-specific practice and competition sites. Students in the related position will execute best practices for data collection, event classification, device distribution and management using digital technology, sensors, etc. The second component, Laboratory Assessments, will be supported by Dr. Kozloff and the Asst. Research Scientist (to be hired) 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).
UM SI faculty member, Dr. Tom Finholt, along with Jacques Chestnut (staff administrative support), oversee the student selection and placement for courses, SI 311 and SI 491. The students in these courese will develop data analytics pipelines and assessments derived from digital technology (i.e., Catapult), training data, and performance outcomes that serve identified UM Athletic teams.
The students engaged in positions 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 demostrating their acquired skill and knowledge.