HPSSC Athlete Innovation Lab (HAIL)
HPSSC Athlete Innovation Lab—a new laboratory that will be integrated within the U-M Athletic Department as part of a strategic framework to elevate the sport science experiences at U-M to a level that will position the institution as an international leader in educational and research opportunities in this rapidly advancing field. Partners include U-M Athletic Department, the School of Kinesiology, and U-M Provost funded Human Performance & Sport Science Center U-M Student Experiential Learning Initiative.
The HPSSC Athlete Innovation Lab (HAIL) is located in the UM Athletics South Performance Center
2530 S. State Street, SPC B050
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048
About HAIL
In partnership with Michigan Athletics, the Athlete Innovation Lab (HAIL) will provide core research capabilities and educational laboratory opportunities in support of the multidisciplinary mission of the University of Michigan Human Performance and Sport Science Center, Student Experiential Learning Initiative. HAIL will exist within a newly dedicated 800 ft2 laboratory space inside the SPC.
Under the oversight of Dr. Kozloff, this space will establish an academic and research hub located within U-M Athletics, creating new laboratory space that is co-localized with student athletes, coaches, and athletic medicine staff. Importantly, it leverages the existing equipment within the SPC (e.g., treadmills, exercise bikes, DEXA, integrated force plates in track, and field-turf rooms) for use in combination with research-grade equipment.
In addition to an educational program supporting an applied lab-based assessment program, this space will also be leveraged to advance ongoing research collaborations between HPSSC and Michigan Athletics, with the possibility for expansion into new research and educational collaborations built around this framework.
The Mission of HAIL
The mission of HAIL is to support U-M Student Athletes through assessments of biomechanics of human movement and physiologic conditions to optimize performance, enhance injury resiliency, facilitate recovery from injury, and ensure health & wellbeing in partnership with their team professional staff.
HPSSC’s initiative is:
- Student-Athlete centric/focused
- Maintains student-athlete privacy
- Developed to maintain and preserve student-athlete and team competitive advantage
- Developed in collaboration with the Athletic Department based on relevance and need.
CONNECTION TO UM STRATEGIC PLAN
The HPSSC Athlete Innovation Lab
- Creates a unique nexus for collaborative research and education that will link U-M Athletics and Michigan Medicine in a novel collaborative and inclusive effort.
- Establishes the foundation for ongoing commitment and dedication to providing diverse and impactful research and education experiences for students and faculty in the unique environment of Michigan Athletics.
- Serves the University’s Vision 2024 through –
- Partnership with Michigan Medicine Orthopaedic Surgery
- Serves two of the impact areas of this vision, ‘Life-Changing Education’, and ‘Human Health and Well-Being’, and
- Serves 6 of the 7 vision core commitments (or components of them), ‘Purpose-Driven Education and Student Experience’, ‘Research, Scholarship, Discovery, and Artificial Intelligence’, ‘Community Health Support, Prevention, and Performance’, ‘Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion’, ‘Faculty and Staff Engagement’, and ‘Innovation, Partnerships, and Economic Development’
- Partnership with Michigan Medicine Orthopaedic Surgery
HAIL Athlete Assessments
3-D motion capture, IMU and other wearable sensors to evaluate bio-mechanical human motion and physiological responses during any type of exercise.
Cosmed metabolic carts, wireless EKG, and instrumented treadmills allow for in-depth evaluation of running biomechanics and physiology.
Additional capabilities include an in lab DEXA scanner, urine and blood biomarker assessments, isokinetic dynamometer, and field equipment to measure on-field performance.
Questions about the HPSSC Student Experiential Learning Initiative?
For further inquiries, email hpssc-comm@umich.edu.