UConn ISM in the News

UConn’s basketball teams aren’t the only ones leaving a lasting impact at Gampel Pavilion.

Deep in the belly of the iconic domed building where championship banners line the rafters, an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the Department of Kinesiology and the Institute for Sports Medicine employs high-tech sensors to learn more about how people move with the goal of helping athletes, active-duty service members, veterans — and eventually, all of us — heal and avoid injury.

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It takes a team on the court and off to help the UConn Women’s Basketball Team excel. Through a unique partnership, UConn researchers and coaches are teaming up to improve player performance with advanced data and innovative technology.

For the past year, Rob Huggins from CAHNR’s Korey Stringer Institute and Julie Burland from the Institute for Sports Medicine have worked with head strength and conditioning coach Andrea Hudy to track and interpret data to ensure success in any arena. Using cutting-edge technology to measure all aspects of biomechanics, players and coaches understand the impact on performance and help make decisions before, after, and during game time.

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