Customer Stories
Coaches, sport scientists and players — in their own words.
What is particularly beneficial about SPT is the tracking of player movements and the data it provides throughout game and training scenarios.
The coaching staff and myself were able to make really strong informed decisions about the structure of the team, the rotation of players and injury management.
SPT provides us with simple and effective data capturing for our athletes which is vital to our rugby program.
The data allows us to be more accurate, set outcomes and see if we have achieved them. The players also enjoy the technology and appreciate it is an important part in the whole strength & conditioning picture.
We’ve used previous GPS tracking software, and this has been a dream in regards to uploading, downloading, and getting tangible information quickly to our staff.
The metrics have been outstanding, and have helped us structure our practices to better mimic game data throughout our week. We love how easy and simple it is to share with our entire staff, and if coaches have a question on a specific issue, we can address and share within minutes. It’s been awesome to break down by player, position, or entire team metrics for our staff, and we are only just getting started!
We have been ecstatic about the price point, and hope to continue to expand beyond our current units to our Lacrosse, Soccer and Rugby teams!
Keeping our players fit, healthy and prepared for game day is obviously our primary goal. The ability to monitor the intensity and volume of player training/playing loads can only help optimise team and player performance.
As an organisation, GPS monitoring is new to us, and it’s still early days but so far it’s all been positive. SPT is providing us with an effective and simple basis for doing this. Set up is simple and the software is easy to use with the Game Day real time monitoring, via Bluetooth and the GameTraka App, already proving to be a great player management tool for us.
Within the player group it has provided a means of inter-player competition and individual accountability. The metrics SPT gives us are simple to understand and are easily communicated both to the Players and the Coaching Staff. Thanks to SPT we’re looking forward to an INFORMED FUTURE.
Whitefriars College have been incorporating the SPT Trackers into their Sport and PE programs. Students have been wearing the trackers in the ACC sports competition for football and soccer where coaches have an opportunity to monitor data from the tracker with the student after the game.
Coaches are able to compare and analyse the data that comes from several players and discuss with them areas of improvement as well as areas of strength. Coaches are finding that the students are very competitive and interested in their data readings.
To be the best, you have to prepare to be the best and by having all the data at your fingertips by using SPT devices we gain that extra 10% that is required to win those close games.
We look at distance travelled during a game to monitor player load, we also like the intensity reading to see what effort players are putting in and we also analyse work rate to see if a player is wasting energy by not running the correct lines etc.
If you're not wearing an SPT whilst training or playing then you are missing out on being the best player you can be, be it elite, amateur or beginner! Try it out.... you won’t be disappointed.
SPT has helped us track the loads our players are experiencing and how much they are doing during games and training. We have been able to modify training in ways that I would have never been able to without the technology.
We design loads/time/rest based on where the players are with their loading and how much effort they have put in. We can then load players appropriately in those sessions. The metrics have been very useful and fits right into how we want to evaluate our players within our style of play.
We have a had a great experience. Great staff that focuses on customer service. Always helpful and just a call away. Highly recommended!
SPT is simple to use while also being affordable. Having only used the trackers for one fall season, we are excited to continue to utilize it going forward and learn how it can positively affect our spring training.
The amount of data that the trackers provide is informative without being overwhelming. They also serve as a motivator for players, as they knew that their hard runs, sprints, etc. were being tracked and compared to teammates within the same position.
This system is worth every penny, and the customer service is top notch.
SPT has made a significant difference in re-shaping Indiana Men's Rugby training from the very first training the technology was introduced.
Not only are our coaches more informed, but our players have a better understanding of what they can/need to do on their own to best prepare for upcoming seasons or competitions. They are following their own progress and asking questions frequently about what certain numbers mean or how to improve key metrics within their performance.
Right now, SPT and its data is an ace up our sleeve that, I believe, is giving us an advantage over our competition. In addition, the SPT staff have been extremely supportive in providing help when asked while making sure our experience and operation is going above and beyond our expectations.
We have thoroughly enjoyed using SPT, the data we collect has helped us tremendously on the pitch, our athletes love the feedback they receive and they have seen the value in having such technology at their fingertips.
We really enjoy the functionality of the units and the GameTraka software. It's easy to interpret and we have found it invaluable for tracking certain metrics that we like to keep an eye on.
We recommend SPT to any sports program looking to take their game to the next level.
The biggest reasons that we purchased SPT were:
1.Safety of our players - this has always been our #1 Priority: SPT helps us monitor everyone during hot days as well as making sure that we aren’t working them too hard so they don't get as many injuries.
2. So we can compare to what these guys will be doing in college: A lot of our players will get to the next level, so we want to make sure that we are preparing them the best we can to help them excel at the next level.
3. Efficiency: We wanted to get smarter with what we were demanding of our players in games and practice to ensure we are getting the best results on Friday nights.
4. Consistency of demands: We want to make sure that we are training throughout the week for what the demands of the game are.
With SPT we can now make educated adjustments throughout the week to noticeably increase our efficiency.
SPT has been a Godsend for our program. The information we get from the units has made a huge impact on how we run our practices.
Without a doubt, the money we spent on the SPT units is the best money we have spent in the 15 years our program has been around. The information we get has been truly transformational.
We can not stress enough the impact that SPT has had on our program in a short period of time. There is not a single product that will have a bigger impact on your program.
We used the SPT system from the beginning of the season, tracking training and games. When we compared stats at the start of the year to the end of the year we saw an improvement in every player.
We were undefeated throughout the season and half of the squad were picked up for NPL teams next season. We found that the live data on the GameTraka app really helped us during games to sub the right players on at the right time and know when a player is lacking effort.
Overall the SPT system has worked perfectly for us all season.
I use SPT GPS because the national team is uses a GPS system and I want to still have access to my performance data in my personal training period so I can check and compare the data to see if I train enough.
This season I played in the Australian league for Southern United Hockey Club in Melbourne. Here I was hoping to compare energy consumption and fitness level with that of my time in Japan.
I think for us the SPTGPS is one of the best investments we have made in taking sport in Trinidad and Tobago to the next level, the metrics derived from the devices play an important part in getting our team to international standards physically.
SPT functionality online allowing us to measure athletes in the same position with metrics is phenomenal during practice and games. For us to track performance of each athlete and reduce the risk of injury also adds value to the product.
The heat map, individual hard running and distance traveled allows us to match our training program to actual game metrics to ensure we maintain the intensities necessary to perform at the high level. SPTGPS is perfect considering the price.
The SPT2 units and vests are great. The athletes and families love the ability to access this data. The value of and the importance of this data became ever increasing as the athletes became familiar with the relevance of the data.
The team recently won the 4 nation tournament in Germany, showcasing the success in terms of athlete performance.
Strength and Conditioning requires informed decisions - SPT GPS technology gives me the ultimate confidence to interpret, apply and implement changes by utilising data.
I now have an enhanced capability to effectively monitor the intensity and volume of our training and games throughout the year. I can prescribe set running volumes and speeds from the data. Injury and training load spikes are a thing of the past with realtime information. The added feedback for players and coach makes their understanding and buy-in for training so much more credible.
We’ve used SPT to track 20 lacrosse players and found some pretty interesting results. We wanted to see if we could adjust our practice schedule to better prepare our athletes for the rigours of gameplay, as well as aid in recovery for their bodies and prepare to peak for games.
We had a really successful year this year with a state-runner up finish (after winning state the previous season while tracking), and in large part it helped to keep our players on the field and as healthy and fit as we could by tracking their movement patterns in every game and practice.
SPT has been a vital piece to our health and wellness puzzle that doesn’t just guess with Lacrosse anymore!
The game performance analysis has been outstanding and has given the coaches valuable insights into the work rate of the players. Having the SPT GPS system has helped our performance not only on the field but at training too. The players are competitive to reach higher levels and consistently better their key metric results.
For coaching purposes the stats allow me to plan out better suited trainings which ultimately keep the girls fit but also ready to get the best results during games.
We use SPT to gain valuable information to our players, particularly those in similar size and stature which also enables some healthy competition between the boys. SPT was first used during our premiership season in 2018. They certainly appreciated having access to the new technology and receiving that immediate feedback certainly put an edge on their opponents.
As a club, we have seen our players run harder and clock up higher work rates and appreciate the quality insights we are now receiving for each individual that wears the units.
With SPT GPS we were able to objectify players outputs to understand the demands of a match. For instance, in the semi-final CIF match, our most intense game of the year, we were able to see some of our players ran over eight miles in a single game. This was helpful because it set a mark at which we can compare all other performances to.
We also have used SPT GPS to compare players to each other through GameTraka. This gives me some tools of measurement when comparing our players and evaluating them against their peers.
The game performance analysis from SPT has been outstanding and has given the coaches valuable insights into the work rate of the players. The SPT2 live data has helped the players stay engaged in performance for the whole 90 mins of the game.
The price and the simplicity of the software is well suited for any division. Eastern Lions have shown a huge improvement in season 2019 with results but also most importantly, have been able to use the SPT units to help players stay on the park injury free and become fitter, stronger and more competitive.
The Eastern Lions Football Club would recommend SPT for any team wanting to climb up the ladder.
SPT gives you an idea of the match demands at our level. We wore them in games and then we could look at the data post game and see the match demands and match up these demands in training and make sure we hit those certain metrics during the week.
That was valuable because you don’t want to over work too much and you don’t want to under work too much. The ability to use the metrics you gain from a big game and integrate it into your sessions and weekly prep was invaluable to us.
SPT gives the ability for players to log in and view their data and they take a special interest in that. It makes it very competitive in training too, when you pair two players in the same position or they are vying for the same spot, you pair them together and they can compete against each other and can see whose working harder.
