STATSports Apex Moves Performance Data from Cloud to Vest
The Apex Series sensor sits in a lightweight vest and streams heart rate, acceleration, and GPS via Bluetooth to Nordic-powered edge processors. English Premier League clubs and other pro teams receive live load metrics without waiting for post-session uploads. Edge AI filters the raw data locally before any cloud sync.
Coaches obtain second-by-second exertion numbers instead of end-of-day summaries. Training loads can be adjusted mid-session rather than after fatigue has set in. Athletes reduce injury risk by staying inside individualized thresholds derived from on-device models.
STATSports supplies Apex vests to multiple English Premier League clubs. The teams report measurable drops in soft-tissue injuries after substituting live edge analytics for traditional post-training review.
Step 1: Acquire a Nordic nRF52840-based wearable board from https://www.nordicsemi.com. Step 2: Flash the board with the open-source Edge Impulse firmware and train a simple neural net on your own accelerometer samples. Step 3: Mount the board in a vest, collect a short run or drill, and review the on-device classification report to decide whether intensity should increase or decrease.