Strength and conditioning, and medical

Looking after players is management too.

Training load, niggles, injuries and staged return to play. Utilero helps you spot problems early; the decisions belong to the strength and conditioning (S&C) coach and the medical team.

Session effort

Load isn’t measured by eye.

After every training session or match, the player rates how hard it was on their phone. The app multiplies the session minutes by that effort rating (RPE) and adds up the day’s load.

How the player logs it
80minutes
×
7effort (RPE)
=
560session AU

AU: arbitrary units. Sample data.

Strength and conditioning

This week’s load against the last month’s.

Minutes times perceived effort, every day. When this week’s load spikes compared with the last month, the S&C coach sees it in time.

The ratio between the two (ACWR) falls into one of four bands: low load, optimal, warning or risk.

LowOptimalWarningRisk
1.15

Sample player. Bands: below 0.8 low; 0.8 to 1.3 optimal; up to 1.5 warning; above 1.5 risk.

Testing

Each player against their own best.

1RM, CMJ jump, Bronco Test, sprint, high-intensity metres and impacts with GPS. Results are logged by date, so each player can be compared with their previous mark.

TestMarchJuneDifference
Squat 1RM120 kg132 kg+12 kg
CMJ jump38 cm41 cm+3 cm
Bronco Test5:425:21−0:21
30 m sprint4.52 s4.41 s−0.11 s

Sample values for a fictional player.

Physio

A niggle doesn’t rule you out.

The player reports in the app where it hurts and how much, on the VAS (visual analogue scale) for pain. The medical team tells a niggle apart from an injury and records area, side, diagnosis, mechanism and days since onset.

The squad’s niggle map and history export to Excel.

Niggle report

Hamstring · right

012345678910
No painWorst

Sample data.

Concussion protocol

Nobody plays on with a concussion.

The return is staged, with no stage skipped. Until there’s medical clearance, the player doesn’t show as available in the team selector.

  1. 1Rest
  2. 2Light aerobic exercise
  3. 3Sport-specific exercise
  4. 4Non-contact training
  5. 5Full-contact training
  6. 6Return to match play
On the availability traffic light:

Sample player.

More features

The whole club, in one app.

Load and return to playWeekly load against the last month, niggles, injuries and concussion.See in detailWomen’s squadSevens, tens and fifteens, per-player adjustments and private cycle tracking.See in detailYouth rugbyStages from U14 to U19, QR sign-up and attendance with no signal.See in detailPlayer appWellness, effort, gym programme and niggles from the phone.See in detailClub administrationFees, medical clearances, registrations, health insurance and youth emergency contacts.See in detail

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