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Mapping the Flow of Information from Continuous Wearables: Insights from Elite Collegiate Athletes in the United States

Sunday November 16, 2025

“Continuous wearables collect physiological data throughout the day and are increasingly being used to help athletes and training communities achieve performance goals. While valuable, these devices collect extensive personal data with minimally studied sharing patterns. We investigate this issue in the context of elite United States collegiate sports by analyzing 15 semi-structured interviews with student-athletes. […]

AI-Powered Athletics Team Presents at the 2025 Times Higher Education Global AI Summit

Tuesday October 28, 2025

Members of the AI-Powered Athletics team — Spencer Thomas, Dr. Garrett Beatty, and Dr. Jennifer Nichols — presented at the Times Higher Education Global AI Summit in Toronto. Their session, “AI-Powered Athletics: Data, Ethics, and Responsibility,” highlighted UF’s innovative collaboration between the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering and the University Athletic Association. Their session abstract […]

Engineering Peak Performance

Monday September 15, 2025

The AI-Powered Athletics project at the University of Florida is redefining what’s possible in student-athlete performance and wellness by bringing together researchers, engineers, and UF athletics in a unified effort. The team has constructed a secure databank of health, performance, and academic data, combined with custom dashboards and analytics, to generate insights that guide training, […]

A Qualitative Examination of the Evolving Role of Sports Technology in Collegiate Coaching

Tuesday August 12, 2025

“Coaches play a central role in shaping athlete performance and development. In collegiate sports, coaches must balance competitive goals with the broader needs of student-athletes. As technology becomes more available in sports, it is becoming increasingly embedded in the workflows and decision-making processes of coaching staff. While many recognize the growing presence of these tools […]

UF Researchers Present Groundbreaking Study on Coaching Perspectives Toward Data Use

Friday May 9, 2025

University of Florida Ph.D. students Mollie Brewer and Kevin Childs recently presented their research at CHI 2025, the premier international conference on human-computer interaction. Their study examines how collegiate coaching staff engage with performance data—gathering, interpreting, and applying it in ways that reflect competing priorities across performance, athlete well-being, and privacy. Drawing from focus groups […]

Hanna Lewis Makes Her Mark on Gators’ Title Run Through UF’s Sports Performance Program

Thursday May 1, 2025

During the University of Florida’s unforgettable 2025 men’s basketball championship run, master’s student Hanna Lewis exemplified the power of UF’s Sports Performance and Analytics program. Working as an athletics intern, Lewis applied wearable technology, AI, and custom-built data dashboards to track and visualize athlete performance. Her tools helped identify trends in fatigue, effort, and recovery—critical […]

How Coaches and Athletes Interact with Data

Thursday May 1, 2025

This podcast episode, hosted by Fast Talk Laboratories, features Mollie Brewer discussing how coaches and athletes engage with performance data in ways that extend beyond just numbers. She explores the role of data in shaping trust, communication, and decision-making, emphasizing the importance of context and individual interpretation. Mollie also addresses ethical concerns like data privacy […]

Coach, Data Analyst, and Protector: Exploring Data Practices of Collegiate Coaching Staff

Friday April 25, 2025

A rapidly emerging research community at the intersection of sport and human-computer interaction (SportsHCI) explores how technology can support physically active humans, such as athletes. At highly competitive levels, coaching staff play a central role in the athlete experience by using data to enhance performance, reduce injuries, and foster team success. However, little is known […]

UF’s AI and Analytics Transform Gator Athletics Across All Sports

Wednesday March 19, 2025

The University of Florida is using AI and advanced analytics to optimize performance and recovery across all sports. Utilizing wearable sensors and supercomputing resources, UF collects real-time data on athlete movement, workload, and recovery to help coaches make informed training decisions. A key success story is the men’s basketball team’s historic National Championship run, where […]

UF Ph.D. Students Bring Precision and Perspective to AI-Powered Athletics

Friday July 19, 2024

Mollie Brewer and Kevin Childs, both Ph.D. students in engineering and former athletes, are integral to the UF & Sport Collaborative, a $2.5 million initiative exploring AI in athletics. Brewer, a cyclist, and Childs, a former swimmer now competing in triathlons, apply their athletic experience to research how performance data is perceived and utilized in […]