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Kitman Labs scores with major Premier League deal

Company is working to reduce the risk of injury within professional sports by using tech to improve athletes’ health, welfare and performance

Stephen Smith, founder of Kitman Labs: firm is working to reduce the risk of injury within professional sports by using artificial intelligence and data science

Kitman Labs, the Irish sports science and data analytics company, has scored a “game-changing” multi-year partnership deal with the Premier League.

Club academies will be provided with the ‘football Intelligence platform’ developed by Kitman Labs which effectively gives clubs the ability to track and support young players’ progress both on and off the pitch.

Founded in 2012 by Stephen Smith, a former Leinster rugby strength and conditioning coach, Kitman is working to reduce the risk ...