GPS System for Kenya National Rugby Sevens

For the first time, the Kenya national rugby sevens team will have Global Positioning Satellite facilities analyzing the performance. Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) has partnered with service provider Gammin to roll out the system that will allow coaches to make calls on players by using data availed by their performances in matches and training. This emerged on Wednesday during the naming of the squad for the next two legs of the HSBC World Sevens Series in Wellington, New Zealand and Las Vegas as the competition reaches its mid way mark with Kenya lying sixth on the log. We will start using the GPS systems as early as next week. The units are already in the country and we will start with ten units to monitor ten core players including the seven on the pitch.

The system helps in monitoring the heart and work rate of the player. We will be able to make decisions in an informed way such as during substitutions. We will know whether the player is tired or is not training since we can monitor a player every day,” Philip Jalango, the national team’s elite performance official at KRU explained. Team captain, Andrew Amonde, hailed the introduction of the satellite system saying it would help in evaluating the players’ output. They will enhance the performance of our players and help the management in building better players. We are looking forward to see the positive things they will bring to our team and we welcome them,” the skipper added.

The most important thing to understand is that the changes are positional and we are looking at the combinations to work through. Non-travelling reserves are crucial because it’s a crucial time and there is a short turn around between New Zealand and Las Vegas and Hong Kong and Japan, Felix Ochieng, the assistant coach and analyst who named the squad outlined. For the upcoming tour, we are looking at players who can play in more than one position and understand those positions to come up with the desired results,” the tactician added. With Kenya seeking to bounce back after their early momentum in Adelaide and Dubai was halted at Port Elizabeth, the team pledged to find their way back to the top. 2013 Hong Kong Sevens started from 22 March 2013 at Hong Kong Stadium. Buy Hong Kong Rugby Sevens 2013 Tickets online at HKS7T. It will again be hosted by its long-time home Ground Hong Kong Stadium.

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