Los Angeles Rams and Sprint AI Join Forces to Revolutionize Player Management with AI-Powered Insights
Multi-year partnership set to strategically enhance Rams' operational efficiency and decision-making with cutting-edge AI technology
Multi-year partnership set to strategically enhance Rams' operational efficiency and decision-making
with cutting-edge AI technology
Los Angeles, CA (October 2, 2024) – The Los Angeles Rams are proud to announce a multi-year partnership with SprintAI, a pioneering AI-powered human performance platform, to raise player performance and development to new heights. By leveraging AI-driven insights from vast data sets, SprintAI will enhance how the Rams prepare, protect, and optimize their players and team for sustained on-field success.
SprintAI brings a unique fusion of world-class artificial intelligence developed by top-tier engineers, sports scientists, and elite performance coaches. This powerful collaboration enables the Rams to turn vast, complex data into precise, actionable strategies, creating a new era of performance optimization. SprintAI’s platform doesn't just enhance the decision-making process—it redefines how performance data is used by coaches, players, and management to fuel winning outcomes.
“As we continue to evolve our organizations around the globe, we seek out partners who are driving forward their industry to help us set a new standard within ours,” said Kevin Demoff, President of Team and Media Operations, Kroenke Sports and Entertainment. “Juha and his team at SprintAI have developed a remarkable expertise grounded in a data-driven approach inspired by some of the world’s most elite athletes. To be able to partner with SprintAI to bring their unprecedented technology to the NFL for the first time reinforces our commitment to putting our coaches and players in the best position to succeed as well as our desire to move our sport forward.”
SprintAI's platform offers far more than conventional data visualization and analysis provided by legacy software solutions. It delivers insights, alerts and notifications drawn from a comprehensive mix of on- and off-the-field player metrics. Through rigorous data cleaning, structuring, and proprietary algorithms, SprintAI transforms raw data into insights and recommendations that help the Rams maximize each player’s potential and on-field performance.
“We’re excited to work with SprintAI and utilize their insights to give our players the best environment to maximize their health, performance, and wellness,” said Reggie Scott, Vice President of Sports Medicine and Performance, Los Angeles Rams. “SprintAI also will inform our decision-making processes, centralize our data, measure effectiveness, and allow us to seamlessly exchange information for better collaboration.”
SprintAI’s cloud-based platform approach helps teams reimagine their daily processes. By providing a unified, secure environment for all player metrics and coaching tools, SprintAI helps streamline decision-making, fosters stronger communication across departments, and modernizes the team’s day-to-day workflows. This AI solution will be hosted on Google Cloud, the exclusive cloud partner of the Los Angeles Rams.
Additionally, SprintAI is customizing features specifically for American football, ensuring the Rams receive the most sport-specific, actionable insights available. SprintAI’s dedicated team of sports scientists and data engineers will work alongside Rams' staff to ensure a smooth implementation and maximum impact.
"At SprintAI, we don’t just analyze data; we unlock its transformative power for teams to drive strategic success," said Juha Tiihonen, Founder and CEO of SprintAI. "The Rams are an ideal partner for pushing the boundaries of sports innovation. Together, we’re not just enhancing player development—we’re reshaping the future of decision-making in sports. Our AI-driven platform is more than a tool; it’s a game-changer that will set a new standard for how teams operate at the highest level."
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Leading Sports Neurologist Dr. Vernon Williams Joins SprintAI Advisory Team
Los Angeles-based Chief Neurologist from Kerlan-Jobe Institute for elite athletes to help accelerate company’s cognitive and neurological performance approach
Helsinki, FINLAND – SprintAI, a leading artificial intelligence platform focused on maximizing athlete performance, is expanding the spectrum of its platform by adding Dr. Vernon Williams to its advisory team. Dr. Williams is one of the most respected neurologists in the world of sports, working with elite athletes from the NFL, MLB, NBA and other top leagues to improve their cognitive performance.
SprintAI's athlete performance platform takes all the data available from an athlete’s training program, testing results and from a fast-growing ecosystem of sensors and wearable technologies that monitor individual activity levels, sleep, and many other variables to give them and their coaches a holistic, real-time view of the athlete’s status. By analyzing this data using proprietary artificial intelligence algorithms, athletes and coaches at all levels can identify new areas for improvement and optimize their training and performance.
“Dr. Williams is a critical and welcomed addition to our advisory team,” SprintAI Founder & CEO Juha Tiihonen said. “His passion for helping athletes reach new heights through neurological and cognitive training methods is a critical element in our goal of delivering the most holistic understanding of athletic performance ever built.”
Dr. Williams is a sports neurologist and founding director of the Center for Sports Neurology and Pain Medicine at the prestigious Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles, CA. He serves as the Team Neurologist for the Los Angeles Rams and neurological medical consultant to local professional sports organizations, such as the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Kings, and Los Angeles Sparks.
Dr. Williams is also a three-term appointee to the California State Athletic Commission (currently serving as Vice-Chair) and former two-term Chair of the American Academy of Neurology Sports Neurology Section. He has received numerous public accolades and is a frequent medical expert and contributor to mainstream media publications and news outlets, including the Los Angeles Times, Sports Illustrated, ESPN News, Huffington Post, as well as local and national television news outlets including Ivanhoe National Broadcast News, CBS, NBC, and ABC television affiliates.
“SprintAI’s mission of maximizing athlete potential impressed me from the first time we met,” Dr. Williams said. “The team’s dedication to building the most complete athlete picture possible is something I immediately wanted to participate in, and I am excited to bring my expertise in sports neurology and cognitive performance to the team.”
Dr. Williams will begin using SprintAI in his practice with elite athlete clients during the first half of this year. He will also advise the SprintAI product development team on incorporating cognitive performance data into the company’s proprietary algorithms, for example in monitoring and analyzing athlete readiness.