AI and training load: warning without promising
Many clubs measure training load with GPS vests, heart-rate monitors and watches: distance, speed, sprints, heart rate. AI models analyse that data to detect sudden changes or differences between players.
Their most realistic use is to warn: “this week this player ran much more than usual”. With that alert, the staff can look more closely, talk to the player and adjust the load.
What AI still cannot do well is predict injuries. There are too many factors (sleep, stress, history, chance) and studies show mixed results. Any tool that promises otherwise deserves suspicion.
These tools are not a diagnosis and do not replace the doctor or fitness coach, especially with players under 18. And a player's health data is personal data: it needs permission and care.