SPORTSMART APP
The free injury and concussion management app.
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More Sport, Less Injury.
Sport is for everyone, and everyone deserves to play with confidence. That’s why we created SportSmart – a free, easy-to-use injury management app built for the real-world needs of schools and grassroots clubs.
From tracking injuries and managing concussion to supporting a player’s safe return to play, SportSmart connects the right people with the right information, when and where they need it most. Grounded in real-world experience, SportSmart empowers coaches, teachers, parents and players to make informed, timely decisions that put player wellbeing first.
SportSmart: More Sport, Less Injury.
Sports injury management
- Log injuries on the app when they happen, and clearly record actions taken
- See who’s injured at the start of each session and might be more at risk
- Add medical diagnoses and treatment plans (qualified staff)
- Use visual dashboards to identify any trends and drive informed decisions
- Reduce admin by linking SportSmart with your existing systems
Concussion tools
- Give your team the confidence to respond to and effectively manage concussions
- Use the Head Injury Tool to quickly assess if someone is concussed
- Follow clear guidance of what to do next
- Send automatic notifications with relevant staff and parents
- Manage a safe return to sport with the six-stage Concussion Recovery tool
Shared player care
- Share injury information between a player’s organisations (with permission)
- See who’s been previously injured and therefore might be more at risk
- Use insights to reduce the risk of further injury
- Use players’ participation data to inform and support your approach
- Set up MySportSmart to give 16+ players and their parents access and greater ownership
Free resources
- Access digestible, informative content on the SportSmart Hub (for free!)
- Learn best practice and enjoy insights into key issues in youth sport
- Share videos, podcasts and articles with other teachers, coaches, parents or players
- Download content to use day to day
Research opportunities
- Participate in real-world research across injury, concussion and mental health
- Benefit from our informed interventions
- Contribute anonymised data to long-term research studies into youth sport health with our Institute at the University of Oxford
- Help us shape a world with more sport, less injury
Introducing SportSmart
what are the benefits?
It's free
With no hidden fees
Quick set up
Seamless integration, no training needed
Log and manage on the go
Easy-to-use app, across all devices
Injury trends
Visual dashboards to see progress and trends
Concussion support
All following with the latest UK guidance
Reduced risk
The tools to identify, prevent and manage who’s at risk
Best practice materials
Educational tools, materials and insights from experts
All in one place
Sport, PE and medical staff have access to up-to-date injury information
More Sport, Less Injury
Play a role in helping people play sport safer, for longer
who we’re working with
We collaborate with schools and clubs across the UK to deliver safer sport.
“We are thrilled to have been given the opportunity to work in partnership with Podium Analytics and the work that they are undertaking to reduce the incidence and long-term impact of injury in sport is closely linked to our continued improvement as a sports department and comprehensive Academy.”
NEIL MOGGAN, DIRECTOR OF SPORT, HEALTH & PHSE, CITY ACADEMY NORWICH
What’s New
sportsmart faqs
How do I get my school/club on SportSmart?
To get your school or club onto SportSmart, simply complete the register interest form and we’ll be in touch to get you set up: Register interest
Once you’re on board, you can invite parents and players over the age of 16 to use MySportSmart, the free partner app.
Who is SportSmart for?
SportSmart is for PE teachers and sports coaches working in schools and grassroots clubs, who care about player wellbeing. It is designed to help you track, share and manage player injuries all in one secure, easy, free-to-use app. You don’t need to be medically trained to use SportSmart – it’s everyone, whether you’re full-time, part-time or a volunteer.
Designed for busy PE and sport environments, you can complete a full report straight away or simply record that one has happened and complete the detail later.
For first aiders and medical staff, we’ve created additional functionality so you can add all the detail you need for reporting and better player care, such as medical diagnoses and treatment plans.
How much does SportSmart cost?
SportSmart is fully funded by Podium Analytics and available at no cost for schools and grassroots clubs.
We’re a not-for-profit organisation on a mission to reduce injuries, increase sporting participation and build a culture of safety and support around every player. Because when we care for our players, they play better, play longer and grow stronger, on and off the field.
How can I make the most of my data?
There are lots of ways SportSmart helps you make the most of the information you collect.
Admins users on the app can access injury data dashboards that provide a clear overview of who’s injured or concussed and key information – such as where and when injuries have happened.
For all users – or anyone interested in collecting sports injury data! – you can find out more about how to make the most of the data you collect in SportSmart, by signing up to our free Data-Informed Decisions email programme. Over five weeks, we’ll share some tip tops, insights and ways to approach using data to enhance your injury management. Click here to register.
If you’d like to find out more, click here.
Can parents and players see the information being recorded?
MySportSmart is our partner app, designed for parents and players over the age of 16. On here, you can access a player’s injury records and make relevant updates, as well as manage the Concussion Recovery process when needed.
To join MySportSmart, you’ll need to be invited by a school or club that is already set up on SportSmart. You can use the form above if they aren’t yet.
How do I get involved in research projects?
We have an in-house Applied Research team, who work to transform learnings from elite sport and insights from our partners into useful tool, resources and information for our users and beyond.
Once you’re signed up with SportSmart, we’ll make you aware of any interesting opportunities to participate in projects that are underway. You can easily manage your consents for taking part in the app, too.
Why has Podium Analytics created SportSmart?
We’re a not-for-profit organisation on a mission to reduce injuries, increase sporting participation and build a culture of safety and support around every player. Because when we care for our players, they play better, play longer and grow stronger, on and off the field.
The information we gather helps uncover trends and surface injury patterns, guiding smarter prevention and stronger safety across all levels of sport. We share this insight with our SportSmart community, helping us learn collectively so that we all benefit from a growing knowledge bank.
Where is the data stored?
We take data security seriously. All data collected through the SportSmart is stored in our secure data lake.
To find out more, click here.
What do we do with player data?
Looking after your data is a key part of SportSmart. No named data collected through the app will be used without permission. For our broader landscape research, all data has certain information removed meaning that no individual, school or club, coach or teacher or parent/carer is identifiable. This process is called anonymisation.
Any specific research project will always require consent. If a school or club chooses to be involved in a specific research project, they will need to contact the parent/carer of player or, if over 18 the player themselves, directly and ask them if they are happy to participate. Only the data of those who have consented will be used for that specific project.
Each individual project will require its own explicit consent and a participant can remove that consent at any time by contacting dataprotection@podiumanalytics.org.
Want to find out more about how we use your data? Click here