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Helping schools and clubs deliver safer sport and PE
Schools and clubs are the front line of our mission to reduce the incidence and impact of injury in youth and grassroots sport.
SportSmart has been developed to support the on-the-ground needs of sports coaches and PE teachers, provided at no cost. The programme includes tools, educational information and insights to prevent, monitor and manage injury – all while driving greater understanding of grassroots sport and trialling new protocols in the real world.
Join us on our journey to help people play sport safer, for longer.
RESPOND AND REPORT
- Log injuries easily on the SportSmart platform, record an A&E visit or if a pupil/player was withdrawn due to injury
- Respond quickly to potential concussion with our unique Head Injury Assessment tool
- Automatically notify coaches/teachers, parents and other relevant staff when a head injury occurs
- Build dashboard reports of incident and session data to improve understanding across the team and ongoing injury management
RISK MANAGEMENT
- Access live injury dashboards for an overview of injuries at your school or club, and track injury rates over time
- Benefit from injury- and sports-specific advice, treatment protocols and insights, driven by dedicated research and in collaboration with Sports Governing Bodies
- Understand an individual player’s exposure across school and club sport with the Single Player View
- Identify who has had an injury before and so who might be more at risk before a session starts
RETURN TO PLAY
- Benefit from recovery protocols and recommendations on the SportSmart platform
- Reduce repeat injuries through managed player rehabilitation and return-to-play protocols
- Manage return to play and reduce the risk of further injury
- Enable qualified individuals to add medical diagnoses and treatment plans
RESOURCES
- Enjoy the SportSmart Hub’s digestible, informative content and best practice information dealing with key issues in sport health
- Share videos, podcasts and articles with other teachers, coaches, parents or players
- Download content to use day to day in classes or at training
RESEARCH
- Participate in pioneering real-world research, building our understanding of physical and mental health and helping us refine and deliver an effective strategy
- Contribute anonymised data to Podium's research work, delivered in partnership with the University of Oxford
Introducing SportSmart
what are the benefits?
At no cost
SportSmart is delivered to schools and clubs at no cost
Quick set up
Team training and seamless integration with existing systems (e.g. school MIS)
Use on the go
An easy-to-use injury tracking app, usable across devices
Unique insights
Data and dashboards to report and track injury progress and insights
Reduced injury risk
The tools to identify, prevent and manage who is at risk
All in one place
Sport, PE and medical staff have access to up-to-date injury information of pupils/players
Best practice materials
Educational tools, materials and insights from experts
Real-world research
Get involved in pioneering research and help us deliver change
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 much does SportSmart cost?
SportSmart is fully funded and delivered at no cost to schools and clubs.
Who is SportSmart for?
SportSmart has been designed with coaches and PE teachers in mind, to help you deliver safer sport, PE and physical activity. The SportSmart platform includes functionality for first aiders and medical professionals.
How do I get involved?
To sign your school or club up to the SportSmart injury management platform, simply complete this form or email us at info@sportsmart.org and the team will be in touch to help you get up and running in three easy steps.
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
Where is the data stored?
The data collected through SportSmart is stored in Podium’s secure data lake. To find out more, click here
Can parents/carers and players see the information being recorded?
At the moment, information recorded in the injury management platform can only be accessed by school and club staff.
We are in the process of developing a player and parent/carer portal. This will allow parents/carers and over 18s to view any relevant incident reports and sessions quickly and easily.
How do I get involved in research projects?
The SportSmart team will share regular updates of new research projects that are underway. If your organisation is interested in taking part, you will be able to volunteer directly. The team will then be in touch with further details.