Beyond The Dashboard: Why GPS Doesn't Solve High Performance

GPS units, force plates, dashboards, live monitoring... team sports have never had more access to technology. But is having the latest tech really the same as being high performance? In this episode of Enhanced Pod, Nick Pereira sits down with sports scientist Ashley de Beer to unpack the realities of implementing GPS and athlete monitoring in team sports. From his experiences at Catapult and consulting across Africa in a variety of team sporting codes, Ashley shares why the challenge isn't a lack of technology - it's knowing how to use it. Together, they explore the illusion of high performance, the dangers of chasing metrics without context, why training data matters more than match data, and how coaches, clinicians, and sports scientists can work together to make better decisions. Whether you're a coach, physiotherapist, sports scientist, S&C coach, or student entering the field, this conversation will challenge the way you think about data in sport. Topics discussed: • Why GPS doesn't solve high performance • The biggest mistakes teams make with athlete monitoring • Data hygiene and actionable reporting • Match data vs training data • Live GPS: useful tool or unnecessary distraction? • The role of communication and culture in high-performing teams • How physiotherapists and sports scientists can collaborate better in return-to-play • The future of GPS, AI, and athlete monitoring Connect with Ashley via LinkeIn "Ashley De Beer"