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Perch EVALUATE

Learn more about a new product from Perch: Perch EVALUATE, used to assess athlete readiness and fatigue, and track progress at the weight rack.

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Perch PLAN

Learn about a new product from Perch, Perch PLAN, our new programming tool built for the weight room

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Creating an Optimal Performance Monitoring Plan for Coaches: A Guide to Maximizing Athletic Potential

Learn more about creating an optimal performance monitoring plan for coaches to help athletes maximize their athletic potential

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Key Metrics to Monitor in the Weight Room for Performance Tracking

Learn about the Key Metrics to Monitor in the Weight Room for Performance Tracking

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Unlocking Strength Training Technology

learn more about how to use strength training technology to optimize weight room performance

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NBA Teams Are Using Perch’s AI-Powered Technology to Gain an Edge On and Off the Court

Brooklyn Nets, Detroit Pistons, Miami Heat, and Orlando Magic are the first teams in the league leveraging the trending weight training platform to help with player motivation, safety, and performance.

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Understanding Velocity Ranges and Zones

Learn more about the velocity zones, simplified velocity zones, and how and when to use zones for specific traits and adaptations.

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This AI is Taking Over the Sports World

This AI is Taking Over the Sports World... Every now and then, the sports world gets introduced to a new technology that absolutely changes the game. With professional sport currently operating at a more competitive level than ever, we have a question for you all. What’s the most important factor for teams to focus on?

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NBA's Nets, Pistons, Heat and Magic using Perch's AI-powered weight training platform

The NBA’s Brooklyn Nets and Detroit Pistons this month became the latest professional sports teams to deploy Perch’s AI-enabled weight training system in their facilities. They add to a growing list of clients that includes more than one-third of NFL franchises, MLS teams and more.

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NBA Teams Embrace AI Weightlifting Tech From Perch

NBA teams are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to get an extra competitive advantage. The Brooklyn Nets, Detroit Pistons, Miami Heat and Orlando Magic are among the first teams to leverage Perch, a cutting-edge AI-powered weight training platform.

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Meet the BostInno 2023 Fire Awards Honorees

They may work out of a Cambridge office, but Perch is working on the field, pitch, and court. A growing number of teams in the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, MLS, and NCAA use Perch’s AI-backed weight training platform to monitor player movements during exercises and enhance their motivation, safety, and performance.

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The Role of Power and Work Metrics in Optimizing Weight Room Performance

Read about the roles of power and work metrics to inform and optimize weight room performance

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Perch Install at the University of Georgia Football

"It just gives us the chance to give athletes autonomy. They come in the weight room and doing it their own. It's amazing how quick they pick up on the technology."

Perch Install at UPenn

"Penn in the Ivy League is the intersection of Peak performance and Peak academic stressors, we need a solution for stressors they receive in both of those environments. Perch allows us to do that by providing data-driven solutions."

Perch Install at UNC Football

"The ability to track guys instantaneously and to analyze their movement patterns through technology in the weight room has been fantastic."

Perch Install at University of Maryland Football

"The equipment, the technology, the Perch and the velocity-based training, I think it's been the single biggest influence on our program. It's given a whole new dynamic to our training because it's a new level of focus for our athletes."

Perch Install at McHenry High School

"What I loved about it there was no tether to have the camera be mounted in the rack where I can focus on the athlete and coaching. It's very user-friendly and so their ability to engage and get feedback has been phenomenal."

Perch Install at Kansas State

"Working with Perch has been a breath of fresh air, from day one, they provided us with Gold Standard customer service."

Perch Install at Hebron Christian Academy

"It's relatively seamless for the athletes. At the same time, I get really accurate objective data. I can literally take models of training and produce evidence that those models of training do or don't work."

Perch Install at Wake Forest University

"The team's been awesome. Got everything installed, all our guys were able to get around them, ask questions, get right into it and hit the ground running day one."