Varsity Nine and ai.io Announce Strategic Collaboration to Revolutionise Talent Identification into Elite Football Pathways
Varsity Nine has announced a groundbreaking partnership with cutting-edge sports technology company ai.io, creators of solutions that analyse, evaluate and enhance human performance
The collaboration marks a significant step in the evolution of talent identification and player development, with Varsity Nine integrating ai.io's state-of-the-art aiScout & aiLab platforms into their elite player pathway system.
The collaboration officially launched at Varsity Nine’s flagship Elite Showcase event at Stadium MK, where over 90 top-tier players performed in front of US college coaches and global scouts. Using ai.io’s revolutionary technology, Varsity Nine has the ability to assess & score athletic potential through the use of the world’s most advanced markerless technology and in-depth performance data, helping to match athletes to appropriate pathways – from US collegiate scholarships to professional contracts across Europe, Oceania, The Middle East and North America.
Vivion Cox, Director of Varsity Nine, commented:
““This is a phenomenal collaboration for Varsity Nine. ai.io’s AI-powered performance technology and insight into athlete potential helps us assess athletes of all levels and gives us the information to find a pathway that can help them excel. We can’t wait to explore the potential of this collaboration and bring information and insight to coaches and recruiters the world over to offer young athletes the chance to develop and excel!””
Richard Felton-Thomas, COO & Director of Sports Science of ai.io, added:
““Varsity Nine is at the forefront of football development in the UK, and we’re thrilled to support their mission with our technology. By leveraging AI and data science, we can give unprecedented visibility into athlete potential and help recruiters make smarter, faster decisions. Together, we’re creating a global standard for what talent identification and development should look like.””
This partnership brings the aiScout platform, powered by ai.io, directly into the hands of Varsity Nine’s players and the coaching and scouting network, offering real-time, data-backed analysis that complement traditional scouting processes. The collaboration is expected to shape the future of how aspiring athletes are discovered and developed across grassroots and elite football.
About Varsity Nine
Varsity Nine is a UK-based sports management company and pathway provider, connecting talented athletes with opportunities around the world. Through high-performance showcases, strategic scouting relationships, and expert guidance, Varsity Nine enables players to unlock educational and professional opportunities globally.
About ai.io
Headquartered in London, ai.io is a ground-breaking, award-winning AI technology and data company, that develops AI technology solutions to analyse evaluate & enhance human performance.
ai.io have initially developed three main products available today:
3DAT is the world’s most advanced markerless motion capture AI analysis tool that can analyse any human, in any scene, performing any movement from any historical or live video - even from a mobile phone. 3DAT’s use cases are extensive - ranging from scouting and developing potential football players to healthcare, education, training, and much more.
aiScout, is an AI app-based platform that was initially developed to support the Football industry by analysing individuals using advanced in-house AI tools such as 3DAT for talent ID, scouting, and developing players all via a mobile phone.
aiLab is an AI based platform that connects third party sports science equipment to provide real time analysis, reporting and data insights to the athlete and staff. The aiLab software can be an added product to any current facility or delivered in state-of the-art turnkey solutions provided by ai.io.
aiScout is currently available to download for free from the apple app store and google play store and currently specialises in football scouting.
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