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The Villanova Wildcats Are Using These Wearables To Manage Their Players With Cold Hard Data

The Villanova Wildcats have breezed through their first three games of the NCAA Tournament this year. But now, in the Elite 8, they will have their biggest challenge yet when they face the Tournament’s #1 overall seed in the Kansas Jayhawks.

While the Wildcats are clearly full of talented players this March Madness, the coaching and training staff has also upped their game with the help of some cutting-edge technology.

Preparing for the Jayhawks #Elite8 #LetsMarchNova #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/1fgZh62tOT

— Villanova MBB (@NovaMBB) March 25, 2016

Products from Polar, a sports technology company that makes heart rate monitors, fitness trackers, and GPS sports watches, have been utilized by the staff to gain valuable metrics and insights about their players.