Pocket Radar and RAPID form integration for player development

Pocket Radar & RAPID create integration to provide coaches and players with detailed and actionable metrics that give insight into the swing's overall power output.

Santa Rosa, CA — October 24, 2024 -- Pocket Radar, the industry leader in capturing accurate speed-based metrics accessible to everyone, is partnering with RAPID Tech, which empowers people of all ages, communities, and businesses with its innovative ground-based sensor technologies and software solutions. Inside the new Pocket Radar PLUS subscription offering, teams and admins now have the option to integrate both technologies through the Pocket Radar CONNECT platform, which provides unparalleled integration capabilities with leading scoring, streaming and player development apps.

"We are thrilled to announce an exciting partnership between Pocket Radar and RAPID, merging our industry-leading radar systems with RAPID’s innovative force and pressure analysis tools,”says Aaron Barrows, Senior Manager of Strategic Partnerships of Pocket Radar. “This collaboration aims to deliver unparalleled, real-time insights for coaches and athletes, optimizing performance from the ground up. Through our integration with the RAPID Swing Mechanic App, we are unlocking new opportunities that offer innovative, data-driven solutions designed to be portable, accessible, and effective for athletes at every level.”

Pocket Radar’s core technology is currently being utilized by championship winning coaches at the highest levels, to parents and players training in their backyards. Providing new software solutions tailored for player development and recruiting, athletes looking to improve their game and have their metrics be seen by coaches across the country has never been more accessible.

“The integration of RAPID Swing Mechanic and Pocket Radar creates the most comprehensive, portable, affordable, and actionable hitting lab available through one easy-to-use app,” says Philip Stotter MS, CEP – MLB & NFL Sports Science Consultant – Founder and President of RAPID Tech Inc. “Its dual technology capture capabilities, both on and off the field, rival those of the most expensive multi-system setups used at the highest level. Whether you are a youth travel coach or a professional hitting coach, this simple-to-apply combination will undoubtedly provide crucial insights for developing any hitter at any level or age.”

Tested and trusted by MLB teams, coaches, academies and more, RAPID has revolutionized training routines with their cutting-edge solutions for hitting, pitching, catching, fielding, and base running. Ground Mechanics™, their revolutionary training method, takes a ground-up approach by harnessing force and pressure sensing technologies to revolutionize player development. These ground-based technologies give users a window to the relationship between their bodies, the ground, and the forces acting on the body such as gravity.

“In order to develop an efficient powerful swing it is essential to build the power from the ground up to support a solid swing path,” added Dave Hansen, 30 year MLB Player and Coach – Current Senior Hitting Coordinator of the Cincinnati Reds, and RAPID Baseball Ground Mechanics™ co-creator. “The integration of RAPID and Pocket Radar provides coaches and players with detailed and actionable metrics that give insight into the swing's overall power output. RAPID's metrics offer in-depth information about the hitter’s relationship with the ground, including timing and force generation from initial movement to contact, the speed of weight shift acceleration, and the stability of that acceleration, among other factors. This combined analysis from RAPID and Pocket Radar captures the results of the swing's entire sequence, providing a comprehensive understanding of power generated from start to finish.”

About RAPID Tech Inc.
RAPID Tech Inc. is dedicated to developing reliable, high-value AI-powered solutions utilizing advanced technology to facilitate rapid goal achievement by providing meaningful metrics and actionable insights. A reputable name in the clinical, medical, law enforcement, and sports sectors, RAPID technology is utilized by leading professionals, organizations, and clinical research institutions. RAPID empowers people of all ages, communities, and businesses with its innovative ground-based sensor technologies and software solutions. RAPID Baseball, built by MLB coaches for coaches delivers simple to interpret metrics and insights to optimize a player's game from the ground up. For more information on baseball and softball applications, please visit www.groundmechanics.com , and for all other applications, visit www.rapidtechsoftware.com

About Pocket Radar Inc.
Pocket Radar® creates trusted, high value simple solutions using superior technology to enable people to rapidly achieve their goals by delivering meaningful metrics and actionable insights. They are one of the premier trusted brands amongst championship-winning high school and collegiate programs nationwide. Pocket Radar empowers individuals of all ages, communities and businesses through their innovative sensor technologies and solutions. More information is available at www.pocketradar.com