⚗️ This is next level! What top clubs do with players' urine

⚗️ This is next level! What top clubs do with players' urine In professional football, the search for a crucial performance edge extends to even the most unusual places—now including the toilet. According to sports outlet 'The Athletic', a growing number of top clubs are using so-called S-Urinals from Kamleon to analyse their players' hydration levels in real time. Clubs such as Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Aston Villa and Ipswich Town already use the high-tech toilets at their training grounds. The technology is also being adopted internationally, including at FC Barcelona, Villarreal and AS Monaco, as well as in the NFL and NBA. The system is as simple as it is well thought out. Using a touchscreen on the urinal, players either select anonymous mode or log in to their profile so their data can be tracked over time. Integrated sensors then measure urine density, colour, volume and electrolyte concentration within seconds. The player immediately receives a score from 1 to 100, along with a green, yellow or red traffic-light indicator. At the same time, the readings are sent to the club's medical team, allowing immediate recommendations to address any deficiencies, such as targeted fluid intake. The key advantage of this innovation is speed. While manual testing used to be extremely time-consuming and slow to deliver results, the system enables an immediate response. Jordi Ferre, CEO of Kamleon, told 'The Athletic': "The benefit of real-time feedback is that it allows immediate action. Hydration is very dynamic, so it makes sense to address the issue straight away rather than a day later, after the data has been analysed, which was often the case with the old method." A 2020 study in the European Journal of Sport Science highlights the importance of these measurements. It found that 66.2 per cent of the professional players studied were inadequately hydrated, putting them at greater risk of a drop in performance. Optimal hydration supports recovery and reduces the body's stress responses, also providing valuable support for players fasting during Ramadan. The technology has also generated considerable enthusiasm at executive level. Speaking on the club's official website, Ipswich Town CEO Mark Ashton expressed his fascination with the installation at the new training centre: "The player's face appears on the screen, he clicks on it, uses the toilet as normal and the results are immediately analysed above, so we know the players' hydration levels, which is crucial for us. When we show people around, they can hardly believe we've installed something like this." In a sport where the smallest margins make the difference, smart urinals are turning an everyday routine into an effective tool for managing training. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.