ASPIRE Sports Academy Utilizes Avaya IP Telephony Solutions To Inspire Excellence

The ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence is the first sporting academy of its kind in the Middle East. The Academy's vision is to mould the best young sporting talent from the region into world-class athletes and future role models. To accomplish this, ASPIRE offers the highest standards in sport and educational facilities to its hand-picked students, and supports these facilities with the best, most cutting-edge technology infrastructure available. The ASPIRE campus features lecture halls, scientific laboratories, a library, amphitheater, boarding school, and medical facilities, as well as numerous recreational facilities. However the most notable feature at the Academy, which began operations in September 2004, is the gymnasium complex, which is the largest dome-covered sports stadium in the world to date.

Technology integral to sports training
Key to ASPIRE's goals for sporting success is the use of technology to improve training and performance. ASPIRE envisions an integrated sports education environment that links different elements of the training program for a holistic approach to sports technology. ASPIRE aims to connect their student database to a broad range of other systems, such as training and medical equipment, to make the information accessible from anywhere on campus. Staff will be able to capture an athlete's training sessions and send the information to the central database; then analyze the data and create better training programs to improve performance.