System for analysing athletic movement

1. A system, comprising:

a sensing sub-system, comprising:

at least one sensor for sensing an aspect of an athletic movement for an athlete, wherein the aspect of the athletic movement varies as a function of time during the athletic movement to generate an analog sensor signal; and

an analog-to-digital converter coupled to the at least one sensor, the analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the analog sensor signal into a first digital sensor signal and to communicate the first digital sensor signal to an analytical sub-system; and

the analytical sub-system comprising:

one or more processors;

a memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

extract a plurality of portions of the first digital sensor signal upon receipt, the plurality of extracted portions including: a load phase measurement comprising an average eccentric rate of force development during the athletic movement; an explode phase measurement comprising an average relative concentric force during the athletic movement divided by a weight of the athlete; and a drive phase measurement comprising a concentric relative impulse during the athletic movement;

store the plurality of extracted portions to a mass storage device as an athletic signature associated with the athlete; and

generate, by the one or more processors, a profile of the athlete based on the stored athletic signature of the athlete, wherein the profile of the athlete is expressed as at least one of a plurality of profile parameters, including suitability for a given sport, proneness to injury, and suitability for particular athletic gear, and wherein each profile parameter is associated with an archetypal combination of a load phase measurement, an explode phase measurement and a drive phase measurement.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises a force-plate.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the athletic movement comprises a vertical jump.

4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising an output sub-system including a display for visually outputting the athletic signature of the athlete.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises an accelerometer integrated into a wearable device comprising a shoe or a bracelet.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the memory of the analytical sub-system stores instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to extract a plurality of portions of a second digital sensor signal, and update the profile of the athlete based on the plurality of extracted portions of the second digital sensor signal.