Alabama Football uses Apple watches to aid home workouts

“They were very instrumental with setting up this whole program of what we’re doing for the players in terms of (having) Apple watches for their workouts, apps on their phones (with) weight-training programs,” Saban said to the Times Daily.

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Players can monitor their own daily progress and vitals with the Apple watches. The move was cleared by officials from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) but has drawn the attention of college coaches around the country. The NCAA recently released a Division 1 COVID-19 Q&A guide, outlining that coaches and other staffers “may not supervise or conduct such workouts” and that players “may not report voluntary athletically related activities to institutional coaches or staff members,” according to an ESPN story.

Training packets have also been sent out to members of Alabama’s 2020 incoming class in the form of digital workout apps as well as a detailed email that centered around stretching, flexibility and total body strength.