August 2017

This is all about how the ball leaves the bat and the unlikely master of the skill in question

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The New York Jets have been on a technology rip ahead of the 2017 season, announcing a wave of new products and technologies that the team hopes will better engage fans and improve their in-stadium and at-home experiences.

NORMAN – Orlando Brown quickly learned to love the players’ lounge in Oklahoma’s newly completed facility behind Owen Field’s south end zone, with its couches, televisions, healthy snacks and even a barber’s chair available to players. But what if Brown wasn’t a college junior, and instead on campus for a recruiting visit?

After his seventh NFL season in 2014, Chicago Bears safety Ryan Mundy knew he was entering the “twilight” of his career. Though only 29 and fresh off his best year, he was cognizant of the sport’s finite longevity. “When the music stops,” he asked himself, “what am I going to do next?”

A May 2017 Sports Illustrated article took an insightful deep-dive into the NBA’s “hustle stats.” A closer look at these previously unkept numbers gleaned something important: hustle separates good from great. It therefore comes as no surprise to see names like Draymond Green and Stephen Curry atop the rankings.

With every new partnership, one of the most common questions we get is “How often should we assess?” Our answer to this is always the same: “As often as you’re willing to do something about it.” Now this may seem like a simple it depends cop out, but there is really some beauty in the …

We have been using the motusBASEBALL Sensor to great success over the last year, and it has been able to bring biomechanics measurement from the lab to the amatuer coach and player. Because of our success using the motusBASEBALL Sensor, we felt it would be helpful to provide some more information on how we’ve used the sensor so far.

New technology from startup ventures is transforming the global sports industry. This contact us if you know of a startup that should be considered for inclusion in this series. Startup Series has introduced over 300 startup companies in the sports technology space to a broader audience by allowing Founders of promising new ventures to tell their story and pitch their idea.

If you have been watching the Olympics, one thing you’ve definitely noticed is the preponderance of athletes sporting colorful web-like tapings on their shoul

NEW YORK – DribbleUp founder Eric Forkosh theorizes that Americans lag behind the rest of the world in soccer because youth in this country have less access to quality training and less emphasis on regular drills – and he offers a simple, portable solution.

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim is a Bundesliga football club that has made a 17-year journey from Germany’s fifth division. Think Sutton United becoming Arsenal. That rise cannot be wholly attributed to SAP’s sponsorship of the club, nor indeed the club’s increasingly intensive use of data analytics, underlying which is the software supplier’s Hana in-memory columnar database.

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Mental toughness has been discussed in the sports literature for many years. Indeed, mental toughness has been related to both business and sporting worlds owing to the alignment and common framework it carries. Here, I outline 10 key characteristics of mental toughness among sports performers.

The same technology that is invading every part of your life is now also becoming an integral part of amateur and professional sport. After all, the quickest way for players in any sport to improve is by quantifying their performance and building on what is right or wrong.

Alabama football continues to be a leader in sports science and technology with the recent addition of sleep-coaching program Rise Science for the 2017 season. Rise announced Alabama as its latest client on Thursday after adding the Crimson Tide’s title game opponent the past two seasons, Clemson, two weeks ago.

When first scheduling their testing program the San Francisco 49ers consulted with PUSH, among other sport technology companies, to provide testing solutions suitable for football athletes competing at the highest level. By incorporating the PUSH Band into their testing program, the 49ers we

As the head strength and conditioning coach for the San Jose Sharks for the past 11 years, Mike Potenza has established himself as one of the league’s leading experts in preparing the pros.

Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press The story of Michael Oher has become so large, so legendary, that in some ways we’ve forgotten there’s a real human being underneath it all. In many ways, what’s happened to Oher represents what happens to many NFL players. They bash their heads in (by choice).

Last season 28 Premier League footballers suffered serious knee ligament injuries – that’s the highest number in the past five campaigns. And there were 17 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries – the most serious kind – which was again more than any of the previous Premier League seasons.

One of the most watched spectacles in the Australian sporting calendar is the State of Origin, a best-of-three rugby league series pitting players who began their careers in New South Wales and Queensland against each other. Late in the second game, Queensland’s Johnathan Thurston – who had remained on the pitch despite a season-ending shoulder injury – lined up a possible game-winning conversion kick.

has been a one of its kind name in the world of sports wearables. The company, with quality products, has shot to heights with the amazing features it offers. This time, as per the claim, it is coming up with the next generation of in-game sensors Zepp Play Soccer.

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As coaches, we likely agree that we cannot plan for successive high-intensity sessions without negative consequences. Or can we? Information to substantiate biological theory for CNS fatigue as a result of high-intensity (speed and power) exercise is very elusive.

PEEKSKILL, N.Y. – On a scorching summer day in upstate New York, representatives from G-Form and Trek Bikes peddled up and down steep rock-laced trails to show how G-Form’s new line of knee and elbow pads can be used in different kinds of extreme conditions.

Major League Baseball and the Players Association publicly released on Friday the latest collective bargaining agreement, which includes provisions banning the use of data garnered by wearable technology for commercial use or for admission in salary arbitration.

“Gritting your teeth, while it’s glamorized, is probably one of the worst things that you can do.” Steve Magness is a performance coach and lecturer who trains nearly 20 professional runners, including Olympians. As a high school runner, he ran a mile in 4:01, which at the time ranked him as the #1 high school runner in the country, #6 all time, and #3 in the world.

I recently had a conversation with a Strength and Conditioning Coach where he stressed the importance of getting support from his Sports Medicine staff. While in most organizations the Performance and Medical staffs work closely, there is a growing realization of the importance of creating great relationships between these two disciplines.

In Part 1, I explained the principle behind trying to understand how head injuries happen in rugby, as well as the first important findings of our study, which were a) that the tackle is both the most numerous and riskiest match activity in rugby, and b) that the tackler has a higher propensity for head injury than the ball carrier.

CLOSE Learn about the Sports Science football combine that visited Lawrence Central High School recently, and how it could change the way high school athletics are evaluated by partnering behavioral psychology with physical assessment. Jenna Watson/IndyStar John Lewis reported to Lawrence Central on Wednesday morning with the rest of his underclassmen football teammates with little idea of what to expect.

The Golden State Warriors are on top of the NBA after winning their second championship in three years. They have been in the finals for three consecutive years, set the regular season wins record at 72 wins in the 2015-16 season, and came one game away from going undefeated through

Chicago-based sports analytics company STATS has developed a new platform for football clubs to analyse game video and performance data, using computer vision and AI to ease the discovery issues plaguing analysts in an age of data overload.

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Back in 2015, the Arizona Cardinals became one of six NFL teams to use virtual reality in their training efforts. Now, the Cardinals are including their fans in the virtual reality experience, thanks to an extended partnership with Cox Business, the team announced.

By Matt Hauck The first two blogs in this series focused on establishing data reliability ( Data in Sports Performance: Why Your Measurements Matter) and a foundation for practical data analysis in sports science ( Foundations of Applied Sports Science: A Starting Point in Sports Performance).

Toronto Maple Leaf partners with SAS Analytics : The Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and SAS, announced a partnership that will see the Club use SAS analytics to help analyze aspects of the team’s performance. This analytics initiative includes applying a data-driven approach to everything from player performance to on-ice strategy.

Virtual reality technology company STRIVR seems to have helped $64 million man Ian Mahinmi and his free throw woes last season. Though his overall percentage fell from 58.7 percent in the 2015-16 season to 57.3 percent in his injury-riddled 2016-17 season, Mahinmi’s free throw percentage was more than 30 points higher during the weeks he used the program, according to STRIVR data scientist Joe Willage in a report released last month.

CHICAGO – When Maryland football opens its season on Sept. 2 at Texas, the Terrapins will be well rested. That’s because, according to head coach DJ Durkin, the team has started using Under Armour sleep aids.

Although there would be no British triumph at the 2017 edition of Wimbledon, the event itself could be seen as a pioneering one many years from now. The us

The elite high school prospects participating in the inaugural Prospect Development Pipeline series of showcases and tournaments – a collaboration of USA Baseball and Major League Baseball – will have access to advanced tracking metrics thanks to a new partnership with Rapsodo.

STRIVR, a virtual reality training and content company founded by Stanford football kicker Derek Belch, has been training NFL officials ahead of the 2017 season as part of the league’s efforts to better prepare refs for live-game scenarios.

Professional cycling is a tough sport, but having great information helps keep Team Dimension Data at the top of their game. Looking at the world of professional cycling, especially on the World Tour where Team Dimension Data competes, you’re working with some of the most physically and mentally tough athletes on the planet today.

‘Let your cells talk’ – The potential of genomics in sports analytics: the Orreco perspective By Professor Cathal Seoighe What can the genome of an elite athlete tell you about the source of their success? If all you have to go on is a genome, to be frank, you won’t learn much.

The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs were looking for a way for their players to practice more efficiently. So the Australian professional rugby club became the first to sign up for Velpic Sport, a new electronic coaching platform. Now its players are better at remembering and understanding match statistics and how to use them for overall improvement.

DuPont Advanced Materials is about to make something “smart” that you might not expect. The company has released a line of stretchable electronic inks and films designed for clothing called DuPont Intexar. The beauty of Intexar is that it creates an intelligent garment that is flexible and comfortable, according to the company.

Sleep could be the next frontier of sport science, with Europe’s top-flight teams turning to experts to recharge their multimillion-pound assets and gain a competitive advantage on the field. As reported by Mark Bailey of the teams such as Manchester United, Chelsea and Real Madrid are recruiting “sleep coaches” to help their players snooze better.

It’s the most iconic cycling event on the planet. More than just a race, the Tour De France is a battle of wills and endurance that has thrown up some of the fiercest competitive rivalries in sport over the years.

This week on the SportTechie podcast with Bram Weinstein, Benoit Simeray, CEO of Consumer, Catapult Sports, joins Bram to discuss Catapult’s growth as an elite athlete technology company and their recent entry into the consumer space with PLAYERTEK.

For all the advances in training and preparation, brain performance is still an area that can leave coaches stumped. Most in sport accept that the brain can be harnessed to accelerate learning and improve performance but there is little collective understanding of how.

Technology company Gooseberry has introduced a new fitness tracker called Smart Buckle that can replace traditional clasps on even Swiss luxury watches. For those who don’t want to wear fitness bands, the stainless steel Smart Buckle is made to fit more than 500 brands of watches that feature standard 20-millimeter leather, silicon, and fabric straps.