From Athlete To Innovator: Q&A With Isaiah Kacyvenski, Co-Founder Of Sports Innovation Lab

October 9, 2017 by admin

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ThisQ&A with Isaiah Kacyvenskioriginally appeared onStarters, as part of the Starters Live Chat series, where members of the community ask questions and gain insight from leaders working at the intersection of sports and technology. Isaiah Kacyvenski is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of the Sports Innovation Lab, a leading market research and advisory firm delivering insights on intersection of sports and technology.

Yet so far, the changes are proving more evolutionary than revolutionary. Cal’s first-year head coach, Justin Wilcox, for instance, characterized various gadgets as “just another way to train our players,” drawing a direct line between them and the more basic cycle of practices, team meetings, weight-room work and games.

A study of rugby playing teenagers has discovered sub-concussive blows can cause brain injury. Trinity College research group, led by Dr Colin Doherty, a neurologist based in St James’s Hospital, revealed the damage suffered despite every player examined being free of concussion symptoms. “Concussion itself may just be the tip of the iceberg,” said Dr Doherty.

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