Athletes and coaches who look to utilize accurate tracking systems for athletic development just got an interesting new option. Sport Testing Inc, a company aiming to test an athlete’s abilities in all aspects of any sport, recently announced New Orleans Saints wide receiver Marques Colston as their Special Advisor.
“We are extremely excited about working with Marques,” commented Jamie Hollins, Founder of Sport Testing. “Our solution highlights athletes’ strengths and weaknesses, thus providing them with insight into which areas of their game need improvement and helping them reach the next level. With Marques’ background in professional sports and his aligned business vision, we are excited to work together to double our 80 current global partners as early as next year.”
Colston, the Saints all-time-leading receiver and touchdown-scorer, was recently released after his 10 years with the team. Now moving on after his successful NFL career, the XLIV Super Bowl champion is looking to enhance his entrepreneurial relations with companies he has a genuine interest in.
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“I am extremely excited to be involved with Sport Testing Inc,” said Colston. “We are leveraging technology to help athletes develop in a variety of sports, as well as working globally to monitor and analyze general fitness trends.”
As an business leader, Colston is the owner and president of pro indoor football team the Harrisburg Stampedes as well as a minority owner of the pro arena football team the Philadelphia Soul. Additionally, he has a strategic investment with Enerskin, so a company like Sport Testing is the right fit for his depth of knowledge in the field.
Sport Testing Inc. boasts state-of-the-art measurement technology and integrated data management that delivers an accurate, efficient and easy-to-use testing and training system. Their tests clearly identify strengths and weaknesses so athletes and coaches can adjust training and competition schedules accordingly using unbiased data.
With the Sport Gates™ hardware, athlete’s can measure their own specific performances on drills and tests that are processed on the Sport ID and Sport Hub. The athlete’s can then look at their benchmarks on the Sport Hub, gaining instant feedback on customizable leaderboards for any TV, tablet or monitor using wired or wireless connection. This measurement technology is combined with an Athlete Manager and Lounge software that gives users a personalized experience with the Sport Testing products.
“We’ve been testing athletes for 15-20 years. We created Sport Testing because we wanted to provide the solution to people testing athletes on a regular basis, and we wanted to make it easy as possible,” said Hollins in another interview. “Our gates capture the data, they send them automatically to our database, our database automatically loads it up into the report, we send the emails out to the athletes, and it’s that seamless. They get their reports in a matter of minutes.”
With accuracy, reliable real-time results, and customizable solutions Sport Testing’s platform has potential to integrate itself further in the sports training world. It is already used in prominent sports leagues such as the NHL, NBA, and NCAA.
“After we did a couple soccer associations, we realized we needed to find a better solution. To be able to test 500 kids accurately, have reliable results, and at the end of the day have everything ready to go to a centralized database,” said Jonathon Hollins, president of Sport Testing. “If they can track their progress from their training to their day-to-day practice to see if they are getting better and know where they need to be, it helps every athlete conquer their goals.”
In order to help assess the utilization of these new technologies, Sport Testing participates in events that aim to serve aspiring athlete’s growth. Recently, Sport Testing helped power the 2015 AYF Skill Challenge, where 125 youths across the nation were showcased, competing against one another in 40-yard dashes, the 5-10-5 pro agility drill, and other tests to help them achieve their athletic goals.
With Colston’s help, direction, and influence as Special Advisor, Sport Testing’s powerful database can facilitate a specialized system for all athletes and coaches to utilize.