Ulster Rugby has been partnered up with GPS Tracking Company, StatSports since 2008, and uses their system to plan and develop appropriate training regimens for their players based on a wide range of physical factors. StatSports is currently working with a number of professional sporting teams, most notably, Ireland Rugby, the EPL’s Arsenal FC and […]
In a new online series by STATSports, ‘Behind The Science’ with Matt Taberner, Everton FC’s Head of Sports Science, provides us with a unique look at how a modern club prepares for match day. When it comes to elite sport and the coaching staff in particular, it’s difficult to find a harder working group of […]
Sports, universally, are watched live. Yet, there’s a segment of fans that are dependent on their DVRs, catching up on games later or fast-forwarding them. Power users try to predict which matchups could go to overtime and schedule their systems to record by an extra hour or so. However, oftentimes, these thrilling games tend to […]
If you are a baseball fan who has always wanted to know more than ERA’s and RBI’s, then check out this VICE Media video on MLB Statcast. The video provides vivid insight into how this technology works and gets direct viewpoints from some of the people directly involved in its creation and operation: MLB Statcast […]
Home Box Office Inc.’s new boxing unit, Punch Force, recently got a patent for boxing gloves that will measure the force of punches and transfer the information to a database. Granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, this patent’s technology allows HBO to track a wide range of information that helps to analyze […]
