Nate Silver, best known as the founder of FiveThirtyEight, is recognized as a statistical mastermind and the leader in the field of data journalism. Silver originally used his statistical genius for baseball, but eventually thrust himself into the political realm. Now, Silver runs FiveThirtyEight, which has expanded into a major resource for sports analytics. Initially, […]
In 2013 the University of Maryland hired Dr. David Klossner, Ph.D as the associate athletic director of sports performance. He spent the last 10 years as the Director of the NCAA Sports Science institute. Dr. Klossner now oversees sports medicine, strength and conditioning, and nutrition for the Division I Terrapins. Dr. Klossner was the first ever […]
Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson is one of the brightest talents in college football. He has an incomparably strong arm and a certain poise in the pocket that makes him seem twice his age. Unfortunately, the rising sophomore’s college career involves only three full games. Following a fluke of a broken finger that left him out for […]
Beginning with the MLB’s introduction of Statcast, the sports world seemed to realize just how incredible tracking technology could be in the acquisition of never-before-known statistics. The NFL has responded with their own “Official On-Field Player Tracking Provider,” Zebra Technologies, and will place radio-frequency identification (RFID) chips in the shoulder pads of every player this […]
For many years sporting franchises around the globe have been searching for new ways to keep their athletes at the peak of their performance. The job of the old stat-man who would frantically scribble down numbers throughout a match has made way for technology’s finest. In the modern era, technology companies are rising from the bottom of the barrel to change the sporting landscape we once knew into something entirely different.
