Using forty small, rectangular sensor hubs placed in casings under stadium seats at Sun Devil stadium, Arizona State University was able to turn a jumbotron cliche into a scientific measurement. In 2015, they collected sound data from the crowd using the sensors and represented the information on the scoreboard as a sound meter, said Assistant […]
New York, NY. — With the NFL preseason kickoff behind us, football has begun to creep into the minds of many Americans. But preseason isn’t the only buzzworthy item in the NFL. This football season, Wilson is launching the first ever smart football. Similar to Wilson’s Connected X Basketball that launched in 2015, the new […]
Long gone are my days of participating in after school practices, two-a-days in the summer heat and Friday nights under the lights. Although my football days are behind me I can still hear my coaches yelling about ball security, and especially the “five points of pressure/contact” while holding the football. Many fans and athletes alike […]
As technology advances and concussions are being diagnosed more frequently, coaches, parents and players alike are becoming increasingly concerned about the safety of America’s favorite sport, football. Despite increasing awareness regarding concussions and constant rule reforms implemented by the NFL to make the game safer, concussions are still occurring at an alarming rate. The NFL […]
New technology from startup ventures is transforming the sports industry. The mission of this series is to introduce startup companies in the sports technology space to a broader audience and allow Founders of promising new ventures to tell their story. Feel free to contact us if you know of a startup that should be considered for […]
