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Mind The Athletic Gap: Catapult Data Details Pro/Amateur Divide

As wearable GPS devices proliferate to lower rungs of professional teams on down to amateur clubs, this accessibility of tracking information can make the average weekend warrior in a recreational league wonder how he or she stacks up against a favored star from the elite European leagues. Catapult Sports, whose acquisition of Playertek has broadened […]

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Premier League Receives Court Order To Combat Illegal Streaming

England’s High Court issued an order on behalf of the Premier League to require internet service providers in the United Kingdom to block servers illegally live-streaming matches. Such pirated content has apparently been rampant, with Kodi boxes and IPTV (internet protocol television) devices being used to circumvent the Premier League’s official broadcast partners. Sky Sports […]

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How Swansea City Uses Technology To Manage Today’s Athlete

Swansea City FC sits in the lower half of Premier League football clubs in terms of annual player spend, and as a result, it has to get scrappier and strategic with how it maximizes its talent on the pitch. That’s where Performance Director Richard Buchanan and his support staff of physiotherapists, data scientists, psychologists, sports […]

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