Coaches of all sports now more than ever are using social media to evaluate prospects. (RecruitLook)
Technology has forever changed the landscape of college recruiting. College coaches soliciting recruits through letters or phone calls are labeled as “old school” recruiters. Those strategies still do exist, but to get on the same level as a high school athlete, college coaches must ‘speak their language’. That language is technology.
(Joel Auerbach/Getty Images North America) Our 2013 NFL Tech Series follows all 32 NFL teams up until kickoff on Week 1. Each feature includes the latest from each organization, spanning stadium wifi upgrades, mobile technology, fan engagement, and the tech used by players and coaches to gain an edge. Front office personnel and technology staff throughout the league provided an inside look at how each team plans on improving their franchise through hi-tech advancements. In this new age of technology in sports we are uncovering the many new innovations and strategies being used by teams and where the present and future of NFL technology lies. Today, we look at the Miami Dolphins and what technological advances they have in store...
For years – since 1995 to be exact – the X Games have served as an experiment for the self-proclaimed worldwide leader in sports, ESPN. The event was birthed from desire to capture the rising counter-culture movement among youth splitting from traditional sports in favor of “extreme” sports. Skateboarding, BMX, Moto X and all of […]
If you aren’t keeping an eye on the world of the skateboard, we understand. Skateboarding fails to register not only with the traditional sports fan, but also with the tech enthusiast. There’s no definitive connections or history, and as such we understand how you may have missed one of the more intriguing ad campaigns the […]
I was 12-years-old when I visited the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. My visit was part of a baseball tournament called the “Little Majors,” in which each state sent a baseball team to compete in a round robin tournament for baseball bragging rights. I spent a week in Cooperstown, toured the Hall […]