Golden State Warriors swingman Andre Iguodala has been using wearables and apps, such as Game Golf and Zepp Golf, to improve his swing. The 2015 NBA Finals MVP and golf fanatic says devices like these that track athlete performance represent the future of the sports industry. Iguodala is no stranger to player-tracking technology. The Warriors […]
Driving Catapult Sports’ acquisition of Playertek last year was the chance to crack into not only the amateur market but also lower rungs of professional sports. Louisville City FC of the United Soccer League recently joined the latter ranks a month ago. Playertek is a GPS-enabled, sensor-embedded device much like the elite Catapult harness but […]
This week on the SportTechie podcast with Bram Weinstein, Benoit Simeray, CEO of Consumer, Catapult Sports, joins Bram to discuss Catapult’s growth as an elite athlete technology company and their recent entry into the consumer space with PLAYERTEK. The sports technology world should follow Benoit’s efforts closely as Catapult has grown as an elite athlete tracking company […]
One of the most watched spectacles in the Australian sporting calendar is the State of Origin, a best-of-three rugby league series pitting players who began their careers in New South Wales and Queensland against each other. Late in the second game, Queensland’s Johnathan Thurston — who had remained on the pitch despite a season-ending shoulder […]
At a major league club’s training facility earlier this month, a coach asked his young pitchers to throw a quick bullpen session, consisting of 25 pitches off the mound. Part of the explicit instruction was “to take it easy.” A few warmed up by throwing before they stepped onto the mound and with the catcher […]
