Football players have a 75 percent chance of getting a concussion, according to the Sports Concussion Institute. Compared to 5-10 percent chance in most sports, this number is dangerously high. Louisiana State University (LSU) has partnered with a Seattle-based tech startup to help reduce this risk. i1 Biometrics‘ new concussion-sensing Vector Mouthguard measures player […]
Earlier this year, UCLA football started using drones during practice and now the Miami Hurricanes have followed this sports technology trend. By attaching a camera to a drone, Miami coaches have gained a new and unusual perspective from their scrimmages that enables them to learn and gain knowledge about a particular play. What is interesting […]
In the gridiron, every inch matters. There’s a ton of reads for a player to digest once the football is snapped. Time is of the utmost essence–literally and figuratively. “This generation is so easily distracted, because of all the access to the Internet, Facebook, and Twitter. When we were kids, you had to think about […]
The Big House. Death Valley. Between The Hedges. Happy Valley. Although none of these terms are the actual names of these NCAA football stadiums, they resonate with any college football fan when it comes to attending a game. Sure, everyone knows the capacity of each of these stadiums, but which of these stadiums holds its […]
Attempting to build an entire sports-centric platform–like what Fancred is doing–is an ambitious proposition in its own right. Something for the high school basketball scene, though, can draw remembrance from the days when LeBron James exploded onto the national radar. A time when digital media was at the nascent stages before its current state. This […]
