At its core, coaching has always been as much about building and maintaining relationships as it is about the instructional knowledge being passed along. Many coaches, however, experience frustration over the hours they spend communicating with players long after their regular practice sessions have ended. But CoachNow (formerly known as Edufii) offers a solution in […]
Marshall’s Cinderella-like win over fourth seed Wichita State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last week was a validating moment for head coach Dan D’Antoni. With the team’s first ticket to the big dance since 1987, the tshirt-and-blazer-clad D’Antoni led Marshall to its first tournament win in program history by practicing what he’s […]
It’s a bit of an understatement to say professional sports teams have a lot of data to manage. Without the right system to house the data, teams fall behind in terms of connecting the analytical dots. SSB works with sports leagues and franchises to create a so-called data warehouse, making numbers usable from an analytics […]
Sportradar has partnered with Beitai Digital, a Chinese sports data and content company, to bring its extensive suite of sports data to China. Sportradar, which partners with major leagues in the U.S., including the NFL and NBA, said the deal will bring its data to Chinese broadcasters, such as Tencent, Sina, Sohu, Hupu and Bytedance. Beitai […]
Today the sports industry’s elite meet in Boston for the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. Industry vets come together with today’s innovators and tomorrow’s business superstars. Experts will address sports data, tech and other hot topics in the industry. One question is strongly debated: who owns the data? The Possibilities Imagine practicing your swing in […]
