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Seattle Seahawks, Volt Athletics Donate Sports Tech To High Schools

This year, three more high school football programs will receive a donation from the Seattle Seahawks and Volt Athletics of the company’s technology-influenced training platform. Volt’s technology is personalized to each individual based on age, experience and the position they play. With this information, the technology can better measure how to develop strength, muscle mass […]

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Wanted: Cleveland Indians Pitcher Trevor Bauer’s Lost Drone

Noted technophile and drone pilot Trevor Bauer — who moonlights as a starting pitcher for the American League’s top team, the Cleveland Indians —  has lost one of his prized machines and taken to Twitter in search of the culprit. The 26-year-old former UCLA engineering major spent his off-day on Monday flying one of his […]

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Brain-Protecting Q-Collar Technology Spreads Through Sports World

The most promising research into concussion prevention is inspired by human yawns, woodpecker tongues and mountain-dwelling rams. The manifestation of this work is the novel Q-Collar, a device worn around the neck that works by enhancing the brain’s own physiology by lightly compressing the jugular to increase blood volume in the skull. That may help […]

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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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