The National Lacrosse League may just be a nine-team league that pales in popularity and stardom to the likes of the NFL and NBA, but Commissioner Nick Sakiewicz thinks it’s the “best kept secret in professional sports.” “We’re all about digital-first and really exposing our great product out to the masses,” he said. “The content, the athletes, are world class. […]
Sports wearable and data and analytics company Catapult Sports announced Monday it launched a consumer product PLAYERTEK for footballers. According to Catapult, the player-tracking pod is the world’s first GPS-enabled performance wearable on the market for amateur footballers. In 2016, Catapult acquired PLAYERTEK as part of $63 million purchase between the former company and XOS Digital, […]
NEW YORK — The Drone Racing League may be less than two years old, but founder Nicholas Horbaczewski is already fielding questions about weaponizing the drones. Yes, like “real-life Mario Kart,” according to the former Tough Mudder executive. At the annual South by Southwest Conference last month, Horbaczewski followed up his solo presentation titled “Drone Racing: Beating the […]
Blue Star Sports and USA Football announced on Tuesday a five-year exclusive partnership which will see the youth sports systems integration and technology company change the way a governing body communicates with its member organizations. Frisco, Texas-based Blue Star Sports, which is led by Founder and Chief Executive Officer Rob Wechsler, is now USA Football’s Official Club, […]
Two months ago, SportTechie asked seven NFL players about the piece of training technology that they could not live without along with their favorite social media platform and follows. We decided to branch out and ask players outside just football, including the NBA, MLS, MLB and golf. Here is the full listing of athletes who […]
