Tag: stats

  • Use of Big Data in NBA

    In recent years, the NBA has been using big data to give teams a competitive edge. This data includes player stats, game footage, and even fan information. The Sports Techie community blog believes in this kind of data-collecting sports technology across sport. The goal is to use this data to help teams make better decisions on…

  • Strat-O-Matic’s Strat School Platform Launched To Assist Kids Learn Core Subjects

    Strat-O-Matic’s new Strat School is a platform and lesson plans designed for teachers and parents to assist kids with learning about math and stats in order to make decisions based on their interpretation of the baseball data. The concept to use sports simulation games to help kids learn about the probability of an outcome or…

  • National Lacrosse League Signs Sportlogiq As Official Stats Partner

    National Lacrosse League (NLL) and Sportlogiq just signed an Official Statistics Partner deal. The multi-year contract delivers artificial intelligence (AI) powered stats to teams, partners and fans via live match data collected at all 13 NLL venues in the United States and Canada. The sport of lacrosse is exploding across North America making this partnership…

  • NFL Renews Partnership With Zebra Technologies As Official Player Tracking Provider

    The National Football League loves the Next-Gen Stats platform so much they renewed their contract with Zebra Technologies Corporation as the Official Player Tracking Provider through the 2021 season. The CBA expires in 2020 so it is interesting to note that the NFL did not go beyond a three-year extension meaning the NFLPA might want…

  • Catapult Sports Wearable Tech Pioneers Live Women Rugby League Stats on Channel Nine

    Catapult Sports wearable sports tech, the NRL in Australia and Channel Nine entered into historical broadcasting territory with their live data-driven broadcast of the Holden Women’s State of Origin last Friday.  You won’t see this kind of performance technology during the FIFA Women’s World Cup going on in France right now on Fox Sports or…

  • WinView Scores Blake Griffin To Promote Commodification And Gamification By Sports Fans

    Blake Griffin and In-Game Predictions Platform WinView Games Flip the Script by “Taking Shots” at Fans Predicting Live Sports WinView and NBA All-Star Blake Griffin partnered to promote their sports tech platform that allows fans to predict during live sports events and action. To play the contest, simply make in-game predictions and win cash money…

  • The Talking Points From The 2018 World Cup in Russia

    The Talking Points From The 2018 World Cup in Russia It’s now more than three months since the 2018 World Cup ended on a high note with France lifting the trophy for the second time after a thrilling 4-2 win at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. But the interest surrounding it hasn’t gone yet, which is quite…

  • Tribez, Social Sports App Raising Seed Funding

    Tribez. Social Sport App. Find, Connect and Play. The Tribez app provides venues the platform to reach large audiences for group, social or casual sports play. I connected with Richard Sagar, founder and CEO of Tribez, on LinkedIn, he then reached out halfway across the world to me this week wanting to chat about his…

  • England VAR World Cup Destiny Should Influence Premier League

    What Changed To Make England More Successful In This World Cup? The pride surrounding the England team is unmissable. It’s been since 1966 when the Three Lions last roared as one for the football loving country when the men’s national soccer team won the World Cup final which so happens to be the year I…

  • Matthew Berry Game Changer Awarded To World Championship Of Fantasy Football

    WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF FANTASY FOOTBALL NAMED FIRST-EVER “MATTHEW BERRY GAME CHANGER” AWARD WINNER Winning the inaugural Matthew Berry Game Changer Award earned the World Championship of Fantasy Football (WCOFF) a check for $200,000, the Crystal Trophy and a piece of sports tech history. With the NFL 2018 season and training camp less than a month…