The Fantasy Sports Trade Association (FSTA) is to be known as the Fantasy Sports & Gaming Association (FSGA). The name and business change beginning in April was announcement at the Winter Conference in Tampa this week. Today, the old FSTA guard gave awards to companies leading the way in the industry. Yahoo won five fantasy sports awards while CBS Sports and Fantasy Footballers each won three. The Sports Techie community blog applauds the FSGA for their new focus on sports betting, games of skills and non-sports contests while staying true to their FSTA core competencies.

Fantasy Sports and G...

The original Jackie Robinson professional baseball contracts while he played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Montreal Royals, together valued at $36 million, are slated to be sold at a Live Auction on January 31 in New York City. The two items went on sale yesterday during Martin Luther King Jr. Day running until the 100^th anniversary of the deceased baseball and civil rights legends birthday. The Sports Techie community blog is honored to share this opportunity with our readers and followers.  The two contracts are to be sold together with the opening bid expected to be $5 million.  The Jackie Robinson Foundation gets ten percent of the sale price...

Future of Sports Lab is a business incubator that sounds like an amazing opportunity and it is. FSL as its known is a collaboration between Ryerson University and Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) in Toronto, Canada. Six Canadian and North American startups were selected from an overflowing pool of innovative applicants to be a part of the cutting edge program. The Sports Techie community blog is as excited as you should be about all the incubators in the sports tech space. Ontario has it going on with the FSL.

Top Six

The selection process was thorough and candidates were fully vetted by the FSL advisory committee and mentor network...

Self-esteem can be lifted in many ways, but almost nothing compares with the energetic feeling of winning an award for athletic achievement. Getting to the top, however, requires an authentic determination to succeed and outperform competitors. Knowing that a memorable and eye-catching shiny prize is at stake can serve as a strong inspiration for exceeding expectations. The Sports Techie community blog understands the positive effects an athlete feels when competing fairly and earning a trophy. Read about the Heisman Trophy won by Tim Brown and sold via auction.

Why Trophies Matter

Awards that attract attention command high authority such as the World Cup...

The launch of ad:s by Sportradar is a true sign of the digital times in that sports gambling in the United States and worldwide is growing like crazy thanks to technology making it ripe with opportunities. Marketing data intelligence specifically for sports betting operators is at the core of this new sport business opportunity for ad:s. Research and Market say the gambling market around the world will have revenue in the $525 billion range by 2023. The Sports Techie community blog believes that number is too low because the CAGR of approximately 4% during 2017-2023 is not large enough. Sportradar´s global Sports Media Strategy features ad:s...

Tennis Channel is a superstar media company because it currently ranks as the fastest growing network in television due to their reach into 61 million homes. The year 2019 marks their 12^th year covering the Australian Open and is sure help grow their skyrocketing subscription numbers. TC signed 5 million subscribers in December, 2018. The Los Angles based sport company has continued to leverage sports tech to entice new customers while keeping existing users satisfied...

Major League Lacrosse is known as MLL and together with Kinduct, an athletic performance, analytics and resource leader; they are taking professional lax to the next level through sports technology that measures the health of an athlete. Kinduct is now the official health and performance software platform of MLL. The Sports Techie community blog chatted with Colin Keane, Director of Lacrosse Operations, MLL, and Tim Russell, VP of Revenue at Kinduct, about the training and rehab part of the deal allowing MLL access to a proprietary sports management system that stores health and wellness information enabling them to turn data into acti...

TeamSnap sports management technology headquartered in Boulder. Colorado since 2009 is now the official team and sports organization management platform for all Washington State Youth Soccer clubs. THE Sports Techie community blog followers and readers should know I played in WSY from 2nd to 12^th grade during the early 70’s through the early 80’s when families mainly used a printed schedule often placed on the refrigerator for most organizational and coordination needs for those that can relate before the digital era was all the way here with connected smartphones, tablets and PCs. I have also blogged about TeamSnap digital business and been a user as a high school lacrosse coach here in Atlanta making ...

Golf Sports Tech Upgrades

The great thing about golf is that it’s a sport suited for all ages and levels. The Sports Techie community blog has decades of sports tech history in this sport now symbiotic with technology. While some enjoy playing or fun, others prefer to play competitively. Despite the level that you’re at, there are ways you can upgrade your game that doesn’t include spending hours at the range or tons of money on new clubs.

In addition to practice, you want to try new gadgets. Taking your game to the next level is simple when you invest in a few items.

Here are the essentials that you’ll need in a game of golf:

• A golf club and ball
• Rain gloves
• White wooden tee
• Golf pencil
• Pitchfork
• Umbrella
• A golf bag for all your accessories

You also want to bring ...

Legalized Sports Betting Industry 

The newly legalized sports betting industry is broken down in the Sports Techie community blog by this infographic, “The brave new world of legalized sports betting” from NJgames.org. It outlines the latest state-by-state legislation, projected economic impact, monetization information, and stats. Leagues and casinos cheered when the US Supreme Court ruled against the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) enacted in 1992. As a result of the ruling in May, each state now has the right to decide on whether to legalize betting on sports, or not...