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  • Sports Helmets: The Science Behind The Safety

    Sports Helmets: The Science Behind The Safety Football is a dangerous sport, and participation rates among young players indicate concerned parents are taking notice. Pop Warner, the largest youth football program in the U.S., lost 23,612 players from 2010 to 2012, the largest decline in the organization’s history, according to ESPN Outside The Lines. USA…

  • Football Helmet Sensor Technology

    Researching the topic of technology sensors in football helmets for iQ by Intel was an outstanding Sports Techie community blog opportunity. I interviewed helmet manufacturers Riddell Sports, Schutt Sports and Xenith along with an Intel spokesperson about how their company addresses helmet sensor tech. Big Data generated by high-impact collisions is being gathered with Intel…

  • D3O launching shock absorbing sports tech materials for targeted footwear market

    D30 impact protection is launching a brand new range of footwear cushioning material that has unique patented technology and superior shock absorption. They were founded out of the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they provided protective-wear solutions to the US and Canadian ski teams. Today, they supply the new Schutt Sports Air Pro 5.6 helmet liner…

  • One Year of Sports Techie and Twitter

    One Year of Sports Techie and Twitter Year One One year and over 30,000 tweets ago, I started tweeting at @sportstechieNET and let me tell you, it has made a huge difference in my life. I have learned so much about the world, our divine spirits and the guiding light in everything. Love not hate…

  • Mickey Loomis – N.O. Saints GM

    Sports Techie talked with Mickey Loomis, the New Orleans Saints Executive Vice President and General Manager about sports technology via telephone earlier this week. In case you do not know, Mickey and the Saints won Super Bowl XLIV this past season, who dat! (AP) Video A native of Eugene, OR, Loomis has a degree from…

  • Cablepalooza

    Sports Techie attended the recent Comcast Cablepalooza event and was in for a surprising sports technology ride at the Shilshole Bay Beach Club located across the street from our office in Seattle, WA. FSN Northwest and Seattle Seahawks The first Cablepalooza interactive event I participated in was the football toss into the Seattle Seahawks inflatable. Throw the…

  • O’ Sports Techie

    O’ Sports Techie Welcome to the first Blog in Sports Techie history. O’ Sports Techie is short for Original Sports Techie. That’s me in the picture above at a 2010 Seattle Mariners game at Safeco Field. I’ve been in the sports technology career mode for 15 years which is about 75ish in tech years. Sports…