The thirst for testing & measurement data is at an all-time high. The NFL has been running combines for years, measuring the 40-yard dash with split times as well as other drills. MLB has stepped up its emphasis on data with investments it has made...
SportsBoard is psyched to announce a strategic partnership with Women’s Pro Lacrosse League (“WPLL”) in which it will provide its revolutionary athlete assessment platform for WPLL to use during its 12 regional tryouts in March-April 2017 and national culmination event in July 2017. By using SportsBoard,...
After exhibiting at the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) annual convention in very cold Indianapolis last week, one thing is very clear. Baseball and softball are on par with football in terms of coaches’ interest in testing & measurement data. The NFL Combine has existed for...
Sports-tech was once again represented in grand fashion at the NFCA convention with dozens of sports-tech vendors offering their solutions to the amateur softball coaching community. SportsBoard was joined by other tech companies such as Pocket Radar, Diamond Kinetics, Blast Motion, Flight Scope, Swinguru, Gamechanger,...
Seven years ago next month, one year after Apple introduced the iPad, ten other tablet manufacturers launched their new tablets at the annual Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Over the past 7 years, as the evolution of sensor technologies has made its way...
It’s hard to believe we are already nearing the end of 2017. Seems like yesterday we were doing the tradeshow circuit. SportsBoard will be at the following tradeshows in December and January: - Softball (NFCA): December 6-8, Las Vegas (booth 539) - Baseball (ABCA): January 4-7, Indianapolis...
It’s been 5½ years since we started SportsBoard. Back then, we really weren’t sure how we would fit into the technology ecosystem for athletics. With all of the recent mergers and acquisitions over the past 2.5 years, the market has consolidated significantly into fewer larger vendors...
When we started working with the NBA two summers ago to help them evaluate and scout officials, we never thought about how SportsBoard could apply to high school athletic associations and the officials they develop. And we certainly never thought that organizations like this hosted...
It should come as no surprise to anyone who knows Kris Johnson that March is his favorite time of year. It was March 1995, 22 years ago, that Kris achieved the ultimate goal of any collegiate student athlete, winning an NCAA Championship in men’s basketball. As...
SportsBoard is incredibly excited to announce its newest partnership with Blue Star Sports. Founded by Rob Wechsler and backed by Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys, Providence Equity, and Bain Capital, Blue Star Sports has acquired eight sports technology companies that address a variety of processes...