From the shoes we wear on our feet to the high definition televisions in our living room, wearable devices, the sports universe is a breeding ground for technology. Writer and Photographer Rick Limpert will examine this each week on The Tech of Sports – With guests which include athletes, inventors and journalists that cover the intersection of sports and technology.
Dr. Patrick Kerr wants to save football’s neck. The Manhattan chiropractor designed a protective collar to insert between a player’s shoulder pads and jersey to reduce the force of blows endured during games and practices. The device rises to support the neck and head as a player prepares to make a tackle. The aim is to control neck movement, which could prevent a common injury called a stinger, a nerve condition that can vary in severity. “The neck is completely overlooked in football,” he said.
If you’ve seen Walk the Moon’s chart-topping music video for “Shut Up and Dance”, you know who Lauren Taft is. From the age of 4, Lauren grew up dancing at competition dance studio The Movement Center in Columbus Ohio. After graduating high school, she then moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career professionally in dance. After attending a scholarship program at Millennium Dance Complex, and work study program at Edge performing arts center, she was soon after signed with Go 2 Talent Agency. It’s great to have Lauren on “The Tech of Sports” this week.
Welcome to “The Tech of Sports” from Charlotte N.C. and the NASCAR Media Tour for 2016. The Daytona 500 and the start of the NASCAR season is less than a month away and Rick has been in Charlotte at NASCAR Media Days. That usually means a look ahead at the 2016 NASCAR season, rule changes and those always interesting technology changes.
Weil Academy Director and Founder Mark Weil opened the Weil Tennis Academy in Ojai, California in June of 1997, becoming the first coach to open a full time, boarding tennis academy in the heart of Southern California. Since opening 13 years ago, Weil Academy has trained many junior world champions including former ITF #1 Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria, and many top professionals such as World #4 and 2009 Australian Open Semifinalist Vera Zvonereva of Russia & Top 50 Sesil Karatancheva of Kazakhstan.
It’s that time of the year, as Rick gives his picks for his favorite sports and even some non-sports related gadgets for the year. 2015 has been a great year for innovative gadgets, but Rick has paired it down to his favorite 7 and he is happy to discuss them with Steve.
SignalShare is a technology platform that allows venues and conference hosts to leverage their wireless networks to gather data-rich insights about crowd and user behavior in real-time. SignalShare is a technology platform that allows venues and conference hosts to leverage their wireless networks to gather data-rich insights about crowd and user behavior in real-time.