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What is the role of sportstech in player safety in American Football?
2022-02  With the Super Bowl being one of the biggest annual sporting events costing a hefty US$7 million for a 30-second commercial spot these days, the spectacle is garnering the ...
Only open platforms are the future of connected fitness
2022-01 The question, what role technology plays when it comes to the future of the fitness industry, has been subject of many studies and opinions. The pandemic has accelerated the ...
Sensors and Devices in Sport
2021-11 Deployment of sports technologies is impacting a number of verticals in the sports industry: people are changing the manner in which they participate in sport; the attainment of health ...
Global Supply Chain Issues
2021-10 From the ‘toilet paper crisis’, a current gasoline shortage in the UK, the microchip-shortage affecting automotive, technology devices and consumer electronics to empty supermarket shelves and concerns about delivery ...
Activity Trends in Sport and Recreation
2021-09 Activity Trends in Sport and Recreation Which is the fittest country on earth? The World Economic Forum (WEF) summarized the fitness and recreation activities of people in 29 countries in a ...
Athlete Success in Super Shoes
2021-08  Following the Tokyo Olympics, a number of media articles have reported on advancement in footwear technology and its impact on athlete performance.  Terms like 'super shoes' or 'trampoline spikes' ...
Project Management in Sport
2021-07 Regardless whether working on sports infrastructure, technology implementation or other capital expenditure – the traditional project management relies on cascading known activities which are determined by their dependencies. Project plans ...
Sportstech Ecosystems - Panel Discussion
2021-06  The University of the Armed Forces in Germany invited Martin Schlegel to discuss entrepreneurship in Sport.  In his role as a Director and Board Member of the Australian Sports ...
What is Sports Technology?
2021-05  At the intersection of human performance and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), a discipline evolved in the last decade which is, as of today, referred to as sports ...
Asia Sportstech Report 2021
2021-04  The 2021 report into sports technology in Asia-Pacific published by SportstechX identified Martin Schlegel as one of the selected individuals contributing to sportstech innovation.  The role of the Australian ...
Blockchain in Sport means more than Cryptocurrency
2021-03  Application of Blockchain technology in sport means much more than the use of cryptocurrency.  When the Sacramento Kings launched a blockchain-based auction platform in early 2020 “they relied on ...
Divergence of Media and Data Rights
2021-02  Sports media rights are marketed globally by selling licenses to various channels that broadcast events regionally.  Besides the conventional broadcast footage, sports performance data derived from the athletes' wearable ...