In this episode, we speak with Jamie and Gus from Stryd, a new company with a product that lets runners see a power measurement when training and racing.  Power has been used in recreational and professional cycling for a while now, and it is seen as a useful way to measure …

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Jamie and Gus – Stryd

In this episode, we speak with Lee and Jack from Scout7, a UK based company that provides software systems for scouting and recruitment to football clubs around the world.  They have been in the business since 2001 and they tell us how the company began and how technology has enabled …

Scout7

In this episode, we speak with Damien Hawes, international sales manager for GPSports (@GPSportsSystems).  The company creates systems that collect data from athletes for use in analyzing individual and team performance.  They can look at position, motion, heart rate, and other metrics to quantify what is going on physiologically on a …

Damien Hawes – GPSports

In this episode, we speak with Patrick Streeter, co-founder and CEO of Volatile Padding Technologies.  The company has created a material technology called d-Cel (TM) to offer protection in both high-force and low-force impacts.  Sport-related concussions are receiving more attention lately so we talk about some of the challenges in …

Patrick Streeter – Volatile Padding Technologies

In this episode, we speak with Olivier Munger, the president and chief technology officer of Quattriuum, who has recently released a new piece of tracking technology for ice hockey.  The FWD Powershot is inserted into the stick and it captures motions for analysis to provide the athlete with performance and …

Olivier Munger – FWD Powershot

In this episode, we are joined by Brock Laschowski, a masters student at Western University.  Brock has a long and varied history in playing and researching sport and his current work is with the Canadian Sport Institute in rowing and oar mechanics.  He tells us about the human-oar interaction and …

Brock Laschowski – University of Western Ontario

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Steve Otto, director of research for The R&A, golf’s governing body.  Given the traditional nature of golf, Steve stresses the importance of maintaining the balance between technological advancement and preservation of the game and explains how the research team approaches new topics and …

Dr. Steve Otto – The R&A, golf

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Tom Allen, a lecturer in engineering design at Sheffield Hallam University.  Tom leads the university’s sports tech course, he is an associate editor of Sports Engineering, and he’s also involved with the International Sports Engineering Association, which will be hosting their biannual conference …

Dr. Tom Allen – Sheffield Hallam University

In this episode, we speak with Nick White, a partner at Couchmans LLP.  Nick and his colleagues specialize in sports business law, working with governing bodies, teams and athletes.  They advise on the best way to manage collected data and athlete likenesses and they also broker deals between technology companies …

Nick White – Couchmans LLP

Davyeon Ross joins us in this episode of the Sports Tech Podcast.  Davyeon is the co-founder of ShotTracker, a new company providing a training aid for basketball players that keeps track of shot attempts and successes.  The system consists of a wearable component, a net sensor, and a smartphone app …

Davyeon Ross – ShotTracker

In this episode, we speak with Vin  McCaffrey from Game Theory Group International.  In times with explosions in university sport, the company aims to help athletes manage the high demands and use the experience to prepare them for successful careers in or outside the sports industry.  They create programs to …

Vin McCaffrey – Game Theory Group International

In this episode we speak with freelance writer Jeff Beckham.  Jeff (JeffBeckham) writes for ESPN and Wired about science in sport and he tells us about some of his favorite stories – the ‘moneyball’ approach to basketball, and a profile on athlete Sarah Reinertsen, the first woman with a prosthetic …

Jeff Beckham – Freelance sports/tech writer

Cricket episode!  We invited Chris Peploe to guest-host this episode with Richard Welch from PitchVision.  Chris is doing a PhD in cricket biomechanics at the Sports Technology Institute at Loughborough University so he knows a thing or two about the sport.  Richard created PitchVision vision and he tells us about …

Cricket – PitchVision, Richard Welch, Chris Peploe

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Jessica Leitch, creator of a physiotherapy and injury prevention service for runners called Run3D.  The company uses 3D gait analysis to precisely track the motion of runners.  The data is then used to provide specific and evidence-based recommendations to help resolve injury.  It’s …

Dr. Jessica Leitch – Run3D

In this episode, we speak with Mounir Zok, Senior Sports Technologist for the United States Olympic Committee.  Mounir (@mounirzok) tells us about the path to his current role and gives some examples of how technology is implemented to tie together the huge US Olympic Team and keep the athletes performing …

Mounir Zok – US Olympic Committee

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