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 s

Scout7

Jun 19th, 2014

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 comp

Damien Hawes – GPSports

May 29th, 2014 9m 19s

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 posit

Patrick Streeter – Volatile Padding Technologies

May 7th, 2014 14m 41s

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

Olivier Munger – FWD Powershot

Apr 20th, 2014 9m 51s

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

Brock Laschowski – University of Western Ontario

Mar 5th, 2014 1m 32s

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 mecha

Dr. Steve Otto – The R&A, golf

Feb 16th, 2014 1m 31s

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 preser

Dr. Tom Allen – Sheffield Hallam University

Jan 14th, 2014 22m 28s

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 Inte

Nick White – Couchmans LLP

Dec 16th, 2013 24m 54s

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 athl

Davyeon Ross – ShotTracker

Dec 7th, 2013

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

Vin McCaffrey – Game Theory Group International

Oct 24th, 2013 26m 5s

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 c

Jeff Beckham – Freelance sports/tech writer

Oct 7th, 2013 26m 18s

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 athl

Cricket – PitchVision, Richard Welch, Chris Peploe

Sep 7th, 2013 34m 38s

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 abo

Dr. Jessica Leitch – Run3D

Aug 5th, 2013 2m 3s

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

Mounir Zok – US Olympic Committee

Jul 27th, 2013 15m 19s

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 toge

Phil Harfield – Rowing

Jul 15th, 2013 24m 12s

In this episode, we speak with research student Phil Harfield. Phil worked with the Great Britain Rowing Team, helping prepare the team for the Olympics and now he’s turned his attention to research in the sport at the Sports Technology Instit

Dr. Mike Vasquez – MIT Sloan Analytics Conference Presentation

Jun 15th, 2013 55s

This episode features Mike’s presentation at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference earlier this year. His talk was titled “The Printed Athlete: How 3D Printing is Changing the Face of Sports and he covers current usage of additive manufact

Jordan Rapp – Professional Triathlete and Ironman

Apr 13th, 2013 23m 2s

In this episode, we speak with Jordan Rapp, professional triathlete. In addition to being wicked quick on water, bike, and shoes, Jordan has a technical mind trained through an engineering degree from Princeton. He sees his racing equipment

Prof. Alan Nathan, Physics of Baseball

Mar 3rd, 2013 27m 15s

In this episode, we speak with Alan Nathan, professor emeritus of physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Alan is a nuclear physicist but he has and continues to turn his scientific eye toward different aspects of baseball.

Peter Mackness – ThrillCapital

Feb 3rd, 2013 29m 30s

In this episode, we speak with Peter Mackness (@PeterMackness) from ThrillCapital, a crowd-sourced funding body for sport and entertainment. ThrillCapital focuses on bigger projects of which participants can buy shares and ThrillPledge is bas

John Needham – Newton Running UK

Dec 14th, 2012 19m 30s

In this episode, we speak with John Needham from Newton Running. Newton Running (@newtonlab) shoes are a bit different from the typical shoe – they have almost no rise from forefoot to heel. The foot strike is similar to running barefoot bec

Nadine and Dave – University of Southern Mississippi

Nov 29th, 2012 21m 8s

In this episode, we speak with Nadine and Dave, two PhD research students in the Sports & High Performance Materials program at the University of Southern Mississippi with the School of Polymers and High Performance Materials andSchool of Hum

Ryan McGinnis – Instrumented Baseball Research

Oct 17th, 2012 19m 19s

In this episode, we speak with Ryan McGinnis, a PhD research student at the University of Michigan. We met Ryan at the International Sports Engineering Association conference this summer in Lowell, Massachusetts, where he presented some of hi

Huub Valkenburg and Dan Richards, Karhu

Aug 31st, 2012 27m 4s

In this episode, we speak with designer and developer Dan Richards and Huub Valkenburg, the president and CEO of Karhu. Founded in Finland in 1916, Karhu (Finnish for ‘bear’ – cool!) is one of the oldest athletic equipment companies with a lo

Mark Henderson – adidas Innovation Team

Aug 15th, 2012 9m 50s

In this episode, we come to you from the 2012 International Sports Engineering Association conference! The conference features presentations from academic researchers and companies from around the world, all focused on technology in sports.