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Upside Chat with Top Sports Performance Execs (NBA, NHL, MLS) on Load Management, Mental Health, Technologies.

This week we had the honor to interview a group of sports performance experts. Marco Nunez, former head athletic trainer for the LA Lakers (NBA). Pierre Barrieu, Director of high performance at Toronto FC (MLS) and FIFA High Performance Expert. Alexi Pianosi, Strength and conditioning coach for the [...]

Upside: AMS Ecosystem Analysis: Key Trends, Vendors and Recommendations to Teams

AMS vendors market analysis: Key Players, Trends, Recommendations to Pro Teams AMS systems, also known as Athlete Management Systems, have become one of the most common types of technologies used by pro teams today. With 20+ AMS vendors out there the space has become extremely competitive and fragmented over the [...]

Upside Chat: Mohammad Ali Abbaspour, CEO, Sponixtech, Leading Immersive Replay Sports and Virtual Advertising Startup

  This week we had the honor to interview Mohammad Ali Abbaspour, CEO of Sponixtech, a leading sports-tech startup that build technologies for clubs, leagues and broadcasters, to enhance the fan experience and monetize content for right-holders. Here is a video illustrating Sponixtech’s immersive replay and virtual advertising [...]

Upside Video Chat: Satoshi Ochi, Head of Strength and Conditioning Coach at the USTA

Sports organization profiled: USTA National Training Center Headquarters Location: Orlando, FL (USA) Background: 2017 was the year USTA National Campus in Orlando was built. The USTA Player Development unit has been created to identify and develop the next generation of American champions by surrounding the top junior players and young [...]

Upside Chat: Jesse Richman, 7 Times World Champion in Pro Kite Surfing, on Technologies & NFTs/Metaverse.

This week we had the honor to interview Jesse Richman, a 7 times world champion and 2 times king of the air in pro kite surfing. Jesse lives in Maui, Hawaii. Here is a video on Jesse Richman when he won King of Air 2020. Video: Jesse Richman. [...]

2022 Upside Top Sports Tech Predictions (NFT/Metaverse, Sports Performance, IPOs/M&As..)

Dear colleague, First off, we would like to wish you and your family a happy holiday and all the best for 2022. Make sure to stay safe during the holidays. This is now time for our 2022 top sports tech predictions. A lot has happened in 2021 in the world [...]

Upside Chat: Dr Ron Dick, Duquesne University, Ex NBA/NCAA exec, on NCAA NIL, MLB Lockout, Super Bowl & NBA Title predictions

This week we had the honor to interview again Dr. Ron Dick, associate professor of sports marketing at Duquesne University in the school of business. Ron also worked for 20 years in sports, including 15 years in the NBA with the Sixers and the Nets, and then four [...]

? ? November Recap: Sports Tech Startups Raised $405M. 88% Came from Metaverse startups. Nike Buys Metaverse Startup. Apple AR/VR Glasses Coming in 4Q22.

Dear Colleague, We had another busy month of November in the world of elite sports. December is off to a great start and it is a nice way to finish 2021 on a high note. In the world of soccer, the Major League Soccer (MLS) announced the 21 clubs that [...]

Upside: Sports Metaverse Ecosystem Analysis: Trends, Drivers, Challenges, Recommendations to Teams

Over the past 3 months, the Metaverse has become the new buzzword in the tech world with literally every single tech company announcing a Metaverse strategy. On top of that, major brands (Nike, Disney…) are now making inroads into the Metaverse space. Facebook, which renamed itself as Meta, is also [...]

Upside Chat: Gerbert Vandenberghe, Venly COO (Leading NFT/Metaverse tech enabler startup)

This week we had the honor to interview Gerbert Vandenberghe, COO of Venly, a leading NFT technology enabler startup. Show Notes: Through this interview, we touched on his background, and his role at Venly. We also talked about his startup, his product, how it benefits for sports organizations, [...]

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