In last night's no-hitter, Hank Adams was the only guy who didn't miss one of Roy Halladay's curving, dive-bombing, and all-around elusive pitches. Okay, technically, it was Adams' technology that had a bead on the Phillies' ace.
Adams is CEO of Sportvision, one of our 2010 Most Innovative Companies and the outfit responsible for PitchF/x, the did-the-ball-really-just-do-that digital graphics that change the way fans watch baseball. Much to the Cincinnati Reds' chagrin, the software tracked the speed and trajectory of every pitch from the instant it left Halladay's hand to the split-second later when it buzzed across home plate and past a flailing batter.
Like Halladay, Sportvision brought its A game to the playoffs. In addition to the conventional view from the outfield, the company has added two additional perspectives, one from overhead and another from the side, which illustrate the ball's precise movement through the strike zone. Thanks to Sportvision,...
Adams is CEO of Sportvision, one of our 2010 Most Innovative Companies and the outfit responsible for PitchF/x, the did-the-ball-really-just-do-that digital graphics that change the way fans watch baseball. Much to the Cincinnati Reds' chagrin, the software tracked the speed and trajectory of every pitch from the instant it left Halladay's hand to the split-second later when it buzzed across home plate and past a flailing batter.
Like Halladay, Sportvision brought its A game to the playoffs. In addition to the conventional view from the outfield, the company has added two additional perspectives, one from overhead and another from the side, which illustrate the ball's precise movement through the strike zone. Thanks to Sportvision,...
- 10/8/2010
- by Chuck Salter
- Fast Company
Sepp Blatter, FIFA’s stubbornly immovable president, has long resisted in-game technology to assist soccer referees. But after two more blown calls on Sunday threatened to overshadow the World Cup, he inched toward acknowledging what a worldwide audience could see for themselves: Soccer is ready for the 21st century.
England’s Frank Lampard was robbed of an obvious goal by out-of-position officials in a loss to Germany. And Argentina’s Carlos Tevez scored an off-sides (read: illegal) goal that was allowed in a win over Mexico. Blatter apologized to the English and Mexican teams. "It would be nonsense not to reopen the file on goal-line technology,” he told the media.
Here’s a sensible game plan -- plus coaching from an innovator in goal line technology -- for late-adopters Blatter and FIFA.
1. Go to the video.
Mlb umpires use it to review controversial home runs. NBA officials rely on it to scrutinize three-point shots,...
England’s Frank Lampard was robbed of an obvious goal by out-of-position officials in a loss to Germany. And Argentina’s Carlos Tevez scored an off-sides (read: illegal) goal that was allowed in a win over Mexico. Blatter apologized to the English and Mexican teams. "It would be nonsense not to reopen the file on goal-line technology,” he told the media.
Here’s a sensible game plan -- plus coaching from an innovator in goal line technology -- for late-adopters Blatter and FIFA.
1. Go to the video.
Mlb umpires use it to review controversial home runs. NBA officials rely on it to scrutinize three-point shots,...
- 6/30/2010
- by Chuck Salter
- Fast Company
digg_url = 'http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/chuck-salter/dash-salt/top-10-most-creative-people-sports'; digg_skin = 'compact'; Are not who you might expect. No LeBron or Dwight. No Melo or Kobe. We rank the brains--the right-brain superstars--behind the teams, venues, and deals that are, yes, changing the game.
1. Tim Leiweke, CEO of Aeg Worldwide His company owns and operates professional teams and facilities around the globe, and his latest high-profile projects should transform the industry. Aeg is building arenas across China to help the NBA expand into the world's most populous country. And L.A. Live, a 27-acre campus that hosts Laker games in the Staples Center, the ESPYs in the Nokia Theater, and Espn broadcasts in its new studio, embodies Leiweke's vision of merging sports and entertainment.
2. Hank Adams, CEO of Sportvision The yellow first-down line on the TV screen. The nifty Nascar graphics that identify racecars traveling bumper to bumper at 200 mph.
1. Tim Leiweke, CEO of Aeg Worldwide His company owns and operates professional teams and facilities around the globe, and his latest high-profile projects should transform the industry. Aeg is building arenas across China to help the NBA expand into the world's most populous country. And L.A. Live, a 27-acre campus that hosts Laker games in the Staples Center, the ESPYs in the Nokia Theater, and Espn broadcasts in its new studio, embodies Leiweke's vision of merging sports and entertainment.
2. Hank Adams, CEO of Sportvision The yellow first-down line on the TV screen. The nifty Nascar graphics that identify racecars traveling bumper to bumper at 200 mph.
- 6/12/2009
- by Chuck Salter
- Fast Company
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