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LaLiga transforms fan experience with AI

CIO

IT is playing a key role in how the world’s most popular sport is played and experienced in Spain. The country’s premier football division, LaLiga, is leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML) to deliver new insights to players and coaches, and to transform how fans enjoy and understand the game.

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Amazon brings new AI-driven features to Thursday Night Football

TechCrunch

AI is changing how sports content is consumed If we asked someone about sports broadcasting a few years ago, we would have bet artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) would be the last thing on their mind. And after winning its first Sports Emmy award in May, it’s safe to say the tech behemoth isn’t easing up on the gas.

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NEX raises $25M, launches Active Arcade to get people moving

TechCrunch

It also previously raised a $4 million seed round from Charmides Capital, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment Ventures and Mandra Capital, Steve Nash, Jeremy Lin and Mark Cuban in 2018. Many other leaders in sports, media and technology have also baked NEX. This latest round comes after NEX raised an $8.5

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Coach Morrison’s Journey

Steve Farber

Coach Scott Morrison’s journey as an educator serves as a great lesson for all of us–no matter our profession or path. I’m deeply gratified to hear that my work has served as a confirmation of Coach Morrison’s natural impulses and instincts. My hope is that his story will do the same for you.

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SportTech Startups

Apiumhub

There is an increasing popularity of sport and the acknowledgment of its perks is being capitalized on by many different sports ecosystems all over the world. The ambition is clear: to expand sporting tech and innovation to make the sports ecosystem strong. Scout With Scout you can put your football passion to the test.

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Free Agency CEO seems to care more about control than the company, former employees say

TechCrunch

The New York-based startup launched in 2019 with the novel idea of bringing the talent agency model popular in Hollywood and sports to other professions. Employees felt subject to consistent pressure and loyalty tests which took time away from their actual jobs, former employees said. The hired coach was not present for this exercise.

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Reality Coaching – Real Coaching – A Case Study

Rapid BI

Have you noticed that over the past few years the use of the word ‘coaching’ has been increasing within the business environment? Was it that coaching really works or was it that companies started to outsource their training departments and as a consequence it was more cost effective to ‘train’ one on one? What started this trend?