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NFL awards funding to 3 startups to develop safety technology
HOUSTON — The NFL’s effort to strive for a safer game continued Saturday with the league’s second annual “1st and Future” event at the Texas Medical Center Innovation Institute (TMCx). “We think technology is our friend,” Commissioner Roger Goodell said during a roundtable discussion. “Technology is going to help solve these complex problems for us.…
Read MoreThe Scoop – Saturday February 4, 2017
West Virginia: Arizona wide receivers coach Tony Dews is expected to be the new wide receivers coach on Dana Holgorsen’s staff, per sources. Rivals was the first to report the news. NFL 1st & Future: Congratulations to our friends at GoRout who today were selected as the winners of the NFL’s 1st & Future contest hosted…
Read MoreNFL and Texas Medical Center Announce Finalists for 1st and Future Competition
Houston – February 2, 2017 – The National Football League (NFL) and the Texas Medical Center (TMC) today announced the finalists for the second annual 1st and Future event, a startup pitch competition aimed at driving innovations to advance sports technology and athlete safety. The live showdown will take place at the Texas Medical Center Accelerator (TMCx) in Houston on February 4, 2017, from…
Read MoreGoRout introduces Vue-Up, the first in-helmet heads-up display system
GoRout introduces Vue-Up, the first in-helmet heads-up display system. Read about the latest sports tech news, innovations, ideas and products that impact players, fans and the sports industry at SportTechie.com. Football players are now able to read the practice field in a whole new way thanks to GoRout’s new Vue-Up technology that was launched last…
Read MoreMichigan Football Is Putting Their Playbook Directly On Player’s Arms During Practice With GoRout Technology
Image via GoRout If you manage to catch a glance at one of Michigan’s football practice sessions this pre-season, don’t be startled. At first it may seem like the players are carrying their iPhones around at training, regularly checking for text messages or snapchats. Well don’t be alarme..
Read More2016 Product of the Year
Normally we spend a day or two visiting with all of the vendors at the AFCA Convention and then bestow the honor of being named the FootballScoop Product of the Year upon one deserving product that is simply revolutionary. Well, this year we already found that product. In fact, when I learned of GoRout, I…
Read MoreLocal tech company modernizing the way football teams practice
It may come as a surprise that one of the most promising innovations to come out of Rochester in recent years has nothing to do with health care. The company’s called GoRout, and it produces wearable devices that allow football coaches to communicate with players in real-time. While the technology has not yet been approved…
Read MoreGoRout Partners with Coaches Edge Technologies & #Edgefbchat Twitter Chat
CLEVELAND, OH – Today, Coaches Edge Technologies and #Edgefbchat announced an advertising partnership with GoRout. GoRout is a wearable display technology solution that simplifies on-field communication for players and coaches during practice. The long term agreement has secured placement as the company’s official twitter chat sponsor. Coaches Edge Technologies Founder Keith Grabowski said, “We are excited to partner…
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