The Way Back: How Sports Innovate and Thrive - Virtual Scouting

Before the NFL draft, public health concerns surrounding the coronavirus scuttled most pro days, pre-draft visits and medical evaluations, leaving scouts and general managers scrambling to fill in the gaps with data gleaned from wearable GPS devices, advanced tracking tech and analytics consultants. That professional sports teams are increasingly relying more on the proliferation of digital video and advanced data to scout prospects is hardly breaking news. But the trend is likely to reach a tipping point with more North American pro sports drafts approaching in the coming months.

For the first conversation in this series, SportTechie CEO Taylor Bloom and senior writer Joe Lemire will dive deep on virtual scouting with:

• Jeremy Hochstedler | CEO, Telemetry
• Blaine Patterson | VP of Sales, Sportlogiq

Registration is free. On-demand access will be available to all registrants.