If you have yet to attend one, go check out your local Athletic Director trade show and see what all the buzz is about. This year, we traveled all over the country sharing our company brand with ADs, and learning just what these shows have to offer.
Some cool things we stumbled upon were Catapult Sports products, StateChamps online ticketing service, and The Fanatic Group products. Heard of any of these? We’ll break them down for you so you can make sure you’re up-to-date on the latest sports technology introduced at trade shows.
Catapult Sports Monitor is an amazing piece of technology that measures sports performance. It consists of wearable sensors in a discreet device that can maximize a player’s performance, lessen injuries, and help modify training for absolute success. The monitor measures over fifteen variables such as knowing when player fatigue hits, their speed and motions, injuries, and comparisons between practices.
The Catapult monitor can tell you when a player is at their peak performance, or when they are lagging and need to step it up a notch. The purpose is to reduce risk of injury, figure out where an athlete needs improvement, assess their skills and stamina, and get them at their very best before a game. As a great and safe coaching tool for both athletes and coaches, we thought this product was a home run.
We all know the hassle of having to go to the office to buy tickets to a game, or log in online and print them off just to be scanned at the door. It’s a process that can and should be eliminated. StateChamps is an online ticketing service that requires just one minute of your time, and no scanners necessary! If your school chooses to use StateChamps there are four simple steps to accessing a great new ticketing service that will save your school from ticket fraud and embezzlement.
Step one, your school easily signs up for the service online, and it will be up and ready for use in just 48 hours. Step two, the purchasing process. Fans can buy tickets online at statechamps.com, by calling the company, or they can even be bought directly through the school’s Facebook page. You can add a seating chart as well for games that might sell out quickly. The third step is the delivery of the tickets. The ticket is sent to the user’s mobile device, and is “torn” on screen. No scanners or actual paper required. Quite a concept! The last step is the best one. The school gets paid in full for all the tickets sold. The service is free for the school, fans just have to pay a small gratuity to buy the ticket through this service.
Are you filled with school spirit and want to spread the excitement with everyone in your community? Check out The Fanatic Group! This company personalizes just about anything you can ask for with your school logo, song, or team colors.
From mugs, tumblers, and water bottles, to keychains and bears that sing your school fight song, this The Fanatic Group has everything one will need to get the crowd going. Candy, Christmas ornaments, pens, notecards, and even greeting cards can be personalized for each and everyone to share their school pride. All of these items are great for graduation or holiday presents, showing school pride with flags and signs, and connecting schools to their community.
The 2016 trade shows were nothing to mess with. From turf to scoreboards, jerseys to hurdles, these shows have everything an Athletic Director could possibly want for their department. Don’t miss out on the next one in your area!
