CARDIFF, Wales, May 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
10 companies will pitch their business
at the Sports Innovation Final at Cardiff University on Friday, 2
June
Just in time for the UEFA Championships League Final, innovative
start-ups are gathering at Cardiff
University for HYPE Foundation's Sports Innovation (SPIN) Final.
Ten companies will compete in a 'Dragon's Den' style competition in
front of an international jury that includes senior representatives
from the UEFA, FC Barcelona, Adidas, Amazon and Microsoft.
Participants include VIKTRE, a social networking site for three
million current and former athletes, and Exerlights-the first tool
to control training in real-time with LED-lights.
- Media and guests are invited to RSVP here (Places are
limited)
Also joining the challenge on 2 June in Cardiff is Globall Coach, which was adopted by
the Football Association of Wales
and allows Wales manager
Chris Coleman and his staff to
visualise drills by creating tactical animations on a big
screen. The software helped improve the team's win ratio by 25 per
cent, driving them to the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2016-the team's first major tournament
campaign in 58 years.
Other innovative ideas on display include software that
helps coaches manage matches, a device that hones players' passing
skills, and an app for fan-led lightshows.
Bernd Wahler, ex-Adidas CMO, VfB
STUTTGART President who will chair
the jury, said: "The quality of the start-ups is outstanding. We
all want to maintain the beauty of the fascinating game and at the
same time welcome meaningful and exciting innovations. That's what
this event is all about: showing the world the future of
football."
Other pitches include:
- FanPictor's app for fan engagement and crowd-led
lightshows
- Formalytics' 'My Kicks' app for measuring the speed, spin and
flight of a football
- Stryking's next-gen fantasy sports platform
- Socios Sports' sports visualisation software
- A passing and peripheral vision trainer called Elite Skills
Arena
- iXPole's hospitality service
- SciSports' data analysis and bespoke reporting.
Cardiff University is
partnering the HYPE Foundation , a global platform connecting and
investing in sports innovation, for the event at Cardiff Business
School's high-tech Postgraduate Teaching Centre. A hackathon will
precede it, giving students the chance to develop their own
ideas.
Companies will be pitching on the day of the UEFA Women's
Champions League Final between holders Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain at Cardiff City
Stadium - the first all-French UEFA competition final. Juventus
face holders Real Madrid in the men's final on 3 June, marking a
return for hometown hero Gareth
Bale.
For further information, please contact:
Heath
Jeffries
Innovation Communications
Cyfathrebu Arloesedd
Tel/ Ffon: +44 (0)2920 870917
Jeffrieshv1@cardiff.ac.uk