I happened to catch a news segment about the most innovative thing I’ve seen in sports since quarterbacks started wearing wristbands with plays on them. It’s a new floor that could change sports forever. Take a look at the news piece, then scroll down for more…
This floor totally would have helped me get more playing time when I rode the bench in JV basketball! Instead, coach put me in the game when the score was so lopsided even Steph Curry couldn’t have tied it up. But I digress. I was glued to the TV watching Chris Thornton explain the court and its tethering to the iPad. He didn’t say if Android users can participate, but just calm down all you anti-Apple people!
All kidding aside, I think it will have a huge impact on basketball practice/training in teams’ private facilities but the integration of the court in public settings might be more difficult, especially in arenas that share space with hockey teams. Plus, isn’t there always “that fan” who throws stuff on the court? If the glass court gets shattered or cracked, does the game end right then and there? But for practices, what an amazing tool to be able to draw on the court. It opens up an entire new world for the players, and back to the fans… it has the potential to enhance game day experiences with animations on the court and even changing court colors often. It can also be used for volleyball, tennis, and more, and I love the idea of not having all those boundary lines overlapping each other. We’ve all been there, right? When you’re playing a sport and its boundary lines are one color but there are lines in blue, red, yellow, green, and it takes 21 minutes to figure out if your sweet volleyball shot was in or out.
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