Ep 36: GREAT SPORTS INC

Great Sports Inc

Coach Gabriel Roffe joins the Upper Hand Pod to talk about his work as CEO of Great Sports Inc. Great Sports aspires to be an outstanding athletic organization that provides a high-quality experience to every athlete. Roffe offers after school sports programs such as basketball, soccer and flag football to various schools in the Miami area – as well as personal training.

Sport Techie Interview: Startup Series

Upper Hand Software

This interview was conducted between Sports Techie and Upper Hand CEO Kevin MacCauley and published May 16, 2018. Upper Hand is a Software Suite of Business Tools for Coaches and Trainers What is your elevator pitch? Upper Hand transforms the way coaches, trainers and sports professionals conduct business. Its powerful, cloud-based mobile platform houses a…

EP 35: ALPHA GIRL SOCCER

alpha girl soccer academy

Hear from Shay Haddow about her work as founder of Alpha Girl Soccer. Coach Shay earned her Bachelor’s in Exercise Science and Master’s in Physical and Sport Education. She knew if she wanted to have the biggest impact on players “personal development” she needed to step away from club and high school coaching to give players 1-on-1 attention through private training. The goal of Alpha Girl Soccer is to empower and develop girls into strong, confident soccer players.

Upper Hand, Inc. Announces Two Chief Officer Promotions

Upper Hand Software

INDIANAPOLIS (May 3, 2018) – Upper Hand, Inc., the leader in cloud-based sports management software and business services, today announces the promotion of two members to chief officer roles. Myles Grote will now serve as chief product officer with Tyler Hill promoted to chief design officer. In their new roles, Grote will lead overall product…

EP 34: BLACK HEART BASKETBALL

black heart basketball

Lucious Wagner joins the Upper Hand pod to talk about his work at Black Heart Basketball. Coach Wagner was previously the Director of Basketball Operations at the University of Evansville and is now the founder of Black Heart Basketball where he focuses on providing training accountability and detailed, repetition-based training – at all levels.

EP 33: ELITE PERFORMANCE TRAINING SYSTEMS

elite performance training systems

Coach Jeremy Campbell founded Elite Performance Training Systems in 2009 with the goal of creating a facility where the modern athlete could prepare for competition at their highest level — both mentally and physically.

Philipp Grubauer vs. Sergei Bobrovsky

Stanley Cup Golden Knights Goalie

NHL.com shared a story on Upper Hand’s help with analyzing goaltending utilizing Double Blue Sports’ technology. Goaltending is an integral part of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. To better understand the strengths and weaknesses of each goaltender, the last 100 goals allowed for each were charted, with the help of Double Blue Sport Analytics from Upper…

EP 32: SYNERGY HOCKEY SKILLS

synergy hockey skills

Jamie Rivers is a former Blues player, and owner of Synergy Hockey, where he works to improve athletes’ skill-sets, tactical understanding and physical fitness, bringing it all together for the shared goal of realizing the potential of every player.