An Interview With Upper Hand Founder, Kevin MacCauley | Forbes

Kevin MacCauley Upper Hand

Many of the world’s most successful companies started with a founder who had a problem. Google, Uber and Spanx are examples of companies born from a non-existent or inferior product that couldn’t meet a founder’s needs. Read how Kevin MacCauley, Upper Hand Founder + CEO saw an opportunity while coaching baseball and turned it into one of the sports and fitness industry’s leading software solutions.

Customer Story: New Video App Helps D-BAT Keep Training

D-BAT Video Analysis

D-BAT is one of the top indoor baseball and softball training franchises in the country, aiming to provide quality teaching environments and high quality instruction for athletes of all ages, from little league to the pros. When their franchise locations temporarily closed due to COVID-19, Upper Hand understood the importance of continuing to provide quality training to athletes, and immediately began working on a solution for the business.

This Week’s Top Fitness Headlines: ICYMI

Sometimes, the headlines we don’t see are the ones that impact our industry the most. Here are a few of this week’s easily missed headlines that just might be the most important news you need to know in fitness.

UPDATED: At-Home and On-Demand Workouts, Fitness Options during COVID-19 Quarantine

at home workout options during covid-19 quarantine

As gyms shut down to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, more and more businesses are launching online training to keep people active and exercising from home. We have compiled a list of gyms and studios offering online workouts and classes for those at home. These include scheduled streaming workouts, on-demand classes, free online memberships, and more. Click the blue links to be directed to the workout.

Could Coronavirus Cancel the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

Tokyo Olympics Coronavirus

With many high-profile sporting events cancelled or postponed, including the Chinese Grand Prix scheduled for April 19 and the World Athletics Indoor Athletics Championships, it begs the question–will the 2020 Olympics, to be held in Tokyo, go on as scheduled?

Circle City Success Podcast ft. Kevin MacCauley with Upper Hand

Upper Hand Software

Kevin MacCauley is the Founder & CEO of Upper Hand which is a software that helps to streamline all aspects of business operations in sports and fitness. He recognized a need for a scheduling software when he was coaching Little League and he used the skills he learned in previous jobs to grow the company to much more than just scheduling and to winning many tech awards in Indy. In this episode, you’ll hear Kevin tell us about the progression of his career and how a lot of his success relates back to the first job he had out of college and the skills he learned there, his love for books and learning and a ton of great book suggestions he has for us, and his company Upper Hand and how it’s evolved to what it is today.

How Technology Is Giving Hockey Goalies the Upper Hand

Upper Hand video analysis tools for hockey goaltenders

During games, Geiger holds an iPad and charts every save, goal, wide shot and puck handled by the goalies. During postgame video review, the goalies add more context, such as where the shot was taken and what kind of shot it was—a backhand or wrister, for example. All of these tags help compile an automatic playlist of video clips via the Upper Hand platform.

4 Ways to Avoid Coaching Burnout

Sports Facility Budget

Sports are becoming increasingly more competitive, putting additional pressure on coaches and trainers at all levels. Along with developing your athletes, the business aspect of the profession can be just as grueling. Between daily practices, developing strength and conditioning programs, administrative tasks, and added pressure to produce results, coaches and trainers are feeling more and more burnt out. Fortunately, there are ways these individuals can avoid the stress and successfully recover when experiencing symptoms of a burnout.

Creating a Sports Waiver Form

Athlete Waiver template

One very important aspect of your sports and fitness business is a well executed client/athlete waiver. This will help protect you from any liabilities due to injuries during classes or training, or other unforeseen circumstances. In addition, a sports waiver is designed to help save your business, even if an injury were to occur due to negligence.