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Wearables as Coaches: How AI is Moving Sport Tech From Recording to Recommending
Wearables aren't just tracking you anymore. Here's what AI coaching on WHOOP, Garmin, Oura and Apple Watch actually does today, and what's still coming.

Shane Riddle
Jul 514 min read


Sepak Takraw: The Complete Guide to Southeast Asia's Kick-Volleyball
A beginner's guide to sepak takraw, Southeast Asia's acrobatic kick-volleyball: how it works, its history, the gear you need, and how to start playing.

Shane Riddle
Jul 29 min read


Who Owns Your Body Data? The Athlete Biometric Rights Question
Athletes are among the most monitored people on earth, but who owns their biometric data? Explore the real legal fight over GPS, heart rate, and health data in sport.

Shane Riddle
Jul 115 min read


What Is Cycle Ball? Football Played Entirely on Bikes
Cycle ball (Radball) explained: football on fixed-gear bikes, two a side, how it's played, its history, the UCI World Championships, plus what it costs and how to start.

Shane Riddle
Jun 297 min read


Olly Timing: How AI Is Replacing Swimming's Poolside Stopwatch
Discover how Olly Timing's AI computer vision records swimmers' times without timekeepers, what it does today, and where AI timing heads next.

Shane Riddle
Jun 259 min read


What Is Pickleball? The Fast-Growing Sport for All Ages
What is pickleball? A clear beginner's guide to the rules, court, gear and history of the world's fastest-growing paddle sport, and how to start.

Shane Riddle
Jun 228 min read


AI in Sport: How Artificial Intelligence Is Reshaping Performance, Officiating and the Fan Experience
Artificial intelligence has quietly moved from the sidelines to the centre of elite sport. It now helps coaches read performance, flags injury risk before it lands, speeds up the tightest officiating calls, and even writes the commentary on the highlights you watch afterwards. This is a clear-eyed guide to what AI in sport actually does today, where it's still finding its feet, and why the technology is only as good as the judgement of the people using it.

Shane Riddle
Jun 218 min read


Frame Running: The Adaptive Sport Making Its Paralympic Debut at LA28
Frame Running lets people with balance impairments run independently, and it debuts at the LA28 Paralympics. How the sport works and how to get started.

Shane Riddle
Jun 208 min read


The Smart Mouthguard: How a Gumshield Became Sport's Most Important Sensor
How smart mouthguards now flag dangerous head impacts in real time, helping protect players in rugby, football and beyond.

Shane Riddle
Jun 207 min read


Bouldering for Beginners: The Indoor Climb Taking Over Gyms
Bouldering is booming since climbing went Olympic. Here's how it works, what the grades mean, and how to start safely as a complete beginner.

Shane Riddle
Jun 197 min read


Hornussen: Switzerland's 300km/h Sport They Call Farmers' Golf
Hornussen is a 400-year-old Swiss sport where a puck flies at 300km/h and farmers swat it from the sky with wooden boards. The story of a national obsession.

Shane Riddle
Jun 195 min read


Rise of the Robot Officials: From Hawk-Eye to AI Refereeing
From Hawk-Eye to semi-automated offside, robot umpires and smart balls, here's how technology is changing who makes the call in sport.

Shane Riddle
Jun 1710 min read


Octopush Explained: How Underwater Hockey Works and How to Start Playing
New to underwater hockey? Learn how Octopush works, the cheap gear you need, and how to find a club and start playing this fast pool sport.

Shane Riddle
Jun 166 min read


The Future of Sports Technology: 10 Innovations Reshaping Sport in 2026
Ten sports technology trends shaping 2026, from AI officiating and wearables to smart stadiums and athlete data, and which are available now or still in trials.

Shane Riddle
Nov 14, 202314 min read


Cerebral Palsy Sport: Empowering Lives Through Adaptive Sport
How people with cerebral palsy take part in sport, from frame running and swimming to football, plus the benefits, inclusive coaching and the organisations that help you start.

Shane Riddle
Nov 3, 202313 min read


Wheelchair Basketball: Inclusive Sport for Everyone
Wheelchair basketball explained, covering how the game works, the 1.0 to 4.5 classification system, its history, Australia's Rollers and Gliders and how to start playing.

Shane Riddle
Nov 3, 202312 min read


Adaptive Sports for Autism: How to Choose a Sport
Adaptive sports for autistic children and adults, covering what the research says, team and individual sports to try, helpful adjustments and where to start.

Shane Riddle
Nov 1, 20239 min read


What Are Adaptive Sports? Empowering Lives and Breaking Boundaries
What are adaptive sports? How they work, where they came from, the main types you can try and the organisations that help you get started.

Shane Riddle
Nov 1, 20239 min read


Adaptive Sports Associations - Building Global Opportunity at the Local Level
What adaptive sports associations do for people with disability, from local programs to the Paralympic stage, plus a country-by-country directory of national organisations.

Shane Riddle
Oct 30, 20234 min read
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