Today we’d like to introduce you to Kevin Thompson.
So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
The idea for Interactive Sports Group was born in 2015 when my daughter asked me to play tackle football in a youth league. I said no due to safety concerns, but she is relentless and really wanted to play. So I signed her up to play flag football at the local YMCA and I coached the team. I played tackle football in my youth until I graduated from high school. As I coached my daughter’s team, it was a lot of fun but very frustrating teaching the kids to pull on a flag to make the “tackle”. My daughter had fun and I was left with a feeling of “there must be a better way” for kids to enjoy the GREAT game of football without pulling on a flag. At the same time in 2015, concussions in football where being discussed and featured in movies such as “Concussion” starring Will Smith. Further, this was a time when the IoT (Internet of Things) concept was starting to grow. This is when I had the GREAT idea to merge wearable tech, data acquisition, and sports to make playing sports safer, interactive, and more fun! I filed for my first patent in 2016 to protect my technology innovations and started building and testing prototypes. After acquiring initial funding in 2017, Interactive Sports Group, Inc. was founded and we are working to launch our MVP in 2018.
Has it been a smooth road?
There is no such thing as a smooth road when you are developing an innovative product that does not exist in the marketplace today. Our biggest challenge is to stay focused on bring a viable product to market without getting distracted with all the potential future applications and products we can develop. Everyday we learn something new and innovative and must balance innovation, timing, and cost to ensure we stay focused and deliver on our goals.
So let’s switch gears a bit and go into the Interactive Sports Group story. Tell us more about the business.
Interactive Sports Group is focused on developing smart innovative wearable technology hardware and software applications in the youth sports industry. Our mission is to make sports safer, interactive and fun for our youth. The first product we will launch is positioned to be THE option for athletes and parents interested in playing a non-tackle form of football. Our non-tackle form of football is called Interactive Football and we use patented technology to denote a tackle when a player is touched in specific areas of the jersey.
We are very proud and honored to bring this innovative form of football to the community as it does not exist today…we are the first to approach football in this manner where technology and data are part of the game experience for the athlete, family, and fans.
How do you think the industry will change over the next decade?
Sports and technology will continue to grow as sensor technology, wireless technology, and IoT infrastructure expands. Sports data will continue to be very valuable as athletes, coaches, recruiters, etc. look for more information to help them make better and faster decisions. The future looks very bright!
Contact Info:
- Website: www.isportsg.com
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Penny King
July 30, 2018 at 3:47 am
I think the Interactive sports group is very interesting. I will encourage my childdren to play it soon, I am sure they are very useful for them. Thanks for sharing!
karan
January 28, 2019 at 11:22 am
Games are good i would certainly like to give it a try. I would certainly talk about this with my kids.