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www.sportseventsmagazine.com January 2016 9 t SPORTS Talk Tech Tools Below are tech tools recently introduced to the world of sports. Know of a cool tool or gadget? E-mail us at info@sportseventsmagazine.com. For Improved Performance will be located in downtown Winston-Salem. The upper level will feature 10 dou- ble-occupancy rooms for housing, a training room, meeting space, an open kitchen and lounge, laundry facilities and a study area for young athletes. Offces, exam rooms and a metabolic test- ing lab will be on the lower level, with a third street-level space for bike storage and maintenance areas. The facility will serve as a train- ing site for road and other cycling disciplines, including mountain and cyclocross. Currently, the NCC is in discussions to be certifed as one of only two U.S. Olympic Committee training sites in the country. Upcoming cycling events include the Winston- Salem Cycling Classic, which takes place annually in May, as well as the USA Cycling Pro Road & TT National Championships and USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships, which Winston-Salem will host in 2016 and 2017. In downtown Winston- Salem, a multi-phased renovation project at the Benton Convention Center, which hosts cheerleading, dance, karate, taekwondo and fencing competitions, was started in January 2016. Scheduled for completion in May 2017, the improvements to the 100,000-square-foot Released earlier this year, TeamSnap Live! is a new in-app feature that brings real-time score updates, sideline banter, play-by-play commentary, photo sharing and instant communication to mobile devices. According to TeamSnap CEO Dave DuPont, this new feature has been well- received by the more than eight million people who use TeamSnap to coordinate sports and other activities. "TeamSnap Live! is a real shift in the way people experience and interact with the live game experience," he said. "Customers love being able to instantly communicate breaking team news and stay updated on every play of every game." Founded in 2009 and dedicated to taking the hassle out of managing, coaching and partici- pating in team sports, TeamSnap created an app that allows smartphone users to fnd game locations and other logistical capabilities. TeamSnap Live! takes the app a step further, pro- viding coaches with an avenue for instant communication and bringing live game developments to parents working late or attending another child's event. "We have lots of parents who have multiple kids playing and are stretched. Often, one par- ent has to go with one kid to a game while the other parent is at another game, and having TeamSnap Live! has been a great resource for parents who can follow the games even when they're not physically there," said Wesley Houston, a hockey team manager who uses TeamSnap. TeamSnap Live! gives coaches, team managers, parents and spectators the power to update game scores, recap plays and add color commentary in real time from their smartphones. With these team crowdsourced real-time updates, TeamSnap Live! elimi- nates the need for one person to take on the task of tracking the score while also expanding the information fow among team fans. Those who can't be at the games can simply check the app to join in the action, according to DuPont. n Team Communication Tool Goes Live t d 2 0 1 7 d a n c e k Benton Convention Center renovation More information: www.teamsnap.com