AI Sportswire Issue 18

Where sports meets AI innovation. Your ultimate source for AI news, tools and products shaping the sports and fitness industries.

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Tina Wilmott
April 17, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes

This week, we explore the latest advancements in AI, from game-changing AI training platforms to innovations revolutionizing the sports and fitness industry. Let's dive in!

In today's email:

🏆 AI Champions: How tech is transforming NBA strategy and helping teams win championships

🏋️ Fitness Revolution: Explore innovative AI-powered training solutions from Coachify, Gymijet, and more

🎯 Marketing Blueprint: Our detailed customer success story framework to showcase your brand's impact

🧠 Tech Pulse: ChatGPT surpasses 800 million users as OpenAI ventures into social media territory

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AI in Sports and Fitness

Nineteen-year-old entrepreneur Egehan Özsoy has built Coachify AI into a $1.4M annual recurring revenue fitness brand by creating an adaptive workout platform that evaluates users' soreness, energy levels, and available equipment to deliver personalized training programs.

The BleeqUp Ranger AI-powered sports camera glasses are designed specifically for cyclists, athletes, and outdoor content creators who want to capture their experiences from eye level. Available on Kickstarter, these glasses use artificial intelligence to enhance footage quality, automatically tag significant moments, and generate shareable videos with performance metrics like speed and heart rate overlaid.

The Gymijet workout system works anywhere you need to be.

Gymijet has launched an AI-powered portable gym system that combines isokinetic resistance training with a smart app that adapts workouts based on each user's form, goals, and progress—all in a six-pound kit designed for travel and small spaces.

Has artificial intelligence already helped an NBA team win a championship? According to tech startup Second Spectrum, the answer is yes - though they won't name which team. Today's NBA features sophisticated 3D tracking systems that monitor 29 different markers on each player, analyzing everything from elbow positioning to defensive footwork. Additionally, Tom Ryan, head of Basketball Research and Development at the NBA, is now developing AI applications for real-time refereeing decisions and immersive fan experiences like video game-style broadcasts that enhance viewer engagement.

On a related note, North Smithfield High School has installed a Pixellot AI camera system in their gym that automatically captures and streams athletic events, providing coaches with AI-generated highlights and performance analytics to develop strategies and improve player development.

🧰 Tools and Tips

  • Athlytic works with both your iPhone and Apple Watch to harness data from Apple Health, giving you personalized insights into your daily health and training readiness.

  • MealsAI helps you create personalized meal plans by scanning your fridge's contents or grocery receipts, then suggests recipes tailored to your ingredients and preferences.

  • Convert your text instructions into formulas or input a formula to have it explained with Excel AI Formula Generator.

  • Looking for a name for your new business or product, check out Namelix.

💡Prompt of the Day

Customer Success Story Framework for Your Business

Act as a marketing expert specializing in [your industry]. Create a comprehensive framework for gathering and showcasing authentic customer success stories from organizations that have used [your product/service] from [your company name]. The framework should help capture compelling narratives that demonstrate tangible impact and ROI for clients across various sectors of your industry.

Company Background Information: [Include 2-3 sentences about your company, its mission, primary products/services, and what makes your offering unique]

Include the following elements:

  1. 15 Interview Questions to Elicit Compelling Stories:

    • Background questions about the client's organization, mission and target audience

    • Questions about specific challenges they faced before using your product/service

    • Questions about their experience (ease of use, customer support, implementation)

    • Questions about measurable outcomes (specific metrics relevant to your industry)

    • Questions that reveal emotional benefits and unexpected positive outcomes

    • Questions that capture quotable statements for marketing materials

  2. 5 Story Structure Templates Based on Client Types:

    • Template for your primary client category (focusing on their specific success metrics)

    • Template for enterprise/large organization clients

    • Template for small business/individual users

    • Template for clients with unusual or innovative use cases

    • Template for clients who overcame significant challenges with your solution

  3. Visual Element Guidelines:

    • Types of images to request from clients (before/after metrics, implementation photos)

    • Guidelines for creating compelling data visualizations that showcase performance

    • Recommendations for authentic photography that captures your product/service in action

    • Suggestions for video testimonial formats (length, setting, key questions)

    • Best practices for presenting success metrics visually (graphs, comparison charts)

  4. Implementation Process:

    • Timeline for case study development from initial outreach to publication

    • Permission forms and approval process guidelines

    • Distribution strategy across owned media channels

    • Recommendations for repurposing content across different formats

    • Follow-up process to capture ongoing success and maintain relationships

  5. Measurement Framework:

    • KPIs to track effectiveness of each success story

    • Guidelines for A/B testing different story formats

    • Metrics to monitor impact on lead generation and sales conversion

    • Process for gathering feedback to continuously improve success story quality

The framework should emphasize authenticity, specificity, and the unique value your business brings to your specific industry or niche. All elements should highlight how your product or service addresses pain points that your competitors cannot solve.

Beyond Sports: AI News Bytes

Anthropic's Claude now integrates with Google Workspace, enabling the AI to access Gmail, Calendar, and Docs content to deliver more personalized assistance and in-depth research capabilities.

OpenAI's ChatGPT has reportedly surpassed 800 million users, with CEO Sam Altman noting that "something like 10% of the world uses our systems now."

OpenAI is reportedly working on developing an X-like social media network with an internal prototype that includes a social feed focused on ChatGPT's image generation capabilities.

U.S. college students can now get free access to Google's AI Premium plan, including Gemini Advanced, NotebookLM Plus, and 2 TB of storage, through spring 2026 to boost productivity, creativity, and learning.

AI Art Challenge

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