Sports & Technology: ANC Sports

In each and every major professional arena/stadium across the country, what is one thing that you see? Think about it for a minute, and you just may come up with:  huge LCD screen. Well, this gigantic screen is also known as a  signage. In the sports world, there is one major company that is responsible for the majority of these screens, and they are called: ANC Sports.

ANC Sports is a company that installs  signage solutions for "teams, leagues, and venues". In addition to providing installation, ANC provides service and operation, as well as creating the content for organizations.   Using their own patented software, ANC Sports signage can be seen in over 200 sports complexes. These signages are present in the NBA, NFL, MLB, and NHL.  There are two main types of signages that ANC uses that cater to particular sports: the courtside signage and the field level signage.

Courtside Signage & Field-Level Signage
The "courtside signage" is in over 66% of the NBA.  These organizations have three options in which they can choose from: LED, DLP, and Rotational. Here is a chart that displays some of the major features that come with the three:

LED	DLP	Rotational
Real-time Stats	Customizable Padding	Ability to move all modules
Unlimited Crowd Prompts	Seamless Connection from table to table	Holds 18-20 advertisements
New Sponsor Inventory	50-inch display to 16:9 ratio	1 second rotation speed per banner
Portable Modules	Full HD Resolution	Custom built scores table
Waterproof/durable Modules	Electronic Image Alignment	Programmable schedules for automatic operation
	Automatic Color and Brightness Balancing	Low Production Cost

The Field Level Signages are using LED and Rotational , which is especially good for baseball and soccer. These are two sports in which rotation is heavily needed in order for the players and audience to all have the ability to see information simultaneously.

ANC Sports is the leader in the sports and technology industry when pertaining to display screens. Making an estimated 60 million dollars per year, (via Sports Business Journal) , ANC Sports is truly a company that impacts the technological world of sports.

NBA Saturday Preview:

First Game) Atlanta Hawks at Washington Wizards
Game 3 will be very important , but in this case, more important for the Wizards. Finding out that John Wall has 6 fractures in his hand is a huge blow to the Wizards. Wall was averaging over 12 assist per game in the 2015 playoffs.  Having the series tied at 1-1, it will be imparative that the Wizards come out with a win today. If they fail to do so, they will face the potential of going down 3-1 with a loss in Game 4. The goal for the Wizards should be to extend the series as long as they can in order to give Wall time to potentially come back. If he is unable to, their best strategy would be to  win their home games and steal at least one more game in Atlanta.


Second Game) Warriors at Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis took care of business against the Warriors in Game 2, winning in Oracle Arena. This win came with the return of Mike Conley , which will help during the rest of the series. If the Grizzlies want to have a good chance of winning the series, they too must focus on winning at home. The Warriors haven't lost many games at home, so don't expect the Warriors to lose two times in a row at home.