Annacone and Cahill join PlaySight
Annacone and Cahill join PlaySight Tenafly, New Jersey, USA (23rd June 2016): PlaySight (playsight.com), the company behind the cutting-edge tennis SmartCourt, is announcing that world-renowned tennis coaches Darren Cahill and Paul Annacone have joined on as the new Heads of the Coaching and Player Development team for PlaySight.
As the Heads of the PlaySight Coaching and Player Development team, Annacone and Cahill will assist with the creation of instructional content for PlaySight users and tennis players. Along with this, they will oversee the building of a PlaySight coaching curriculum, using SmartCourt video and analytics technology to work with tennis players of all ages and abilities around the world.
Annacone, a former American ATP World Tour player, was the tennis coach for all-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer and former ATP World Tour number one singles player Pete Sampras in addition to Tim Henman. Previously, Annacone ran the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Player Development program for two years and worked for the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) in Great Britain for four years as the head coach of mens tennis. Currently, Annacone is working with the Gold Coast Sports Academy and Tennis Australia as a consultant for their performance and player development program in addition to his role as an analyst for the Tennis Channel. Just last month, PlaySight announced a new partnership with the USTA that will bring SmartCourts to the USTA National Campus and will provide the USTA Player Development, its coaches, and players with the most cutting-edge technology and tools available in the sport.
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About PlaySight
PlaySight is the only sports technology company providing an all-in-one video and analytics solution for all sports, including video and live streaming, real time statistics and analytics, instant replay, line calling, and a mobile and social on and off-court experience. PlaySight’s mission is to make tennis more enjoyable and challenging for all players while creating a connected global community of players – from rising juniors and college stars to the recreational player – and coaches. To date, there are over 600 PlaySight SmartCourts globally, including several top NCAA Division I men’s and women’s collegiate tennis programs. PlaySight has been adopted by the world’s leading governing bodies of tennis including the United States Tennis Association (USTA), International Tennis Federation (ITF), Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), Tennis Canada, Tennis Australia, and more. PlaySight is installed and on-site at all four Grand Slam Championships (Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open) and counts Billie Jean King, Chris Evert, Pete Sampras, Novak Djokovic, Bill Ackman and D5 Capital among its investors.
