{"resourceId":"wake-forest-wbb-shottracker-scout-pulse-2026-10-07","versions":[{"version":"external-e8dff43599f9f2c8ab3889b3fab853221f505dad900ae243f4dc64219ffccdc9","resource":{"id":"wake-forest-wbb-shottracker-scout-pulse-2026-10-07","title":"Wake Forest women's basketball adopts ShotTracker Pulse and Scout for live bench analytics and natural-language film queries","organization":"ShotTracker / Wake Forest University Women's Basketball","sector":"NCAA Division I basketball performance analytics and scouting (ACC)","geography":"United States (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)","publishedAt":"October 7, 2026","publicationDate":"2026-10-07","eventDate":"2026-10-07","sourceName":"ShotTracker","sourceLabel":"Vendor press release","sourceUrl":"https://shottracker.com/press-wake-forest-womens-basketball-shottracker-scout-pulse/","evidenceClass":"vendor-claim","outcomeClass":"emerging","topics":["knowledge-work","developers-agents","infrastructure"],"finding":"ShotTracker announced on Oct 7, 2026 that Wake Forest women's basketball will use Pulse, which ingests live broadcast feeds and delivers synchronized analytics and video to the bench during games, and Scout, which lets staff query performance data and film by natural language or voice. An assistant coach said the platform supports a more data-driven approach. ShotTracker says it is used by more than 100 organizations across 20 NCAA conferences. No accuracy, usage or outcome data is given.","sledRelevance":"Why now: announced the day of this edition, it is a concrete example of conversational AI moving onto the bench during live competition, beyond back-office content drafting. Interpretation: in-game use raises questions about latency, broadcast-feed rights and whether answers can be checked before they inform decisions.","evidence":"Vendor press release dated Oct 7, 2026 with one coach quote. Describes features only. No model, accuracy testing, query examples, error handling or results.","architectureImplications":"Live broadcast ingest synchronized with tracking and play data, with a natural-language query layer over data and video. Interpretation: in-game reliability depends on feed latency and connectivity at venues, and answers from a query layer need links back to the underlying clips so staff can verify them.","governanceImplications":"Programs should check conference rules on in-game technology on the bench and confirm rights to ingest and store broadcast feeds.","securityPrivacyImplications":"Scouting data and film are competitively sensitive; vendor access, retention and cross-customer data use should be contractually limited.","caveats":"Vendor press release; no performance data; one program; vendor customer counts are self-reported.","streamIds":["college-athletics"],"roles":{"sales":"Sales framing: natural-language access to film and data is now being sold for live game use, not just film-room prep. A bounded offer is a pilot evaluation that scores the query tool against a staff-built question set during practice and non-conference games. Avoid claiming better in-game decisions or wins; the release reports no results, only features and a coach's expectation.","engineering":"Engineering framing: this is a retrieval layer over tracking data and synchronized broadcast video. Engineers should test feed latency at home and away venues, how query answers cite specific clips and stats, and what happens when the feed drops. Proof means measured response time and answer correctness on a fixed set of scouting questions, with every answer traceable to source plays.","delivery":"Delivery framing: in-game tools need a defined user and a fallback. Delivery should name the video coordinator or analyst who operates the tool, check conference rules on bench technology, train staff on phrasing queries and checking results, and keep a manual process ready when connectivity fails. Interpretation: a season-end review should compare how often staff used and trusted the answers."},"roleDetails":{"sales":{"customerProblem":"Basketball staffs want faster access to stats and film during games and scouting, but analyst time is limited.","stakeholders":["Head coach","Assistant coaches","Video coordinator","Director of basketball operations","Athletics IT"],"discoveryQuestions":["What questions do staff ask of film and data during games?","How quickly is an answer useful on the bench?","How will staff check an answer is correct?","What do conference rules allow on the bench?"],"valueHypothesis":"A natural-language query tool may cut time to find relevant clips and stats, if answers are accurate and linked to source video.","potentialEngagement":"A practice-season pilot evaluation of query accuracy, latency and staff adoption for one program.","unsupportedClaims":["Improved game outcomes","Measured query accuracy","Time savings figures","Use across all 100-plus customers"]},"engineering":{"fit":"Programs with tracking data, broadcast or film access and a video staff.","architectureIntegration":"Live broadcast ingest synchronized with tracking and play data; natural-language and voice query layer over data and video.","prerequisites":["Broadcast feed access","Reliable venue connectivity","Tagged play data"],"constraints":["Conference rules on in-game technology","Away-venue connectivity","Broadcast rights"],"security":"Limit vendor access to scouting data; prohibit cross-customer use; log queries.","proofOfValue":["Answer correctness on a fixed question set","Feed-to-bench latency measured at venues","Clip citation for every answer"]},"delivery":{"work":"Operate the live analytics and query tools as a supported game-day workflow with fallbacks.","dependencies":["Vendor support","Video staff","Venue network"],"ownership":"Director of basketball operations or video coordinator.","skillsAdoption":"Train coaches and video staff to phrase queries and verify answers against clips.","governanceCheckpoints":["Conference rule check before first game","Broadcast-rights confirmation","Season-end usage and accuracy review"],"acceptanceCriteria":["Proposed: at least 90% of test queries return correct, clip-linked answers before game use","Proposed: documented manual fallback used whenever the feed fails"],"risks":["Wrong answers acted on under time pressure","Connectivity failures at away games","Scouting data exposure"]}},"retrievedAt":"2026-10-07T22:12:33-05:00","enrichedAt":"2026-10-07T22:16:06-05:00","enrichmentBasis":"retrieved source","accessibilityWorkforceImplications":"Shifts some analyst lookup work to coaches through natural language; video staff become tool operators and verifiers.","procurementImplications":"Contracts should address data ownership, broadcast-feed rights, uptime during games and cross-customer data use.","operatingModelImplications":"Bench decisions gain a live data channel, which needs a named operator and fallback procedure.","sourceVerification":{"responseId":"curl-shottracker-wake-forest-20261007T2213","openedUrl":"https://shottracker.com/press-wake-forest-womens-basketball-shottracker-scout-pulse/","referenceExcerpt":"Wake Forest will use Pulse to ingest live broadcast feeds and deliver synchronized analytics and video to the bench during games.","promptVersion":"sled-research-v4.0","model":null,"basis":"agent-reported inspection"}}}]}