NBA All Star Hackathon 2020 - Chicago Edition

NBA All Star Hackathon 02/14 - 02/15 "Celebrating Chicago, Technology and Basketball"
NBA All Star weekend doesn't just have to be about the best basketball players in the world.
It should also be about elite and aspiring developers creating fresh new basketball ideas to help them.
FastModel Sports is the number 1 basketball software company, headquarted in the heart of Chicago and is proud to present our 1st ever NBA All Star Hackathon.  
<H3>When is it?</H3>
This 24 hour hackathon will begin February 14 2020 @4PM CT and end February 15 2020 @ 4PM CT, the event will be held at FastModel Sports office located on Magnificent Mile in the Downtown Chicago (Official Address will be sent out closer to time of event.)
Attendees will be welcomed to begin the competition in FastModel's Office at 4PM until 8PM and can return at 8AM until the competition ends at 4PM on 02/15.
<H3>What should you bring?</H3>
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Laptop with your favorite IDE and programming/development software installed
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Laptop Charger
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<H3>What APIs will you have access to?</H3>
Official Swagger files and API documentation will be sent out prior to the event for engineers to understand what data is going to be available which include:
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STATS API: team stats, player stats, play by play stats, shot charts and lineup stats and a lot more
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PLAY API: access to play diagrams, play list and play metadata.  access to playbook directories, pdfs and metadata. 
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VIDEO API: ability to upload and retreive videos of practices, game footage and more
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PUBLIC APIs: Any public APIs that may assist you with you an idea. i.e: Google Maps, Yelp, ESPN etc.. 
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<H3>In addition to innovating and building great tech you will get/get to:</H3>
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Meet other lovers of tech and/or basketball.
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Access APIs that powers NBA teams and NCAA basketball teams.
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Free Swag, Refreshments and Food
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Fun and relaxing environment
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Prizes
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Refreshments A light breakfast and two lunches will be provided as well as free swag from different sponsors!
Stay tuned for more details about exciting grand prizes , sponsors and celebrity judges!
 
<H3>About FastModel Sports:</H3>
FastModel Sports provides advanced basketball analytics, scouting tools, play diagramming and recruiting software used by all NBA, WNBA, NBA G-League teams and over 75% of NCAA D1 men's and women's basketball programs. Our software and products allows coaches to prepare for opponents in a way that leverages technology to save time, gain better insights and ultimately find a competitive advantage to WIN!
 
PLEASE REGISTER ONE TICKET PER ATTENDEE.

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