BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AfterDark Technologies, a sports-technology company dedicated to changing how and when sports are played, will showcase its nighttime flag football kit at ‘Catch the Night on the Common,’ on Boston Common from 6.00 p.m. Friday, October 9, 2015.
Bostonians, visitors, flag football fans, technology enthusiasts, parents and children are invited to join the AfterDark Technologies team on Boston Common to see a nighttime flag football game, try out the kit and take part in competitions.
“As a flag football player, it’s frustrating to run out of daylight or to incur the expense and hassle of finding a lighted field,” said Dan Wilson, founder of AfterDark Technologies. “We’re addressing that need but adding an edge to a game that is played by an estimated 20 million people but hasn’t changed in a century - one of our testers described it as ‘playing in the world of Tron.’ We wanted to launch somewhere meaningful; Boston Common is a landmark, valued space for recreational sports and the oldest park in the country. It’s a special place in Boston and we’d like to thank the permits team at Boston Parks Dept. for their help in setting this up."
Incorporating side-firing fiber optics and interactive LEDs, AfterDark’s flag football kit includes lighted jerseys and flags; cones to mark the playing field and end zones; an interactive visual rush countdown on the quarterback’s jersey; and a brightly-lit football. It has been designed for — and tested by — adults and children aged six and up. Testers included leagues across the U.S. such as Social Boston Sports, Texas Sports and Social Club, Santa Monica Beach Flag Football; intramural teams including Babson College and Assumption College, and New England Flag Football. AfterDark’s flag football kit has also been tested with UK flag football leagues in partnership with Pulling the Flag.
The event is free: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/catch-the-night-on-the-common-with-afterdark-flag-football-registration-18830751284
About AfterDark Technologies
AfterDark Technologies is a Massachusetts-based sports technology startup dedicated to changing how and when sports are played. The company’s first sports kit, the AfterDark Flag Football Kit, uses fiber optics and interactive LEDs to light players, flags, balls and fields for games after dark.
Images: http://www.afterdarktechnologies.com/thegear/#fiberopticjersey
