UNCW athletics using new technology to keep players and coaches safe from COVID-19 New technology introduced at UNCW to keep athletes safe By John Smist | January 27, 2021 at 10:13 PM EST - Updated January 27 at 10:55 PM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The UNCW Athletic Department is doing everything it can to keep student athletes and coaches safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. The department recently invested in a new technology created by Kinexon, called SafeZone, which helps track contact between players and coaches when they are practicing or playing. Before practice or games, all coaches and players put on their SafeZone tile that transmits a UHF radio signal. When they get close to each other, each device collects data.