How
Technology in Sport has Developed
In the past fifteen years, there has
not only been dramatic advances in technology, but the integration of this
technology into sport.
There are many ways that technology
can be implemented with sport in relation to training or the sporting events of
the world.
Training:
Sports coaches and determined
individual athletes, use technology such as iPads or SmartPhones for video analysis.
The coach, parent or friend video records the athlete performing a skill and
reviews it up against a model of good practice such as a tennis serve of Roger
Federer. They use this comparison to set future goals and modify training
regimes. ‘Vstrator’ or ‘Coaches Eye’ are fantastic apps (applications) that can
be downloaded on any iOS or Android device to upload a video and analyse with
tools such as ‘insert arrow’ to make points for improvement explicit.
How
Technology in Sport has Developed
In the past fifteen years, there has
not only been dramatic advances in technology, but the integration of this
technology into sport.
There are many ways that technology
can be implemented with sport in relation to training or the sporting events of
the world.
Training:
Sports coaches and determined
individual athletes, use technology such as iPads or SmartPhones for video analysis.
The coach, parent or friend video records the athlete performing a skill and
reviews it up against a model of good practice such as a tennis serve of Roger
Federer. They use this comparison to set future goals and modify training
regimes. ‘Vstrator’ or ‘Coaches Eye’ are fantastic apps (applications) that can
be downloaded on any iOS or Android device to upload a video and analyse with
tools such as ‘insert arrow’ to make points for improvement explicit.
Also
for training, there are devices such as the Apple Watch that track the amount
of steps you take per day or how many calories you burn whilst doing so. This
can be very important for anyone that wants to lose weight or for the
professional athletes that need to keep a track of their physical activity.
Sporting Events of the World:
For global sporting events, ‘Hawk-Eye’
is a fantastic computer targeting system that is used to track the path of an
object for instance, a tennis ball. The first sport to use Hawk-Eye was cricket
but tennis swiftly followed by introducing it at the Australian Open in 2003.
It was extremely useful for the referee, reassuring for the players and a form
of entertainment for the crowds because they could shout and chant at the
stadium screens.
Reference:
http://www.hawkeyeinnovations.co.uk/
Vstrator: 
Coach's Eye:
Also
for training, there are devices such as the Apple Watch that track the amount
of steps you take per day or how many calories you burn whilst doing so. This
can be very important for anyone that wants to lose weight or for the
professional athletes that need to keep a track of their physical activity.
Sporting Events of the World:
For global sporting events, ‘Hawk-Eye’
is a fantastic computer targeting system that is used to track the path of an
object for instance, a tennis ball. The first sport to use Hawk-Eye was cricket
but tennis swiftly followed by introducing it at the Australian Open in 2003.
It was extremely useful for the referee, reassuring for the players and a form
of entertainment for the crowds because they could shout and chant at the
stadium screens.
Reference:
http://www.hawkeyeinnovations.co.uk/
Roger Federer, one of the many players that get to use the Hawkeye system to make sure the correct call has been made. Wimbledon (pictured) is one of the biggest tennis tournaments in the world.
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