Technology2014

Technology

Video replay – TMO (Television match official)

– sports official called upon to help adjudicate

a sports match using television footage

e.g. used in cricket, rugby league

Hawkeye – used in tennis - cricket

Innovations in equipment – British Cycling team ordered to share their developments!

Carbon fibre racing bike replacing traditional aluminium

Hockey – sticks now carbon fibre – pads for goalies size, material and shape changes

Figure skaters – individualised boots – dependent on discipline

Artificial surfaces – all-weather surfaces –

e.g. Astro turf – 3G

Aim of all developments is to increase speed, competitive edge

and spectator interest.None take in to account the

traditional role that sport once played within society i.e.

amusement, fun, a simple past time

Dilemma - should stick with tradition or move with new

developments

Advances in sports technology has been rapid over the last 4 years.

A £15 million sport technology insituite has been built at Loughborough university to aid UK sport.

Sports Technology

Sports TechnologyProjects have included the development of equipment, football boots, next generation sports clothing (i.e. under armour) and sports drinks/supplements (lucozade and creatine).

The impact of Hawk Eye – Case study 1How does it work?Court/pitch side cameras us infra red beams to capture the balls motion. Camera frames are analysed every second and can predict possible ball flight.

The first time this was used in a major competition was

Wimbledon 2007.

The impact of Hawk EyeIts impact on sport?This Hawk Eye technology in tennis has led to a change in rules. (3 challenges per set. If you are successful in a challenge you do not lose a challenge).

Other sports.

Hawk Eye technology has also been introduced into cricket.

The impact of hawk eye

How has it been received?Players, officials and spectators seem to have embraced hawk eye.

• Players feel that the right decision is made and therefore has improved player/official relationships. • Officials have less pressure on them as the technology is a definitive answer.• Spectators appear to enjoy the build up in hawk eye delivering a verdict. (entertainment/drama)

Is it a benefit to sport?

The impact of Hawk EyeIs there any disadvantages of hawk eye?

Hawk eye gamesmanship – Players will ask for a challenge to take a breather or unsettle their opponent rhythm.

Swimsuits developments – Case study 2How does it work?

The high-performance swimsuit use a new high-technology swimwear fabric designed to hold the body in a more hydro-dynamic position and allows for better oxygen flow to muscles.

Banned at London Olympics!

Swimsuits developments – Case study 2Impact on swimming?Swimsuit technology has been linked to dramatic improvements in swimming times and world records.

25 world record times were broken at the 2008 Beijing Olympic games.

Is this due to better athletes or sports technology?

Speedo's LZR Racer suit

Why are people debating the use of racer suits?

Is it cheating?

Benefits to swimming: Spectators have been entertained with world record times been shattered regardless of the athlete’s swimwear.

Disadvantages: winning not due to pure athletes performance but due to better suit technology than competitors.

Swimsuits developments – Case study 2

Technology – coaching/officiatingFollowing controversial decisions at the Beijing Olympics taekwondo will now be using an electronic hit register and video replays.

Technology – coaching/officiatingMany coaches will use video to record and analyse performances. This can highlight tactical and strategic points for reflection or match preparation.

Coaches can compare, slow down and analysis

technique using Dartfish.

Nike Precool vest

The Precool is a vest that holds a bunch of pre-frozen ice packs, The athlete wears the frozen vest for about an hour prior to the start of competition, reducing his core temperature enough

so the body won't be wasting energy trying to keep cool.

DOES IT WORK? Keeping cool is likely to be an issue for middle-distance and endurance events, so being able to start the event with you muscles warmed up but your core cool as a cucumber

has to be an advantage.

Technology in horse racing: Photo finishes in horse racing have taken the pressure off the officials. They can now just turn to a computer which can accurately show who passed the line first.

Mamori is “a mouthguard with built-in sensors that can tell someone on the sidelines when a player has received a serious – yet invisible – injury,” says Devin Coldeway, of NBC News.This new technology has sensors, along with an accelerometer, a gyroscope, and a magnetometer, which together can help observe movement any force taken on by players during actual games and practices. If the force absorbed by a player is large enough, that information can be received with the corresponding Mamori app on a computer instantaneously. This will allow for trainers to provide treatment quicker to the injured player, because they were able to recognize the concussion at an earlier period of time. http://www.sporttechie.com/2013/12/16/the-mamori-mouthguard-can-help-detect-concussions-from-the-sideline/

Nike Total 90 - Laser II

Designed with a sweet spot to give perfect ball-to-ball contact, which increases shooting and passing accuracy. The unique rings give the player the opportunity to

hit the ball more aggressively and enhance ball spin and swerve opportunities.

Adidas Predator

The new hi tech foam in the predator element ensures added power, better ball control and more swerve.

Lotto Zero Gravity Boot

The first football boot to have no laces. There are no laces because to gives the boot perfect fit to the foot and it offers maximum ball feel.

Nike Vapours

The most advanced ones have a carbon fibre sole plate, which reduces the weight by 100g, which means that a player can reach the ball in o.2 seconds quicker.

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