computers in sports
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COMPUTERS IN SPORTS
HERE ARE THE WAYS IN WHICH COMPUTERS ARE APPLIED IN
SPORTS
COMPUTERS HAVE REVOLUTIONIZED THE SPORTS INDUSTRY IN SO MANY WAYS
• Sports teams and other organizations use computers to• Track their scores• Maintain player records• Design plus test new equipment's
INSTANT REPLAY AND OTHER HIGH TECH AIDS TO HELP REFEREES MAKE THE RIGHT CALL IN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS IN THE US(TOPENDSPORTSNETWORK).
MEDIA PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE WITHIN THE SPORTS WORLDEDITED CLIPS OF THE BROADCASTING OF THE GAME IS SHOWN THROUGH NEWS CASTS WHICH GIVES FANS AN OUTLET FOR SPORTS(HIGHFILL).
Training & Health
The sports world uses computers to advance athlete training, nutrition, and health.
Placement of their height, weight and other body measurements are put into a computer modeling program which helps trainers gain a competitive advantage in competition.
TEAM PLAYERS, COACHES, PUBLIC ALL WANT TO KNOW THE PAST PERFORMANCES SO COMPUTERS ARE USED TO RECORD STATISTICAL DATA IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY KEEPS STATISTICS WHICH HAS A BIG IMPACT WITHIN SPORTS TO KEEP STAT HEAVY SPORTS LIKE BASEBALL ON TRACK(SAWYER).
Baseball statistics examples Batting average Slugging percentage Strikeouts Earned run average
Researchers at top universities placed sensors inside the
helmets of high school and college football
athletes.
Collected vital data
Registered results
Made the games safer
and improved athlete health
Many Players post daily activities and info. Regarding their lives which allows the fans the ability to monitor events using multiple outlets such as:
Twitter Facebook
Vine Instagram
SPORTS VIDEO GAMES GROW IN POPULARITY.
Madden football franchise and FIFA soccer franchise have combined for nearly 200 million copies sold alone.
The video game graphics are extremely realistic
The realism is captured through
improved technology and
physics accuracy.
Advanced sensors are attached to actual athletes which tract the
athletes movement and collects data.
Programmers turn the
data collected by advanced computers into games that are like real world
counterparts.
The Realism and increased popularity of sport videogames has served as an ambassador for sports and helped them grow in
popularity.
Storing And Watching Video
Computers are used to store and watch videos in sports. Players watch other players playing styles from different angles to learn them through videos.
Safety is a very important aspect in professional sports today. News stories are often released about football and hockey athletes having concussions.
Equipment developers used computer to develop safer equipment. Helmet company Riddell designed a new football helmet that was able to absorb the constant impact and limit damage to players. Research goes on to make more and more better equipment's(Kullar).
Computers in Scouting
Scouts use computers to put in scouting info. Easily and speed up the process of evaluating players. For example, a technology called Pocket Hoops allows a scout to input where a player took a shot and whether he made the shot on his Pocket PC(Kullar).
BIO-MECHANICSManufacturers have been able to make better equipment for athletes by via computerized
simulators and prevented sport related injuries.
PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS BIO-MECHANICAL STUDIES ALSO BREAKS DOWN MOTIONS OF ATHLETES AND SO TO IMPROVE THEIR PERFORMANCE(ADMIN).
Controlling Scoreboards
There is a large array of computers which updates player stats, out of town scores, graphic displays, even weather forecasts in real time(Admin).
ONLINE FANTASY LEAGUES FOR FANS
Telementry
Computers can provide instant info on any piece of action in games.
Telemetry delivers cars engine performance, acceleration, braking and much more in
motorsports.
VITAL DECISIONSDEVICES SUCH AS THE HAWK-EYE TECHNOLOGY WHICH TRACES THE PATH OR TRAJECTORY OF MOVING OBJECTS HELP TO ELIMINATE HUMAN ERROR IN MAKING VITAL DECISIONS(TIKEKAR).
COMPUTERS IN SPORTS
THOSE ARE THE WAYS IN WHICH COMPUTERS ARE APPLIED IN SPORTS
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