Paper 2: Role of Technology Flashcards
What is Sports analytics?
Sports analytics involves studying data from performance in sport in order to elicit further improvements.
What are the functions of sports analytics?
- Monitor fitness for performance
- Skill and technique development
- Injury prevention
- Game analysis
- Talent ID
How does monitoring fitness for performance help performers?
Allows performer to have clear understanding of how their body is responding to exercise, and the intensity at which they are working.
e.g.
Heart rate monitor
How does technology help skill and technique development?
Can help enhance a variety of fitness components, which in turn can lead to improvements in skill performance.
e.g.
Ball machine firing out tennis balls improve reaction speed and anticipation
Video analysis can pinpoint weaknesses in technique.
How does technology help injury prevention?
- Technology in surgery
- Protective equipment
- Injury screening, detect if poor technique may lead to injury
- Electro stimulation and vibration plates, maintains muscle strength
How does technology help game analysis?
Video recording can be used to generate a wide range of performance-related statistics for team, and analyse the opposition.
How does technology help Talent ID?
Sport analysis software can be stored on scouting databases.
How has technology affected development of facilities?
- Upgraded facilities, improve general participation
- Public leisure centres, multipurpose gyms
- All-weather pitches
- State-of-the-art facilities
How has technology affected development of equipment?
- Improved running shoes
- More motivating
- Lighter tennis racquets
- Easier for young children to get involved and find success
- More accessible to disabled athletes
- Increased participation rates
What are the positive impacts of technology on sport?
- Improved fairness, VAR
- Improved performance levels, increase attraction and popularity of sport
- Prevention of fixture pile-up due to bad weather
What are the negative impacts of technology on sport?
- Delayed decision-making while consulting VAR
- Common fan may dislike the non-traditional feel of the sport, decreases popularity
What are the positive impacts of technology on performers?
- Improved equipment, improves performance levels, improved quality of sport
- Hyperbaric chambers
- Improved facilities
- Better officiating
- Analysis
What are the negative impacts of technology on performers?
- Can lead to injury, lighter football boots = injury
- Player’s momentum can be lost when waiting for the outcome from video technology
- Grass-roots performers do not benefit due to high cost, resulting in a divide
What are the positive impacts of technology on coaches?
- Video analysis help pinpoint improvements that are needed
- Modernised equipment to improve athletes’ performance levels
- Improved facilities
What are the negative impacts of technology on coaches?
- May not have access to the most recent technological advances, due to high cost
- Not always reliable, with some faults left to be ironed out
