Technology & Sport Flashcards
What is technology used for in sport ?
- Health , wellbeing, and fitness
- Technique and tactics
- Equipment
- Clothing and footwear
- Facilities and playing surfaces
What does technology do in sport ?
Technology plays an important part in monitoring and analyzing the performance of athletes , identifying their strengths and areas for improvement, as well as their fitness. It is also used for collecting and analyzing data
What are 4 ways that technology has affected officials ?
- Communication
- Decision- making
- Ball tracking
- Time - keeping
What are 4 ways that technology has affected spectators ?
- Camera coverage
- Statistical information
- Interactive software
- Social media
What are 4 advantages of technology for athletes ?
- Better performance
- Better medical care (results in fewer injuries or faster recovery )
- Feedback from coaches is more focused and helpful
- Improved kit is more comfortable,efficient, and safe
What are 4 disadvantages of technology for athletes?
- Invades privacy
- Blurs the lines between personal and professional time
- Availability and cost ( make sport and success exclusive to the wealthy )
- Puts the sole focus on winning, not athletic endeavor
What are 4 advantages of technology for officials ?
- Supports team approach so there is less pressure on individuals
- Information can be shared easily and quickly and stored over time
- Decisions and scoring are more reliable and accurate
- There is increased confidence and trust in officials
What are 4 disadvantages of technology for officials ?
- Slows the game
- Not available at all levels of competition
- No longer trust people’s decisions
- Undermines respect for officials’ knowledge and expertise
What are 3 advantages of technology for spectators ?
- More engaged in the sport
- More informed about rules, players, etc.
- Have a direct link to athletes
What are 4 disadvantages of technology for spectators ?
- Detracts from actual play
- Reduces the atmosphere at live events
- Increases spectator/broadcaster costs
- Enables trolls to attack individual athletes
4 advantages of technology for sport generally
- Increases participation
- Promotes new and alternative opportunities
- Adds glamour
- Supports less-wealthy sports to promote themselves .
4 disadvantages of technology on sport generally
- Detracts from intensity of physical activity
- Reduces emotional well-being that comes from escaping digital pressures.
- Increases costs for sports and participants
- Sponsors are more interested in technology than sports or athletes
