The role of technology

Question 1

State the positive effects of technology on sport

Answer 1

• More fair and consistent decision making - keeping high moral of sport
• Adds/brings more investment into the sport
• More role models = increased participation
• Makes sport more inclusive (paralympics etc.)
• Enhancements of drug testing (fairer game)

Question 2

State the positive effects of technology on the performer

Answer 2

• Personalised nutrition plans for each performer - maximising potential performance
• Inclusivity for disability and age to increase participation
• Able to review decisions in competitions that may go against them unfairly to ensure fair play (VAR)
• Decreased recovery time meaning quicker return to sport - icebaths, hyperbaric chamber, oxygen tents

Question 3

State the positive effects of technology on the audience

Answer 3

• Anybody can watch from the comfort of their own home
• Able to follow teams and role models by looking at statistics
• Improved coverage of minority sports
• Able to watch from all angles, therefore an increased viewing experience

Question 4

State the positive effects of technology on the coach

Answer 4

• Use real time data to make changes in strategies and tactics to improve play
• Playback footage can be used to give individual and group feedback - helps to encourage group cohesion and play quality
• Helps in squad selection
• Plan future training sessions

Question 5

State the negative effects of technology on the sport

Answer 5

• May become too statistics based - loss of traditional views
• Not very accessible for minority groups/sports
• Win at all costs attitude - not playing for the enjoyment of sport. Loss of amateur ideal
• More violence in sport = overtraining and injuries for many teams

Question 6

State the negative effects of technology on the performer

Answer 6

• Increased deviance/need to cheat to achieve better results and statistics
• Risk of injury from overtraining
• Expensive -> inaffordable for minorities/under-represented groups
• Lots of pressure to have the best stats = impact on wellbeing
• May not be cohesive/more individual in training which can cause conflict/storming

Question 7

State the negative effects of technology on the audience

Answer 7

• More breaks in play and more adverts - reduces the excitement of the game and is anticlimatic for the audience
• Controversy from playbacks/decisions - could lead to violence

Question 8

State the negative effects of technology on the coach

Answer 8

• Pressure to buy the highest level equipment - spend more money
• May become too reliant on statistics and not use other forms of evidence for squad selection
• Could contradict traditional tactics and strategies that a coach may use
• More risk of being hacked due to overreliance on computers