THE UNSEEN SPORTS TECH

Drones

Virtual scouting is a thing. Next time you see a supreme talent on a junior sports field, look to the sky. Talent scouts use drones as an inconspicuous way to log player data from afar without putting the kids off their game. The scouting sweet spot for natural abilities is between the ages of 5 and 9.

GPS

No player can hide from the on-field tracking module. Skin temperature, heart rate, distance covered, positioning, even accelerometers that can measure the intensity of a tackle are in these tiny units stuck between the shoulder blades.

Wearables

When you see a famous player wearing an Apple watch or the latest Garmin Fenix, they aren’t counting steps like you and me… Instead, the conditioning teams use that data to analyse a player’s recovery; like how much they slept, or resting heart rate deviation.