Technology in Sports

Table of Contents Page 1. Introduction …………………………………………………... 2 2. Background …………………………………………………….. 2
2.1 Why technology has become important in sport performance? 3
2.2 A brief history of technology used to improve performance. 3 3. Technology used to aid sport performance …...... 3 4.1 Footbounaut ……………………………………………………... 3 4.2 Ingestible Pills ……………………................................................ 5 4.3 Sensors ……………………………………………………...…..... 6 4.4 Fitmodo …………………………………………………………... 7 4. Future of sport performance technology ……… 9 5. Conclusion ………………………………………………………. 11 6. References ……………………………………………………… 13

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Technology Used to Improve Performance in Sports
Introduction
As the world's sport keeps on changing, so does the use of technology keep improving. In the modern day sports, there has been tremendous development in the field of sport with new technology being unveiled in every sport. The use of technological improvement to enhance the game, for example, the hawk-eye technology while others are meant to help the players in their exercises, training, injury treatment and nutrition. There is some computer software designed for fitness and nutrition professional and they are used to organize data and produce reports. Some of this software includes; teams beep test and body byte. In this paper, I will focus on new sports technology such as Footbounaut, Ingestible Pills, Sensors and Fitmodo.
The Team Beep test
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Why technology has become important in sport performance?
In the modern world, competition in sports has grown as sports have changed from being a hobby to being a career where thousand earn their living through professional sports. As a result, there is a need for enhancing each sportsman’s performance through every available means and technology has been the most effective way.