GPS Technology to analyze performance in Cricket

Global Position Systems (GPS) are becoming very popular in sports to track the distances the players cover over a game or during training session. Cricket is now no exception...

Over the 2010 season in a combined project between Yorkshire County Cricket Club (YCCC) and SENSORIZE, an Italian sports technology company, YCCC Strength and Conditioning team are now able to analyze match demands of a number of YCCC top players.

This ongoing research has revealed that during T20 field innings, many players cover more distance than an average Rugby League or Rugby Union player in a whole game! YCCC players are performing an average of 19 sprints a game, and Rugby League with an average of 17.

These numbers prove that the image of Cricket being a game populated by unfit players is a thing of the past. Nowadays the game is fast and intense, comparable to other team sports and requiring the Cricketers to be as fit as their counterparts.

Sensorize wireless technology for assessing performance in sports

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Sports science events

Watch out for the following sports science events this coming summer:

• BMS: Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming
• ECSS: European College of Sport Science
• ISEA: International Sports Engineering Association

Make sure to attend all the interesting seminars on sports science and to visit the exhibitors stands to discover the latest in sports technology.

How does Michael Phelps do it?

USA Swimming is undoubtedly one of the strongest bodies in terms of physical strength and conditioning preparation. Training for swimming is not only about improving your technique inside the pool, but there are lots of flexibility exercises, plyometric work, swimming while wearing weights, and resistance training that is needed. Just think of what muscles you use while swimming and you will immediately notice that you make use of practically all your body muscles.

Here are some tips about weight training for swimmers and some guidelines that USA swimming athletes adopt.

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How technology is affecting sports

Lewis Howes from Sports Networker recently published a very interesting article about the influence of technology on sports.

We all know that technology plays a major role in sports. If it weren’t for new inventions and innovative ideas half the sports we know of wouldn’t exists. If it weren’t for technology we wouldn’t have the instant replay, the headset for coaches to throw, or even the wireless microphone for our referees to mix up their words on. However, technology has come a long way since those early discoveries...

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