World Cup Teams using GPS Tracking Devices
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The use of GPS tracking technology in athletes has become a regular occurrence. Analytics has a strong presence in any sport with the hopes of the notable information being used to help out and give players and teams much-needed help. It has not only been soccer, but the NFL has gone and run away with this technology. They have practice gear which is embedded with sensors and GPS trackers that can analyze speed, hits, and other important factors that can be relayed to coaches and trainers. The health and safety of the players are at their most important and need to be the priority.
This past world cup held in Qatar introduced gps and sensors which were in the soccerballs themselves. This new technology will help the VAR (video assistant referrees) in data collected that will make the game more accurate.
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In this article written by Sonali Basak for Bloomberg, it talks about how the U.S. soccer team players participating in the World Cup were being monitored by a GPS tracker that would collect and relay back information about player’s health in order to prevent injuries and try to keep them ready for all the games in the tournament.
GPS technology is being used in all industries for the ability to track down in real time and collect important information about the subject being monitored. Technology in the GPS sector is advancing, steadily and in the future, more and more features will be integrated into every tracker. Meitrack is continually developing new features with the help of the research and development department in order to keep up with new technology and bring Meitrack clients new innovations for the future to come.
