The Performance Data Management System has been used by competitors in a range of Olympic sports from cycling and gymnastics to womens rugby, canoeing and hockey
The arrival of the former University of Maryland striker signaled a stylistic change for D.C. manager Ben Olsen, who began the season playing a 4-1-2-1-2 before switching to a 4-4-2 for 12 games. Within a game of Mullins arriving, the team changed to a 4-1-4-1 with Mullins as the lone striker, and they haven’t looked back since.
Postiglione agrees. “For me what is important is feeling. Biomechanics and GPS data are very important. But we have a big issue about using more instruments in rowing. If you just get better numbers on the biomechanics and GPS because you put more power, it’s not enough. You must do it with better technique. The instrument has to be the architect of your technique. It must underline the relationship between you and the boat.”
This season, Major League Baseball allowed wearable technology on the field during games for the first time. Only two products were given clearance: the Zephyr Bioharness, which measures heart rate and breathing, and the Motus sleeve. While the inroads -- or intrusion, depending on one’s perspective -- are inevitable, it still raises interesting and difficult quandaries.
If you’ve ever found yourself inconvenienced by having to continuously change gear when riding on rolling terrain, then ProShift could put an end to your woes with its automatic shifting system that changes gear on its own to make sure that you’re always riding at optimum cadence.