2014 was a landmark year for technology in sports. The Super Bowl reached its largest digital audience ever. The Sochi Winter Olympics displayed innovative new technology at every hairpin, half-melted turn. And the FIFA World Cup set a precedent for the global sport of soccer by putting technology at the forefront of the game on […]
Image via www.priv.gc.ca Franz Beckenbaur, the President of the German football team FC Bayern Munich, recently expressed his belief that the increase in technology usage throughout football will eventually result in referees being replaced by drones. Bundesliga, the German league in which Bayern plays, recently approved using goal-line technology after observing its success in the […]
One of the biggest difficulties in sports is ensuring the consistent accuracy of calls while at the same time maintaining the traditional speed of the game. Different sports have their own unique way of reviewing questionable calls. In the NFL, each head coach is allotted two challenges per game, with a third challenge possible if […]
At least nine high school football players, three in the span of four days, have died this year of complications resulting from on-field play. As of the publication of this article, two additional non-contact, football-related injuries bring the 2014 high school football player death toll to eleven. The victims: Peyton Flowers, 18- Died in Jackson, […]
The NFL is taking initiative to protect players from head injuries. At the forefront of this initiative is technology. The Head Health Challenge was created to find innovative ways to promote head safety and reduce brain trauma among athletes, members of the armed forces and all of society. Teaming up with Under Armour and General […]
