Football is a cruel sport. There’s no arguing that. It’s a game in which your success is directly proportional to your ability to physically dominate the man standing across from you. It’s played by only the fastest, strongest, and most aggressive athletes in the world. The foremost beneficiaries of the evolutionary process all gather together […]
No matter the level of a sport, most athletes have to deal with the risk of concussions. For the past five years, there has been more than a 50% increase of concussion reports in England’s rugby. Because of this, the rules have been recently altered to help protect players from head injuries, and now, a […]
Technology in sport is having a major impact on measuring and improving a player’s performance. Player tracking systems are one such area, as coaches working with elite teams are now insisting on analysing a wide range of statistics on each player. A number of major sports have already endorsed the introduction of player tracking systems […]
Last week 25.4 million people watched the United States Women’s National Team win a record third World Cup with a 5-2 victory over rival Japan. One of the unsung heroes of the US women’s success was the team’s fitness tracker that helped prepare them through a physically demanding World Cup schedule. The Women’s National Team’s […]
As the United States women’s national team advances further into the playoffs with last night’s win against Columbia, the U.S. must cope with the grueling World Cup process of having games every few days. This time around, the team has three days rest before their quarterfinal matchup against No. 16 China PR. Wired’s Megan Logan […]
