Sport Information Technology

The latest and newest information technology or software to assist umpires and referees is the K2 Dyno Replay System that aids to help referees make the right call. Gridiron has used video replay to check referees’ call for many years. Basketball referees us replay systems to make sure players are shooting within the allotted by the shot clock. Telestream, is a provider of video trancoding and workflow automation systems, has created a new High Definition (HD) instant replay systems for the NASCAR race control officials. The Forward GoalKeeper is a multichannel recording and slow motion instant replay system that is designed to broadcast sports programs with slow motion instant replays.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) defines recruiting as “any solicitation of prospective student-athletes or their parents by an institutional staff member or by a representative of the institution’s athletics interest for the purpose of securing a prospective student-athlete enrollment and ultimate participation in the institution’s intercollegiate athletics program.” (NCAA, 2011). In the area of compliance with evolving technology presents unique challenges in recruiting. The NCAA allows the use of new technology as long as it complies with the spirit of the already existing guidelines. For example, schools cannot text prospective student-athletes at anytime, but they can email during permissible contact periods. Schools can also contact student-athletes from social media platforms such as Facebook. In addition, Twitter has become a popular recruiting tool in college athletics. It is permissible as long as coaches are not using it to contact individual prospective student-athletes and are abiding by the standard recruiting rule, such as not discussing specific recruits or contacting them when it is not permissible.

There are also the improvements of the Apple IPod, I Phone and Touch and Smart Phones with software, such as Windows OS system, Internet Accessibility to Facebook, Twitter, and cameras. Many of the high end organizations are purchasing technology that assists with the reduction seizures or concussions. There are numerous software packages that are designed for fitness and nutrition professionals to organize data and produce reports, ideal for visitors to this site, such as Body Byte which is a universal standalone computer software program specially developed to comprehensively organize and manage all the information associated with nutrition, training and fitness.

Technology is revolutionizing the sports experience with new technologies that have reshaped amateur sports for years, just as they have influenced every other facet of life. Youth soccer coaches can update league standings online and road race organizers can post videos of runners crossing the finish line that contestants scan to try to catch a glimpse of themselves.

Reference:

National Collegiate Athletic Association (2011, NCAA)
Retrieved from http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/NCAA/Eligibility/Becoming+Eligible/Recruiting