Year 10 Sport Ark Globe Academy

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Monday 20 April- Friday 1 May

OCR Level 1/2 Cambridge Nationals in Sport Science

2 Unit R046 – Technology in sport

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Year 10 Sport: Unit R046: Technology in Sport Scenario: As part of your work placement you are going to a technology research centre at your local university. The researchers at the sports technology laboratory research how technology is used in sport and its effects. As part of your role you have been given the task of researching how technology is used in sport and the effects technology has had on the sports industry.

Your task is to demonstrate your knowledge of how technology is used to enhance various aspects of sport.

Session Title Work to be completed Resource provided

Outcome On-Line Support

1 Enhancing Performance: Overview

Read through the information on how technology can be used to improve the performance of athletes. Watch videos in the useful links provided for case studies of technology being used to enhance performance, making sure you have an example for each area of performance. Make sure you include examples for more than one sport and include 2 examples for each area.

Resource Pack YouTube GCSE Bitesize

Table completed. a.kibbey@arkglobe.org https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zw4gk7h/revision/1

2 Enhancing Performance: Chosen Sport

Using your research and the video links provided, choose a sport and explain how a player’s performance is affected by technology.

YouTube 1 A4 page on how a player’s performance is impacted on by technology in a chosen sport

3 Game Play Read through the information on the impact of technology on gameplay. Include a description of each of the 6 types of technology.

Watch videos in the useful links provided for case studies

YouTube Table completed

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5 Spectatorship Read through the information on the impact of technology on spectatorship.

Watch videos in the useful links provided for case studies

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Session 1 and 2: Enhancing Performance Athlete Performance

Technology is used to enhance athletes' performances at all stages – before, during and after events. It may be used by the athletes' support teams, such as coaches, medics and

technicians, as well as by the athletes themselves.

Health, Wellbeing and Fitness

Technique and Tactics

Equipment

1) Wearable devices track performers'

cardiovascular rates

2) Hyperbaric oxygen therapy aids recovery

after injury

1) Performance analysis software shows body

movements in slow motion

2) Game analysis software tracks team, ball

and opposition movements

1) Cambered wheels on wheelchair basketball

chairs improve turning

2) Smaller, turbo engines in Formula 1 cars are

more fuel efficient

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Useful Links: Performance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOCl_YL6Dek – fitness testing Arsenal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmn5dfZX1u4 – training aids wearable football tech

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk1UaLLyI-0 – training aids lactate band

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwzURDFo02o – training aids tennis ball feeding machine

https://www.complex.com/sneakers/2014/07/know-your-tech-adidas-climalite - sports clothing Adidas CLIMALITE article

https://www.theteamfactory.com/blog/2014/05/29/uniform-fabric-technologies/ - sports clothing technology article

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86dfNdKMNe0 – injury prevention and recover Leicester City cryotherapy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyQGtfeeRqQ – injury prevention and recovery St. George’s Park underwater treadmill

https://urbanpitch.com/coolest-advancements-football-boot-technology/ - sports clothing football boot technology article

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrKRhJaXN30 – sports clothing Speedo “Fastskin” technology

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i8GTSCy5_A – fitness testing vertical jump mat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqurPg9jJvY – training aids/injury prevention and recovery motion capture software

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU0Whx7EZic – equipment F1 cars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKfp9-neiaE – clothing and footwear Adidas Predators 1994 TV commercial

https://www.theguardian.com/football/when-saturday-comes-blog/2014/jul/18/remembering-adidas-predator-football-boots-david-beckham-zidane - clothing and footwear Adidas Predators 1994 article

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2Bg781_uq0 – training aids Dartfish vertical jump analysis

Facilities and Playing Surfaces

Clothing and Footwear 1) Cricket helmets are lighter, better ventilated

and more affordable

2) Track shoes are lighter and have greater

grip for cornering

1) Fourth generation (4G) pitches can be used

whatever the weather, all year

2) Artificial snow allows winter sports to take

place anywhere in the world

Using Technology to Enhance Performance

Area of Performance What type of technology is used in this area and in which sport? (Include at least two examples)

How does it help to improve performance?

Fitness Testing

Training Aids

Equipment

Clothing

Footwear

Injury prevention

Injury recovery

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Technology plays a key part in how sport is played and watched. Increasingly, it means that officials, spectators and the media are interconnected during performances.

Technology shapes how officials manage a performance. For example:

1) Communicating microphones = to consult with other officials on and off the pitch

2) Decision Making = playback facilities to watch events from different angles

3) Ball Tracking = allows for the ball to be minutely tracked to ensure accuracy of decisions

4) Scoring laser technology = to measure jumps and throws more accurately

5) Time Keeping = shot-clock in basketball to speed up play and keep it exciting

6) Record Keeping = computers to track points and faults for multiple athletes at once

Examples of technology being used to enhance game play:

1. False starts

In track athletics, if an athlete moves before or within 0.1 seconds of the gun being fired, they have false-started. The race is then stopped and the offending athlete is immediately disqualified. Because this judgement is so critical, at elite events motion sensors are built into the athletes' starting blocks and connected to the starter's gun by a computer. Before 2009, athletes could have one false start before disqualification. This led to gamesmanship and frequent re-starts. The rule was changed to benefit officials, spectators and broadcasters but has seen some controversial disqualifications of 'star' runners.

Session 3: Enhancing Game Play

The 2011 World Athletics Championships in South Korea were dubbed the 'false start championships'. Lane 5 sits empty after the disqualification of 100 m sprinter Usain Bolt for a false start

2. Planning Strategy

Technology helps performers to review their tactics and their opponents' to work out what they need to do to improve and formulate a strategy.

For example, ProZone is used to analyse most Premier League football matches and Hawk-Eye is used to support officials' decision-making in cricket, tennis and football.

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Performance analysis software being used to examine player movements in a football match

Advantages of using technology for game play Disadvantages of using technology for game play

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Supports team approach so there is less pressure on individuals Slows the game

Information can be shared easily and quickly and stored over time

Not available at all levels of competition

Decisions and scoring are more reliable and accurate No longer trust people's decisions There is increased confidence and trust in officials Undermines respect for officials' knowledge and expertise

Undermines honesty, integrity and the spirit of fair play

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Better performance – marginal gains make the difference Invades privacy

Better medical care results in fewer injuries or faster recovery from injury

Blurs lines between personal and professional time

Feedback from coaches is more focused, objective and helpful Availability and cost – makes sport and success exclusive to wealthy people and countries

Improved kit is more comfortable, more efficient and safer Tempts athletes and coaches into cheating or unfair practices Part of a team, not isolated Puts the sole focus on winning not athletic endeavour

Area of Technology What is it? How/ when is it used? (Include at least 2 different sporting examples)

How does it make sport fairer?

Video Referencing

Hawk Eye

Goal-line technology

Hotspot

Radio

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Useful Links: Gameplay

https://football-technology.fifa.com/en/media-tiles/about-goal-line-technology/ - goal line technology

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmZSLirtBek

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m17ERc-kQhQ – goal line technology

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CTfREipYxc - hotspot

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/cricket/48985213 - cricket Hawkeye

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUPHb4MvLQQ – rugby referees TMO communication

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhQyVnwBXBs – tennis Hawkeye

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FWK1Sp9J-s – closest tennis Hawkeye 2018

https://inews.co.uk/sport/tennis/caroline-wozniacki-wimbledon-2019-zhang-shuai-hawkeye-wrong-decision-controversy-explained/- Wozniacki Hawkeye controversy article (Negative)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCOK7-kc_8o – VAR virtual offside line

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-D1gIo1aXE – F1 driver-team radio communication

Stadia

Session 5 and 6: Spectatorship

Watching sport no longer means sitting passively at home or in a stadium. Technology has enabled spectators to have a more active part in events. For example:

camera coverage – remote-controlled and micro-cameras provide more angles, track individual athletes or provide a performer's viewpoint

statistical information – on individuals, match play and past performances is available on-screen or at the click of a button during play

interactive software – apps offer access to merchandise, information, competitions, games and voting through links on tickets and programmes or via downloads

digital media – means that sports fans can follow a wide range of amateur and professional sports in a huge variety of ways

social media – allows fans to have a personal link with their sporting heroes and share views with others across the world

Sports exist in a competitive world. Individual sports compete against each other to attract participants, coverage and funding, and sport as a recreational

activity has to compete against digital pastimes, such as social media, television and gaming. The more people who play a sport, the more likely that sport is

to gain funding, either through grants, such as the National Lottery, or sponsorship. Similarly, sports with lots of followers are more likely to attract media

coverage and sponsorship.

Research published in 2015 by the Future Foundation, conducted on behalf of the Youth Sport Trust, warned that PE lessons need to use digital technology

to make sure that young people are motivated to take part. Other national sports organisations, such as Sport England and sports coach UK, also argue for the

need to use technology to attract and retain youth and adult participants in sport.

Technology can help to increase a sport's participation and profile. For example:

wearable technology – encourages participants to log their levels of activity, count the calories they burn and log their personal best times

game-style apps – motivate people by setting challenges and rewarding achievements

social media – enables clubs to promote sessions cheaply, individuals to share their experiences or teams to gather support

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Case Study: This Girl Can

In 2015 Sport England launched a nationwide campaign to increase participation in sport by girls and women. Social media was a key player in promoting

and extending the campaign. Within weeks of its launch over 23 million people had watched the film on YouTube and Facebook and it featured regularly on

Twitter, with sports promoting opportunities and women and girls sharing their achievements. A follow-up app enabled participants to download their own

photos on to the inspirational poster templates.

The groundbreaking campaign was based on a series of inspiring images of and slogans by real women and girls

Useful Links: spectatorship

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUPHb4MvLQQ – rugby referees TMO communication

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-D1gIo1aXE – F1 driver-team radio communication

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjW1nKHbh0E – Tottenham new stadium

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynhI_LlIQnI – Tottenham stadium pints

Advantages of using technology for spectatorship

Disadvantages of using technology for

spectatorship

More engaged in the sport

Detracts from actual play

More informed about rules, players etc

Reduces the atmosphere at live events

Have a direct link to athletes

Reduces interest in grass roots events that aren't supported by technology

Increases spectator/broadcaster costs

Enables trolls to attack individual athletes

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Area of Technology How is this technology used to enhance spectatorship?

In which sports is it used? Provide at least to examples.

Stadia

Officials

Commentary/Punditry

TV

Internet

Cambridge National - Technology in sport Red Amber Green

Technology to enhance performance LO1

Explain the use of equipment to enhance performance using 2 or more examples

Describe the use of injury prevention to enhance performance using 2 examples

Describe the use of training aids to enhance performance using 2 or more examples

Explain the use of clothing and footwear to enhance performance using 2 or more examples

Explain the use of fitness testing to enhance performance using 2 or more examples

Technology to enhance gameplay LO1

Describe the use of goal line technology to make sport fairer giving 2 sporting examples

Describe the use of hot spot technology to make sport fairer giving 2 sporting examples

Explain the use of radios to make sport fairer giving 2 sporting examples

Describe the use of video referring technology to make sport fairer giving 2 sporting examples.

Explain the use of stadia to make sport fairer giving 2 sporting examples

Technology to enhance spectatorship LO1

Describe the use of stadia technology to enhance spectatorship giving 2 sporting examples

Describe the use of officials technology to enhance spectatorship giving 2 sporting examples

Explain the use of commentary technology to enhance spectatorship giving 2 sporting examples

How the use of technology in television to enhance spectatorship giving 2 sporting examples

Describe the use of technology and the internet to enhance spectatorship giving 2 or more sporting examples

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Quick Questions

1. Which technological method helps an athlete to recover faster after injury?

1) 4G pitches

2) Heart rate monitor

3) Hyperbaric oxygen therapy

2. Which technological development in Paralympic sport is a type of prosthetic?

1) Running blades

2) Cambered wheels

3) Game analysis software

3. Which tracking technology has helped support officials’ decision – making in sports such as

tennis and cricket? 1) Pro Zone

2) Hawk-eye

3) Laser technology

4. Which technology allows spectators to have an opportunity to have a personal ink with their

sporting hero’s? 1) Digital media

2) Interactive software

3) Social media

5. Technology is used in athletics but which of the following reaction times would be deemed a false start

in athletics? 1) 0.16 seconds

2) 0.09 seconds

3) 0.11 seconds

Email Mr Kibbey for the answers!

a.kibbey@arkglobe.org