Yep, tracks players so they can do the metres carried etc stats , they were trialling putting trackers in the balls as well so they could measure kick distance, height, time in air etc but don’t seem to have heard any of those stats mentioned at World Cup so maybe they dropped that
Chris Miller
If I wanted trackers in my balls, I’d have got the jab like an honest man!
Ottokring
It’s where they keep their fags so they can have a quick ciggie during the game.
I won’t tell you where they keep their lighters
Philip Scott Thomas
They also measure G forces so they can track the impact of collisions.
Bloke in North Dorset
And sending data back in real time so they can see how much effort players have put in and if they’re looking like emptying the tank.
NDReader
It’s for telemetry now, but it will be repurposed next year for the AI spinal interface.
Just imagine – no more disciplinary issues.
TomJ
There have been trials of accelerometers in gumshields to measure jolts to heads…
bobby b
Ah, the tooth pocket. Pick them back up, save them for re-implantation.
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It’s a tracker for performance data.
Yep, tracks players so they can do the metres carried etc stats , they were trialling putting trackers in the balls as well so they could measure kick distance, height, time in air etc but don’t seem to have heard any of those stats mentioned at World Cup so maybe they dropped that
If I wanted trackers in my balls, I’d have got the jab like an honest man!
It’s where they keep their fags so they can have a quick ciggie during the game.
I won’t tell you where they keep their lighters
They also measure G forces so they can track the impact of collisions.
And sending data back in real time so they can see how much effort players have put in and if they’re looking like emptying the tank.
It’s for telemetry now, but it will be repurposed next year for the AI spinal interface.
Just imagine – no more disciplinary issues.
There have been trials of accelerometers in gumshields to measure jolts to heads…
Ah, the tooth pocket. Pick them back up, save them for re-implantation.
Comments are closed.