GPS Player Monitoring

In the competitive world of sport, coaches and athletes will do just about anything to get ahead of their rivals. That's where fancy expensive technology comes in! Professional and college athletic teams are taking advantage of a new type of GPS technology that tracks a player's movement and gives real-time analysis about that player's performance and fatigue. This technology is called OptimEye, and is made Australian based company Catapult. OptimEye doesn't use traditional GPS satellites however, since GPS signals don't penetrate through large structures like arenas. Instead Catapult developed its own wireless GPS system that surrounds the perimeter of the playing field. This not only allows for use indoors, but is also much more accurate than using GPS satellites. All the player has to do is wear the cell-phone sized GPS system, and OptimEye will be able to calculate player speed, distance, acceleration, torque, hit impact, body parts movement, and much more. But one of the coolest features of OptimEye is called "PlayerLoad", which monitors how hard the player is working overall. This prevents players from being overworked during practice, and has resulted in far fewer soft-tissue injuries. The possibilities for this new technology are seemingly endless, as the sports industry is quickly evolving to utilize and benefit from the new gadgets being produced today.