Brains Meets Brawn

BRAINS MEETS BRAWN THE NFL'S PLAY ON MOBILE TECHNOLOGY Today the NFL bans computers, mobile phones, tablets, video recording equipment, and even calculators on the sidelines, locker rooms, and coaching booths. However, the tech rules may be loosening to accommodate emerging technologies. TODAY'S CONNECTED STADIUM FUTURE GAME-DAY TECH SCREEN 1 Smartphone or FanVision device. SCREEN 2 The field, the fans, the experience on-THE-FIELD FILM ROOM The NFL offers FanVision in 12 stadiums. The NFL version of FanVision provides four TV angles and feeds of out-of-town games and the NFL RedZone A video-analysis app breaks down footage from every angle with interactive features so players can watch, then train. Though some NFL teams use it in training today, some teams are pushing for it's use during game-days to replace the current solution of printing out photos of plays. SCREEN 3 Jumbotrons display more around-the-league content, replays and glimpses inside the locker rooms. Interactively break down video taken from any source ON THE PRACTICE FIELD SENSORY TRAINING FANTASY FOOTBALL SAINTS. 21 Gr 34: SEAHAWKS WIRELESS PIGSKIN RUSH YARDS 31 184 REPLAY A gyroscope sensor in the ball's center transmits precise knowledge of the pigskin's orientation YOSIRUSH 5.9 GLOVES VISITO DOWN YOS TO 00 BALL ON QTR. TIME-OUTS Can detect how a receiver catches a pass PLAYER DIAGNOSTICS Sensors track player performance in practice while coaches learn cause and effect per player. Wireless sensors along the field inform refs of ball position EVALUATE: Energy expenditure Recovery time Hydration Nutrition Heart rate Breathing rate Temperature HELMET Measures intensity of blows to the head Football players can hit with 150+ Gs of force to the brain. Concussions occur around 80 Gs WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NFL'S PLAY ON TECHNOLOGY? Read the "NFL Tackles Stadium Mobile Technology' on Spark. http://spark.qualcomm.com/salon/nfl-tackles-stadium-mobile Sources: QUALCOMM Mtp://techland time.com/2012/01/03/sensorytraining technologytakes hold-in the nfl http://www.technewsdaily.com/1078-going-deep-the-future-of-technology-in-the-national-football-league.html Htp://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/15/sports/lootbal/new york giants add technology toworkouts.htmlipagewantednalk_r0 http://www.popularmechanics.com/outdoors/sports/physics/4212171 http://www.49ers.com/news/article-2/Jed York Details-Super-BowlLimpact/b8c15(59-0141-4912-6821-9bd394d377af spark ------