Sports Technology

by Stewart Ross

Overview

Sports Technology looks at developments in the world of sport, and explores the way in which technology has enhanced both the players and the supporters experience. It discusses electronic decision-making, advances in technology that have improved equipment, sportswear, athletes training and performance, and looks at what constitutes cheating. New Technology is an exciting, up-to-date look at new technology and the effect it is having on the world. Each title looks forward to likely future technological advances that will affect our everyday lives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780237540777
Publisher:	MMS Gold
Publication date:	05/01/2010
Series:	New Technology Series
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.60(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

Stewart Ross writes fiction and nonfiction for both children and adults. He has published some 250 titles which have been translated into over 18 different languages. His titles include The Soterion Mission, Into the Unknown, and Understand the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.

Table of Contents

introduction 6

Chapter 1 bats and balls 8

Chapter 2 judging and timing 16

Chapter 3 surfaces and stadiums 22

Chapter 4 dressed for the part 26

Chapter 5 sports machinery 30

Chapter 6 training and cheating 36

conclusion: the sports industry 42

glossary 44

more information 45

index 46

Editorial Reviews

The use of science in developing better sports equipment and more exacting systems for record keeping is supported by a wide variety of technology and tools that are growing steadily in sophistication and power. Understanding these tools and technologies is as important as knowing the rules of the sport itself. These new tools and technologies are grouped by their application to different kinds of sports, for example, bats and balls, judging and timing, surfaces and stadiums, sports machinery and training and cheating. Each development in sports equipment or system of monitoring/judging is explained in context with sidebars labeled, "How It Works," that give pertinent detail about the technology involved. The possible future of the sport/technology is presented in sidebars labeled, "What's Next." Color photographs and graphics give visual information that expand on the text. If the technology is a controversial one, a sidebar labeled "For and Against" lists the pros and cons of its use. This book, one in the "New Technology" series, concludes with a glossary, a list of resources labeled "More Information" and an index, and would be a good addition to a middle school or high school library or science class on modern forensics. Reviewer: Hazel Buys

Children's Literature - Hazel Buys