AR and VR in sports

[chrislewit]

https://www.facebook.com/1376721975970182/videos/316658152354885?sfns=mo

Here is a cool glimpse into the future.

I’m fascinated by the future intermingling of AR (Augmented Reality) and VR (Virtual Reality) and sports.

I can envision a future where AR and VR are integrated into both junior and pro tennis, making the game more exciting, both for players and fans.

AR and VR will also have a major impact on coaching and training. These technologies have the potential to enhance our coaching capabilities and to potentially bring down the cost of training in the long run.

For example, injured players will still be able to compete and train virtually and enjoy the sport they love; and players won’t have to travel long distances —at great expense—to receive quality coaching.

AR will be used to motivate players in practice sessions and make tennis practices more fun and engaging. And VR will be used at home to reinforce training concepts from the real court.

Innovative coaches will find new ways to integrate these technologies into training that will enhance practice sessions, improve focus, and accelerate motoric learning.

For now, we can only imagine a brave new AR and VR enhanced tennis world. We will have to wait patiently for the technology to develop and for the costs to come down.

Please share your thoughts.

Chris Lewit
ProdigyMaker.com

[nytennisaddict]

nice. basically a holodeck (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodeck) :P

[jeffreycounts]

I wholeheartedly agree. The first "revolution" in sports learning was analog video recording followed by the infinitely more useful and clear digital video recording. We could finally "see" what we, or our students, were actually doing. And we could also see what the best were actually doing in order to compare.

The second revolution was the internet where we could share these videos and share our insights and ideas.

We are starting to see the first generation of professional players who benefited from this. Take Tyree Jackson - NFL QB draft prospect:

Hour after hour, Tyree Jackson would sit watching YouTube highlights of great quarterbacks at his home in Norton Shores, Michigan. Tom Brady was a favorite. Jackson would watch the way he moved. The angle of his arm. How he gripped the ball. He'd memorize every detail. Then he'd move to the backyard, where he had a tire hanging by a rope from a tree, and throw and throw and throw and turn himself into a quarterback.

Or take the humorous but in the end serious headline of this article:

Joel Embiid learned to shoot by searching YouTube for 'white people shooting 3 pointers'

Being able to study the best, in your home, as many times and as often as you like, is a miracle to learning.

But I agree with Chris, AR and VR could blow all of this out of the water. The Matrix scene with Neo learning Kung Fu? That's honestly looking like a future reality with the way things are moving. Thanks for posting Chris. This HADO looks amazing.