TECHNOLOGY IN WATER POLO
Technology is used in Water Polo in many different ways, these devices and technologies include:
-Water Polo Visual System
-Swim-off Flotation Rigs
-3D Body Imaging
-Mikasa Water Polo Balls
4 positive impacts of technology
-Increases the physical ability of athletes: The use of training technology enables athletes to push their boundaries and increase the standard of what is the
best.
-Allows for fair ruling by officials: The use of technology in refereeing is a positive benefit as the human eye is not always a reliable source for an educated
decision, but if a computer is doing the thinking instead, there is no room for error
-Benefits spectator experience: Technology such as underwater cameras and electronic allow the spectator to immerse themself more into the match they
are watching and makes it worthwhile and entertaining
-Makes sport more competitive and advanced: If technology is always being advanced and improved by individual researches than more people will be
competing to make their technology better than someone else and makes winning more of a mission and
accomplishment
4 negative impacts of technology
-Makes it harder to people from lower socioeconomic status to get involved: if technology is involved in sport more and more, then people who cannot
afford these expensive devices are left at an unfair advantage and would most
likely not even try competing
-Sport becomes less reliant on natural talent: With the advancement of technology, sport would not become about who's got the most talent, but who's got
the best technology
-Ruins the morality of sport if success is based off technology rather than dedication to the sport and training: The whole concept of sport is you will succeed if you are dedicated to your sport and spend the hours in training and it will pay off, but if technology is involved heavily then this whole concept is destroyed
-Can make the rules become too strict and ruin the flow of the game: If technology assisting referees picks up on every single minor infraction of the rules, and a stoppage in play must be taken, then it can ruin the continuity and nature of the game
The media have used technology for spectator appeal through the utilisation of:
-Electronic scoring: For spectators at the arena, there are large electronic scoreboards that display what quarter is under progress, how much longer in the quarter, and the score. This technology allows the spectator to know exactly what is happening in the game and gets them more
invested on the result.
-Underwater Cameras: Since Water Polo is a contact sport, it can get quite rough above and below the water, so spectators watching water polo on TV have
access to viewing underwater cameras to see the punches, pulls and kicks that spectators always love to see and makes the
experience of watching the match more thrilling.
-Instant Replay: This technology allows TV spectators to see a goal or other significant event in the game in slow motion immediately after it happens, this is beneficial to the spectator so they can either understand what happened or admire a great feat of skill
The use of technology HAS created equity for participants in Water Polo in the area of assisting referees and umpires through the use of the technology involved in Water Polo Visual System as it leaves no space for in-discrepancy so therefore, rules are fair to both teams.
-Water Polo Visual System
-Swim-off Flotation Rigs
-3D Body Imaging
-Mikasa Water Polo Balls
4 positive impacts of technology
-Increases the physical ability of athletes: The use of training technology enables athletes to push their boundaries and increase the standard of what is the
best.
-Allows for fair ruling by officials: The use of technology in refereeing is a positive benefit as the human eye is not always a reliable source for an educated
decision, but if a computer is doing the thinking instead, there is no room for error
-Benefits spectator experience: Technology such as underwater cameras and electronic allow the spectator to immerse themself more into the match they
are watching and makes it worthwhile and entertaining
-Makes sport more competitive and advanced: If technology is always being advanced and improved by individual researches than more people will be
competing to make their technology better than someone else and makes winning more of a mission and
accomplishment
4 negative impacts of technology
-Makes it harder to people from lower socioeconomic status to get involved: if technology is involved in sport more and more, then people who cannot
afford these expensive devices are left at an unfair advantage and would most
likely not even try competing
-Sport becomes less reliant on natural talent: With the advancement of technology, sport would not become about who's got the most talent, but who's got
the best technology
-Ruins the morality of sport if success is based off technology rather than dedication to the sport and training: The whole concept of sport is you will succeed if you are dedicated to your sport and spend the hours in training and it will pay off, but if technology is involved heavily then this whole concept is destroyed
-Can make the rules become too strict and ruin the flow of the game: If technology assisting referees picks up on every single minor infraction of the rules, and a stoppage in play must be taken, then it can ruin the continuity and nature of the game
The media have used technology for spectator appeal through the utilisation of:
-Electronic scoring: For spectators at the arena, there are large electronic scoreboards that display what quarter is under progress, how much longer in the quarter, and the score. This technology allows the spectator to know exactly what is happening in the game and gets them more
invested on the result.
-Underwater Cameras: Since Water Polo is a contact sport, it can get quite rough above and below the water, so spectators watching water polo on TV have
access to viewing underwater cameras to see the punches, pulls and kicks that spectators always love to see and makes the
experience of watching the match more thrilling.
-Instant Replay: This technology allows TV spectators to see a goal or other significant event in the game in slow motion immediately after it happens, this is beneficial to the spectator so they can either understand what happened or admire a great feat of skill
The use of technology HAS created equity for participants in Water Polo in the area of assisting referees and umpires through the use of the technology involved in Water Polo Visual System as it leaves no space for in-discrepancy so therefore, rules are fair to both teams.