Impact of Technology in Sports

Description

How have science and technology helped today's athletes and sportspeople perform better for longer? And how could this change in the future? From the development of carbon fibre composites for para-athletes to improvements in sports nutrition, our performance in competitive events has been vastly improved by contemporary science and technology. This book looks at historical, current and emerging examples of sport technology. We look at technology in training, athletic performance, sports nutrition, sports equipment, sports medicine and how sport is shown on TV.

Broad of scope and well stocked with concrete examples, these surveys offer young readers detailed pictures of the role of technology in several fields. . . .Strong options to round out STEM collections.-- "School Library Journal" This survey takes a positive look at how technology has changed sports. A new understanding of biomechanics and diagnostics has helped athletes, including those with disabilities, improve performance. The accessible text covers advances in training, nutrition, medicine, and equipment. The pages are busy with photos and captions, diagrams, text boxes, sidebars, and "case studies."Subjects: Sports; Technology-- "Nonfiction Notes from the Horn Book"