SportsTech is already prevalent in the sporting industry. Everything from fitness trackers, goal line technology to advanced data analytics has changed how sports are coached and athletes selected. However this article isn't about the technology that is already in use, this is about how sporting bodies in the UK must look to technology. Technology that engages with the consumers and allows them to engage in sports and physical activity by removing the barriers in our industry.
Technology should not be a bolt on to how we organise sports facilties and particpation, it must be a holistical approach that upgrades booking systems, connects users to venues and venues to providers. Changing the way we run sports activities and venues to make them open to players who are not playing sports or being active due to the range of barriers involved with sports.
There are a list of barriers for the consumer, activity provider and facility. Some of these are listed below and as we move forward discussions must be had around each one of these points and innovative ideas are needed on how technology can get everyone active;
Technology can go a long way to reducing the barriers to some of these key areas, and as we go forward we will investigate each issue, how they connect and what tech can be implemented to fix issues.
If you have any concepts for introducing technology to sport organisation or removing barriers for users and providers, Email them to will@openplay.co.uk and we will look to discuss them in future blog posts.
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