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Catchy and Trendy Business

Sports is the toy department of human life. Howard Cosell

1.The world of sport is continually changing over the years, and the use of technology is just one of those areas that have made an impact on many sports in the modern day. Sporting technologies are man-made means developed to reach human interests in a particular sport.  One criticism of the use of technology is that it can slow down the speed of the game, but on the other hand for many people it makes watching it more enjoyable to see the correct decisions being made. Most professional sports in the United States have long used instant replay and other high-tech aids to help referees make the right call. Hawk-eye is the name of a computer and camera system which traces a ball's trajectory. It is being used in international cricket and tennis, and many other sports are also looking at making use of this technology.

2. Sports gear such as clothing and footwear should be user-friendly and include valuable properties such as strength, flexibility, density, thickness, durability, resistance to moisture and more importantly cost.  Footwear is generally considered more for comfort and injury avoidance rather than performance enhancement, whereas clothing such as the full body suits used in swimming are often claimed to rationalise the competitor’s performance times.  Sporting equipment such as the composite tennis racket has been created in order to provide enhanced ball speed, and reduce the potential vibration that can lead to a condition known as tennis elbow. 

3. The carbon-fiber vaulting pole, javelins with spiral tails, golf balls with special dimple patterns, stiffer carbon-fiber tennis rackets, bicycles with new types of wheels all lead to "further and faster." Where should this end? How about electronically guided darts, heat-seeking missiles for grouse-shooting, solar-energy-enhanced bicycles, and terrain-following golf balls that automatically find the lowest local elevation on a putting surface (the bottom of the hole)? Can we ensure that people are competing and not the advanced materials?

4. In those sports incorporating individuals with a particular disability, there are a variety of methods in which assistive technology can be applied.  Governments are placing increasing importance on the development of assistive technology for disabled persons, both as a matter of civil rights for these persons and the desire to make them more independent and productive members of society.  For example, modifications to buildings can be made to make them wheelchair accessible, specialised equipment can also be produced and training to sports members can be offered in order to give specific assistance to those with a disability. 

5. The Olympic Games started with a principle of amateur competition with those who practiced a sport professionally considered to have an unfair advantage over those who practiced it merely as a hobby. Grassroots sport is a popular phrase which covers the amateur participation in sport at lower levels, normally without pretension towards higher achievement, and is in line with the "sport for all" mentality, where enjoyment is the primary reason for participation. The use of modern technologies in sport may mean that competition at the uppermost level is only affordable to the leading top athletes due to the potential high costs of specialised sports equipment. In the meantime, the Olympics remain a rich man’s festival and a profitable business with more and more investors invading in this field.