How Technology Has Affected Sports

Technology has altered our world and continues to grow as our world grows. Society has become dependent on technology and technology changes to adapt to people’s needs and desires every day. Technology has made our lives much simpler. We have seen technological advances in health care, business, education, and even sports. Technology has changed the way we experience sports in different ways. The use of apps to stream live games, the use of replays, and the use of fitness technologies are all ways that technology controls the world of sports. The first way technology has impacted sports is the way we watch it. Although sports have been played on television for decades, it was about the year 2000 when DVR made it possible to rewind live sports and skip commercials. Digital Video Recorder makes watching sports completely different. Before, it was just live television. You had to watch the game while it was on, be at the game, or you wouldn’t be able to watch it again. You would have to wait for the scores and news to appear in the local paper the next day. But with technology we can watch sports event anywhere, and anytime. Not only had DVR …show more content…
One of the greatest advances in technology is the ability to rewind and review plays. Sports officials can now go back and review plays to make sure that they are making the right calls. This advantage can be used in tennis to see whether or not the ball was out of bounds, or it could be used to make sure the football crossed the goal line before the runner’s knee was down. It could determine if a baseball was hit fair or foul, and it could also be used to see if a soccer ball has entirely crossed the goal line. The advantage of replays is not limited to these sports and has impacted sports worldwide. The use of replay has changed the dynamic of sports because now things can be determined right there at the game. Game altering decisions can be made within