Science in Sports

Science in sports has had a huge impact on how many sports have in improved in recent years. These findings from scientific experiments have lead to the improvement of such things as sports equipment, material and facilities. I am going to explain how science has made a positive impact on these areas in sport.

Equipment:

Sports equipment can be any object used to help perform/play a certain sport, such as a football is needed to play a game of football. Footballs used to be made of natural materials making the ball very heavy, less durable and overall not very good to use. This is when science comes in. New materials were tested to make the ball softer and a under laying of padding is now added to cushion your kick. The ball is more durable and lighter thanks to the new materials, also there are different types of balls for certain surfaces and weather conditions. There are fewer panels on balls to make them rounder, so they move in the air more, causing more goals and improving goalkeepers. Even by making modifications to the ball improves the game massively and all done by science.

Material:

Material is the clothing you wear whilst performing a certain sport. Thermal clothing is tight that is designed to keep in body heat. This is ideal for winter sports or sports performed in cold places. This helps the performer to keep warm and can stop muscles from contracting and getting injured. The performer can concentrate on their performance rather than their body heat.

Facilities:

Sporting facilities have come a very long way thanks to science. A facility is a playing surface or area you use to perform a sport weather for training or an event. 4G astro turf has been invented by scientists. It is artificial grass that can be raked one way to have a smooth flat surface for sports like football and cricket. It can also be raked the other way for a rough surface for grip to play sports like rugby. It is easier to maintain then natural grass and it doesn't turf up like natural grass making it ideal for sports teams to use.