Biometrics in Sports

Biometric data taken during professional squash matches are displayed onscreen. (Photo Courtesy of the PSA World Tour.)

Athletes—and the cadre of professionals who surround them—are always looking for an edge over their opponents. Advances in technology have now made a whole new class of information readily available to athletes, coaches, trainers, and even fans. It’s called biometrics, the science of measuring and analyzing data collected from the body, such as heart rate or hormone levels.

Read the whole story at IEEE Pulse: The Rise of Biometrics in Sports.