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Israeli Air Force Tech Used to Train Soccer Players
(BusinessCloud-UK) Jonathan Symcox - Playsight unveiled its SmartPitch instant video analysis system at the Soccerex convention in Manchester this week. SmartPitch records the action on the field and uploads it immediately to the cloud, allowing coaches to show players instant replays of their contribution. CEO Chen Shachar said, "The technology was used to train Israeli fighter pilots. One of the things we brought from the Air Force was the need to provide an objective system to show what happened during practice or a game. When there is no more argument about the facts, the learning process can begin. While the players are drinking water and having a break, the coach can show them what happened on the pitch using a smartphone or tablet....Research has found that the sooner you show a player on video what happened, the faster and better progress they make." The firm started out in tennis and basketball and is also working with teams in ice hockey and handball.