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By Harriette Halepis

What do you do when you own a rugby team that just isn’t performing at the top of their game? Well, the owner of the Bradford Bulls has found a way to track the team’s progress down to the last movement. Through the use of GPS tracking systems, the Bulls hope to keep tabs on where and how players go wrong.

GPS Tracking & Sports

Coach Steve McNamara has outfitted the team with GPS tracking devices that detect every movement. These trackers will allow McNamara to find out who is making mistakes, and how those mistakes are being made. In addition, the trackers will allow McNamara to monitor every player’s heart rate while also tracking a player’s speed.

The GPS trackers will help McNamara determine “…how much players are doing and how they are coping (Guardian).” While this may be one of the first spots teams to use GPS tracking technology, many other teams around the world are paying close attention to how the Bulldogs adjust to the GPS tracking system.

While GPS trackers are used for a number of different reasons, using these systems to better athletic performances is relatively new. A few teams have tried similar tactics with much success, though the idea is just starting to spread. In the end, this is one use of GPS tracking technology that is, no doubt, here to stay.