Football Targets Standardised Wearables

FIFA and The International Football Association Board – the body that determines the laws of the game – have invited producers of electronic performance and tracking systems (EPTS) to present their systems, in a bid to standardise wearable technology.

Wearables can benefit in terms of injury prevention and can provide insight into how a player moves and performs, with many clubs already using the technology to monitor endurance, nutrition and energy output.

The benefits of such technology could also be used to enhance broadcast partnerships in the future, making data available in real time.

Tops teams are already use such technology, however, the law makers are now targeting a fairer system using a single technology to make sure all clubs have access to the same information.

FIFA embraced goal line technology for the 2014 World Cup, and in February 2015 the IFAB approved EPTS during games – as long as the data was not used in real time within the technical area, until the technology is proven to have medical benefits.

The invitation is open to all EPTS producers until the end of October, with a meeting scheduled for 16th November.

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