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Unusual Careers for IT professionals – Part 2
Sports Technology
So you love sports, eh? Eat, drink and sleep cricket, soccer or any other sport? And of course you consider yourself to be a tech buff as well. So why not consider a career that combines both your passions? Sounds too good to be true doesn���t it? Well, it isn���t.
Technology has had a huge impact on Sports, like practically every other sphere of life. Some of this is apparent to you, as a viewer and a fan, while a lot of it isn���t. Players and teams prepare for their events using scientific methods and techniques that were unheard of some time back. Needless to say, computers are the heart and soul of these methods. Be it simple tasks like keeping track of the player���s diet and weight or complex ones like tracking the movement of each player in a soccer game, all of these are done by computers.
Ever thought of who crunches those numbers or keeps that software running in perfect shape? It could be you. Almost every top team in most sports today utilizes services of one or more computer experts to help them realize the potential of modern day technology to the fullest. And you don���t need any special qualifications to get one of those jobs ��� I guess being at the right place at the right time is all that matters. And if you get a chance to work with a Indian cricket team or Liverpool Football Club, the money will be good for sure as well.
Another area where technologists fit in is the sphere of sports broadcasting. Most of you would have seen software technology like ProZone (used to analyze soccer matches) and Hawk Eye which is used by broadcasters. All these have been made possible thanks to the ���techies��� who have worked to see these ideas through to success.
To drive home the point that this work is not all play, consider that ProZone is a company that employs hundreds of people who work towards providing computer generated analysis and reports of hundreds of soccer matches played all over Europe to anyone who���s interested and willing to pay their fees. Most of the top broadcasters and clubs in UK and abroad, subscribe to their services. They are the ones who tell you that Steven Gerrard makes an average of 6.57 tackles per game and that Henry dribbles 3.44 times a game.
Here���s to a career where your boss won���t give you an earful when you���re watching a match at work!
To be continued�Ķ