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US team gets high-tech help to reach London

ADVANCES in technology will allow US athletes to have their coaches examine their pre-Olympic workouts even if those coaches cannot make the trip to England for the Games next month.

And the day might soon be here where coaches can download video of an athlete's Olympic leap or throw into a device while seated in the stands and advise their pupil on how to improve while awaiting another chance to perform.

Computer simulations set against videos of athletic efforts show just where time or distance is lost in technique or positioning that is off from the perfect form needed to maximize speed or distance.

"I've learned a lot about my technique over the years," said shot putter Jill Camarena-Williams, who was third last year at the world championships in Daegu, South Korea.

"Something I lost in my technique I was able to get back through fractional movement, little things that have really helped. When I went to Daegu, my whole throw made sense, one great cog."

With advances in video uploads, athletes can have workouts filmed at the US training camp in Manchester, England, and uploaded onto the internet and viewed by coaches back in the United States who can offer feedback in short order to make adjustments quicker.



 

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