{"id":296902,"date":"2023-11-11T23:09:33","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T23:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=296902"},"modified":"2023-11-11T23:09:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T23:09:33","slug":"tottenham-and-wolves-trial-tnt-body-cameras-in-warm-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/tottenham-and-wolves-trial-tnt-body-cameras-in-warm-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham and Wolves trial TNT body cameras in warm-up"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tottenham’s Brennan Johnson and Max Kilman of Wolves are the first players in the Premier League to don body cameras as they run through their pre-match warm-ups at Molineux.\u00a0<\/p>\n
IFAB laws do not allow for the technology to be used in competitive matches, but TNT Sports – who struck a deal with the Premier League to greenlight the tech – hope Saturday’s trial during the warm-up offers viewers a unique perspective, with footage uploaded from the player’s bodycam instantaneously for broadcast.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Johnson and Kilman got the nod to trial the technology on Saturday morning, and took viewers through their preparations ahead of kick-off.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Footage broadcasted showed players completing passing drills, interacting with team-mates, and taking instructions from their coaches before heading back into the tunnel.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘It just give a new generation of fans an insight into how warm-ups work,’ said pundit Joleon Lescott on TNT.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Wolves’ Max Kilman (left) and Spurs’ Brennan Johnson were the first players to trial bodycams<\/p>\n
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The Tottenham star was filmed being wired up the technology before heading onto the pitch<\/p>\n
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The footage gives viewers a unique look into how preparations pre-match are carried out<\/p>\n
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But for the former Manchester City man was a little hesitant about the technology being used in a matchday situation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘I wouldn’t have worn that it would have been a distraction for me,’ the ex-player added. ‘Not necessarily in training but I wouldn’t have worn them in games.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘Maybe it’s superstition – I got injured twice when I had one on – so I would have said “no way.”‘<\/p>\n
Joe Cole was more enthuastic, saying the footage looked like ‘being behind the eyes of the player’.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
On Thursday, Mail Sport reported exclusively on the trial run of the apparatus, which was created by Mindfly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Israeli start-up company behind the bodycams created a special AI-powered stabilisation bodycam, which is attached to an ‘ultralight’ vest.<\/p>\n
The miniscule camera is stitched to a GPS vest under the shirt, with a small hole cut in the jersey at chest level to give the lens sight of the game.<\/p>\n
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Johnson shared footage of Spurs completing group drills ahead of the 12.30pm kick-off<\/p>\n
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The cams are even wired for found, and can transmit footage including audio of player conversations whilst carrying out drills\u00a0<\/p>\n
It takes around two minutes to get players wired up and ready to go.<\/p>\n
A wide angle view of the pitch is captured and later cropped using AI auto-detection to hone in on the action. The bodycam also uses SteadiCam stablisation technology to ensure smooth footage fit for broadcast.<\/p>\n
The camera has a shatter-proof screen and is so lightweight to the point of being marketed as ‘invisible’.<\/p>\n
Previously, Sky Sports have used body cameras from a different system in pre-match situations on two occassions last season, one involving Brentford in a match against Bournemouth and another involving Brighton, when they took on Manchester United.<\/p>\n
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