Why was Electronic Performance and Tracking Systems (EPTS) Used at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
On 15th July 2018, France lifted the coveted 2018 FIFA World Cup to be crowned the world champions in football. But on the same day, someone else also won – technology. This was a journey that began in 2015 with FIFA being approached to allow performance tracking of players during matches, and that resulted in a substantial amount of study to finally having the Law 4 in the FIFA rules and regulations to allow the use of EPTS technology during match play in 2017. Read More: https://www.knowledgenile.com/blogs/why-was-electronic-performance-and-tracking-systems-epts-used-at-the-2018-fifa-world-cup/ Electronic performance and tracking systems (EPTS) is the new football technology which expects to fill in the information gaps for the teams about their players’ performance when on the field. Earlier the coaches would rely on the information relayed by the players themselves, but with the EPTS technology, coaches have the digitally gathered information first hand to monitor the fati...