gps

[liamh2202]

I see a lot of teams wearing the vests with GPS built in like the technology they use in rugby. I assume FIFA have changed their stance regarding this as it wasn't allowed in previous seasons. Just wondering if anyone noticed if it was something hibs were doing ( the vests look like sports bras and have a hump on the back where the unit sits)

[Michael]

I was wondering what going on with the Dundee United players' upper backs!

[liamh2202]

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I was wondering what going on with the Dundee United players' upper backs!

Yeh I read up on its use in rugby.. They use it to actually determine sub's and everything. It previously wasn't allowed in football but rules must have changed

[Hibs Class]

Is that the way that they can show how far each player has traveled during the game?

[Future17]

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Is that the way that they can show how far each player has traveled during the game?

If you mean on the live coverage of games, that's done via cameras and related tech.

[Hibs Class]

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If you mean on the live coverage of games, that's done via cameras and related tech.

Aye, that's what I was thinking of, seen it on champions league games.

[Billy Whizz]

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I was wondering what going on with the Dundee United players' upper backs!

Doesn't seem to be working for them, if you've got useless players, not much you can do with the info

[Torto7062]

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I was wondering what going on with the Dundee United players' upper backs!

I wondered the same..but saying that they all look like Ogres up there.....

[The_Exile]

I heard Cummings has to wear one 24/7.

[Scouse Hibee]

Sat Nav to show them where the goals are.

[Andy Bee]

All they need now is one in the ball and they may actually be able to call offside decisions correctly along with the ball being over the goal line. A step forward IMO. It'll also give a far more in-depth analysis of where the player has been on the pitch and I wouldn't be surprised if it had a heart rate monitor included. Going forward it may be an idea to include a taser type gadget in which all the Uber fans can have a button that'll send 20,000 volts to a players erchie if they decide he's not performing up to their very own high standards.

[The_Exile]

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All they need now is one in the ball and they may actually be able to call offside decisions correctly along with the ball being over the goal line. A step forward IMO. It'll also give a far more in-depth analysis of where the player has been on the pitch and I wouldn't be surprised if it had a heart rate monitor included. Going forward it may be an idea to include a taser type gadget in which all the Uber fans can have a button that'll send 20,000 volts to a players erchie if they decide he's not performing up to their very own high standards.

Liam Craig would've had hair like Worsel Gummidge last season

[Brunswickbill]

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All they need now is one in the ball and they may actually be able to call offside decisions correctly along with the ball being over the goal line. A step forward IMO. It'll also give a far more in-depth analysis of where the player has been on the pitch and I wouldn't be surprised if it had a heart rate monitor included. Going forward it may be an idea to include a taser type gadget in which all the Uber fans can have a button that'll send 20,000 volts to a players erchie if they decide he's not performing up to their very own high standards.

http://www.adidas.co.uk/micoach-smart-ball/G83963.html

[Newry Hibs]

So that's what that lump is for!! I have seen them in rugby and just thought it was some padding to protect the neck / spine in case of heavy tackles / falls.

[liamh2202]

Its more to calculate when players are tiring ( it flags up players whos pace is dropping or who are making less runs etc.

[bill the hibby]

Am I just making this up or did we at one point have special cameras installed in the west stand that were used exactly for this? I'm sure this was the case under either John Hughes or John Collins

[Haymaker]

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Am I just making this up or did we at one point have special cameras installed in the west stand that were used exactly for this? I'm sure this was the case under either John Hughes or John Collins

prozone is the system used,I would imagine we have it. It is a bit like playing football manager!

These god vests will monitor a lot more things like heart rates etc to help tailor training, recovery spells etc.

[Future17]

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Am I just making this up or did we at one point have special cameras installed in the west stand that were used exactly for this? I'm sure this was the case under either John Hughes or John Collins

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prozone is the system used,I would imagine we have it. It is a bit like playing football manager!

These god vests will monitor a lot more things like heart rates etc to help tailor training, recovery spells etc.

The Prozone units were originally installed in the old East - not sure where they are located now.

[bill the hibby]

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prozone is the system used,I would imagine we have it. It is a bit like playing football manager!

These god vests will monitor a lot more things like heart rates etc to help tailor training, recovery spells etc.

I'm sure I went on a tour of the ground one time and was told they had been moved to the west, quite a high-tec system im sure when hibs first got it

[Haymaker]

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I'm sure I went on a tour of the ground one time and was told they had been moved to the west, quite a high-tec system im sure when hibs first got it

it was. Everyone has it now pretty much. It is fun to use and play on.

[silverhibee]

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prozone is the system used,I would imagine we have it. It is a bit like playing football manager!

These god vests will monitor a lot more things like heart rates etc to help tailor training, recovery spells etc.

The Rangers players always got them on during training sessions.

[I'm_cabbaged]

Pity this wasn't about in kerr's days.....

[Ozyhibby]

Someone asked on here what the little blacks things were on the Dundee Utd players backs were. I couldn't find it so I've started a new thread. Here is an interesting article that may explain.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/...P=share_btn_tw

[Lmc2105]

Hearts had them also seems to be a common thing.

[Ozyhibby]

Hopefully we are doing the same.

[HappyAsHellas]

What were the players wearing during the friendlies? I saw two objects fall from under players shirts at Berwick, and one at Dunfermline. On these occasions the players picked them up and stuck them back in the chest area. I thought it might be some form of heart monitor but does anyone know for sure.
I can't believe that I was the only one who saw this.

[GreenCastle]

I saw this at Berwick and it was GPS/heart rate monitors that fell out.

The article above explains more.

Previously teams weren't allowed to wear them in competitive games - seems now the rules have become more relaxed.

Not a big fan of them sticking out of the shoulders of shirts - they should only be allowed if they are more subtle and less chunky.

[Centre Hawf]

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I saw this at Berwick and it was GPS/heart rate monitors that fell out.

The article above explains more.

Previously teams weren't allowed to wear them in competitive games - seems now the rules have become more relaxed.

Not a big fan of them sticking out of the shoulders of shirts - they should only be allowed if they are more subtle and less chunky.

In a time where we've seen multiple fatalities and near deaths due to heart problems on a football field, I'm happy for anyone who may require one to get any form of warning before something horrible happens.

[Libby Hibby]

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In a time where we've seen multiple fatalities and near deaths due to heart problems on a football field, I'm happy for anyone who may require one to get any form of warning before something horrible happens.

If that is the sole reason for wearing them then fine but as someone else said earlier, they are being used to influence decision making during games like substitutions and tactics if a player is transmitting they are low on energy

[Viva_Palmeiras]

All or nothing for me - either everyone gets one or no one.