In The Zone: Toronto FC Using New System To Breakdown Games
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Toronto FC Will Use New ProZone System
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MLS Toronto FC have become the league's first team to employ the computerized ProZone system, which uses eight "strategically placed cameras at BMO Field and sophisticated computer technology [to] track all 22 players and their every movement on the field," according to Peter Mallett of the GLOBE & MAIL. The technology was first used by English Premier League clubs and "combines video replay and computer animation to show players their strengths and weakness." A computer screen in Toronto FC's locker room gives the team "a complete tactical and statistical breakdown of each game they play." Also, following games a DVD copy of all the cameras "is sent to the company headquarters in England and within two days coaching staff and players have a detailed breakdown of every aspect of the past game." Toronto FC coach John Carver: "It's a little bit like George Orwell's '1984' and Big Brother -- but a positive application of technology." Mallett notes the other 13 MLS teams and the U.S. national soccer teams are "expected to be on board soon" (GLOBE & MAIL, 6/20). The system costs "roughly $60,000 to install" (TORONTO STAR, 6/20).
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