Information Science and Technology Vis-À-Vis Physical Education and Sports Sciences: An Overview on Sports Information Infrastructure

Abstract

Information and Computing are today most important names not only in the field of science and technology but also business and commerce, transportation, healthcare systems, agricultural affairs and horticulture, governance and administration and so on. Naturally in the field of Sports and allied areas Information and Computing both are important and useful. It is important to note that if it is computing then the whole credit not only goes to Computer Science but also the broad area ‘Information Science and Technology’ as all about tools and technologies. Sports Science is a field that concern with the sports and physical education; including allied health sciences and thus for professional field and academic requirement Computing and Information Systems highly solicited. In physical education training, education and research Computing and IT are important simultaneous in professional world viz. in sports and playing etc. This is a theoretical paper deals with the IT and Computing applications in the Sports Sciences and Physical Education in brief. Paper highlighted the application, role and requirement of IT and Computing in Sports; in domain and field of practice.

Keywords: Information Technology, Computers, Computing, IT Applications, Information, Sports Science, Physical Education, Physical Fitness