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World Cup, US Open, and Stanley Cup all could have benefited from RFID

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

The need for RFID technology in sports has been very apparent over the past few days, writes RFIDNews reader Dylan …

1) Early goal - Argentina vs. Ivory Coast …In my opinion, the ball clearly crossed the line but was ruled a no goal for Argentina. RF transmitters were specifically mentioned by the announcers. Argentina still wins the game and (I predict) continues a run for the World Cup.

2) Phil Mickelson in the US Open …Needed the RF transmitter to find his golf balls after hitting only 2 of 18 fairways … bouncing one of a hospitality tent and another landing inside a garbage can. It makes me feel good to know I’m not the only one who misses a fairway every now and then.

3) Carolina Hurricanes vs. Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup final …Puck appears to cross the hash mark, but the refs determine the goal tender had control. We’ll never know…Carolina still wins the Stanley Cup.

Thanks, Dylan, for the perfect lead-in to RFIDNews Contributing Editor David Wyld’s look at RFID in Sports. [end] 

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