Quite a bit of buzz broke out recently in sports circles when a Stanford quarterback was caught on ESPN sporting an Oculus virtual reality (VR) face mask. Not that VR is totally new, but fans want more out of their athletes and the sight of such a souped-up technical edge on the field was a novel thrill. But that thrill won’t be novel for long as VR is headed for mainstream use in all sports from pro to little league and T-ball levels — and when transformative training shows up in a few teams — it invariably spreads to others.
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Virtual Reality a Sports Training Game Changer
Posted by: Pam Baker February 6, 2015 05:00 AMQuite a bit of buzz broke out recently in sports circles when a Stanford quarterback was caught on ESPN sporting an Oculus virtual reality (VR) face mask. Not that VR is totally new, but fans want more out of their athletes and the sight of such a souped-up technical edge on the field was a novel thrill. But that thrill won’t be novel for long as VR is headed for mainstream use in all sports from pro to little league and T-ball levels — and when transformative training shows up in a few teams — it invariably spreads to others.