Liverpool invest in new technology which allows medical staff to treat injuries more effectively
Liverpool Echo
High tech: New software allows Liverpool's doctors to watch footage from the match
Liverpool have invested in a new piece of technology which helps them identify players' injuries just moments after they occur.
The myplayXplay system, which is used by Reds doctors, sees footage from matches instantly instantly beamed onto iPads in the dugout.
It allows medical staff to watch incidents - specifically collisions - just seconds after they occurs so that they can see what type of injury a player might have sustained,the Liverpool Echo report.
Reds doctor Andy Massey said the deal for myplayXplay was a “great collaboration” which “enables us to view replays of injuries pitchside.”
“This is about player welfare and fitness and we must never dismiss technology when efforting to protect our players,” he added.
Seeing the pictures of injury incidents and clashes almost instantly is seen as making it easier to make more accurate diagnoses, possibly preventing aggravating injuries which may not have been immediately apparent from the touchline.
Liverpool Echo
Top of the range: The technology allows medical staff to identify injuries more accurately
When Dejan Lovren was injured while the Reds were trialling the system, Liverpool staff headed on to the pitch not only with their normal array of equipment but also an iPad so they could view the incident again.
It marks a major step forward with previous replay systems seen very much as hit and miss.
Ivan Reel, one of the Canadian-based team behind myplayXplay, said: “The old workflow meant medical staff had to rely on an infrequent and shared fixed feed at sideline. This process was described by some of Barclays Premier League staff in attendance as being hit or miss.
John Powell/Liverpool FC
Trial: Reds doctors used the equipment when Dejan Lovren was injured in September
“Having witnessed the fixed line feed directly, giving it a 50% effectiveness is likely too high a rating. They would see instances on field and then they would wait with the expectation of possibly not being able to review the play.
“If they were lucky Liverpool staff would get an additional replay. This was all at the mercy of the broadcaster on air schedule. Not ideal when you're attempting to evaluate an injured player’s health.”
The system is operated using a very simple, touch, tap and swipe and its developers hope that it will be used not just for medical reasons going forward but as part of the whole video replay agenda already being discussed throughout football.
It was announced earlier this week that video replays would be trialled for two years in football for four separate instances (goals, red cards, penalties, mistaken identity), with the trial starting no later than 2017/18 although it has not yet been decided which nations will take part.
Mr Reel said multiple members of team staff either on field or watching in the stands can now “keep a close eye on questionable tackles, body hits and concussions”.
He believes the App has the “strong potential to overhaul player welfare protocol”.
The system is also currently being used by the Irish and Wales rugby teams, the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League and various other ice hockey leagues.
- 22:38, 9 MAR 2016
- UPDATED 07:10, 10 MAR 2016
- BY ANDY KELLY
Liverpool Echo
High tech: New software allows Liverpool's doctors to watch footage from the match
Liverpool have invested in a new piece of technology which helps them identify players' injuries just moments after they occur.
The myplayXplay system, which is used by Reds doctors, sees footage from matches instantly instantly beamed onto iPads in the dugout.
It allows medical staff to watch incidents - specifically collisions - just seconds after they occurs so that they can see what type of injury a player might have sustained,the Liverpool Echo report.
Reds doctor Andy Massey said the deal for myplayXplay was a “great collaboration” which “enables us to view replays of injuries pitchside.”
“This is about player welfare and fitness and we must never dismiss technology when efforting to protect our players,” he added.
Seeing the pictures of injury incidents and clashes almost instantly is seen as making it easier to make more accurate diagnoses, possibly preventing aggravating injuries which may not have been immediately apparent from the touchline.
Liverpool Echo
Top of the range: The technology allows medical staff to identify injuries more accurately
When Dejan Lovren was injured while the Reds were trialling the system, Liverpool staff headed on to the pitch not only with their normal array of equipment but also an iPad so they could view the incident again.
It marks a major step forward with previous replay systems seen very much as hit and miss.
Ivan Reel, one of the Canadian-based team behind myplayXplay, said: “The old workflow meant medical staff had to rely on an infrequent and shared fixed feed at sideline. This process was described by some of Barclays Premier League staff in attendance as being hit or miss.
John Powell/Liverpool FC
Trial: Reds doctors used the equipment when Dejan Lovren was injured in September
“Having witnessed the fixed line feed directly, giving it a 50% effectiveness is likely too high a rating. They would see instances on field and then they would wait with the expectation of possibly not being able to review the play.
“If they were lucky Liverpool staff would get an additional replay. This was all at the mercy of the broadcaster on air schedule. Not ideal when you're attempting to evaluate an injured player’s health.”
The system is operated using a very simple, touch, tap and swipe and its developers hope that it will be used not just for medical reasons going forward but as part of the whole video replay agenda already being discussed throughout football.
It was announced earlier this week that video replays would be trialled for two years in football for four separate instances (goals, red cards, penalties, mistaken identity), with the trial starting no later than 2017/18 although it has not yet been decided which nations will take part.
Mr Reel said multiple members of team staff either on field or watching in the stands can now “keep a close eye on questionable tackles, body hits and concussions”.
He believes the App has the “strong potential to overhaul player welfare protocol”.
The system is also currently being used by the Irish and Wales rugby teams, the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League and various other ice hockey leagues.
