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The Apple Watch changes the game again, this time on the ice

The Apple Watch changes the game again, this time on the ice

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Imagine trying to keep an accelerated puck in mind, avoid getting involved with athletes with endorphin companies, and still manages to look at a distant scoreboard to check the music box. That is the reality for NHL referee. However, your work may be a bit easier if a tech upgrade is added: Apple Watches.

NHL and apple have announced a team to equip on-day officials with smartwatches that carry out a custom app. This app, the NHL Watch Comms app, is the core of this initiative with a custom program that the referee constantly offers on the music box.

Image of NHL officials who wear Apple Watch devices

NHL officials who wear Apple watches. | Photo credits – NHL

The watches do not simply deliver time, but provide haptic warnings or vibrations to signal events such as players who leave the penalty area or the end of a period. These haptic patterns are different and prevent confusion between the officials during the game. The watches are also connected to the NHL OASIS system, a cloud-based platform that compiled player tracking, game data and other essential information to ensure that all civil servants receive synchronized updates.

The necessity of this technology resulted from the inherent challenges that face on-eacke officials. Your duties extend beyond the calls; You also have to follow the puck, navigate players, monitor zones and manage player movements in and out of the penalty area. A significant hurdle was the need to constantly check the music box, which is often located high above the ice. With the speed of hockey, this proved to be inefficient and annoying. By providing on-war information in real time, the NHL is intended to optimize the referee's workflow and improve its ability to concentrate on the game.

We wanted to make sure that the officials really had a good awareness and were able to keep an eye on the game. By enabling haptic reactions, we could not provide the officials visual information.

– Andres de Corral, VP from Digital Services at Presidio

Officials have the option of selecting either the Apple Watch Ultra or the series model depending on the comfort and equipment requirements. Regardless of the selected model, these watches are only set for use in the game in order to ensure a uniformity of all officials. This partnership builds on earlier cooperation between Apple and the NHL, including the use of iPads and Macs for the games video analysis.

This integration of portable technologies into professional sports could signal a wider trend. It has the potential to influence how other leagues use real -time data and communication, which may lead to more precise and more efficient referee procedures in a variety of sports.

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