UKSCA Coach Considerations

Navigating the science and application of sports technology in the real world

Episode Summary

In his UKSCA 2025 presentation, Professor Ben Jones (Leeds Beckett University) explored the rapid rise of sports technology—forecasting a $60 billion industry by 2030—and challenged practitioners to reflect on why we adopt tech, not just that we do. He shared real-world successes and failures (e.g. GPS, instrumented mouthguards) to probe risk, reward and adoption.