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Hate tennis elbow? Apply damping technology in tennis rackets to reduce pain.
Enjoy being a spectator? Record and monitor athlete's performance to enhance their game.
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Sports Engineers make a difference in the world by…
- Designing new sporting equipment
- Enhancing existing technologies to reduce injuries and make sports safer
- Analyzing and improving athletic techniques
Sports engineering is a rapidly developing field of engineering that involves the design, development and testing of sports equipment and technology. The goal of a sports engineer is to enable athletes to participate in an injury-free activity along with improved performance. Engineers working in the sport industry impact millions of athletes, sports and businesses.
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Did you know?
The sports industry is a vast business. In the U.S., alone, the sporting goods industry is valued at $50 billion annually, and it's heavily dependent on the development of new products that enhance performance and increase safety. Engineering breakthroughs have had a significant impact on a wide range of sporting equipment-from bindings on skis to golf clubs, baseball bats, race cars, exercise equipment, and much more.
Consider all the engineering it takes to pull of the 2010 Winter Olympics where more than 5,500 athletes and officials will participate in this event alone.
Salary
The average starting Salary for a Mechanical Engineer (2007):
| B.S. degree |
M.S. degree |
Ph.D. |
| $54,128 |
$62,798 |
$72,763 |
Make it Happen
Consider a degree in mechanical engineering.
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Experience Engineering
- Learn how mechanical engineers are responsible for the design of safe and cost effective facilities that support large athletic events such as the Whistler Sliding Center to be used in the 2010 Winter Olympics in British Columbia.
- Make a difference in the life of a person with disabilities. Participate in the JETS NEDC (National Engineering Design Challenge).
- Explore how engineers tackle some the Globes greatest challenges like, access to clean water by experiencing JETS TEAMS.
- Do a classroom activity:
More to Explore
Check out:
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
International Sports Engineering Association
University of California, Davis—Sports Biomechanics Lab
MIT Center for Sports Innovation
High Tech Hot Shots: Careers in Sports Engineering
Journal of Biomechanics
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