VIDEO: The FIVB LED Volleyball Net

FINALLY!

This is THE volleyball invention we can’t wait to see this year.

The FIVB has just released a FIRST LOOK at the LED net which will be used during the 2015 World League Finals in Brazil and 2015 Grand Prix Finals in Nebraska, USA.

In case you didn’t know, the FIVB started to work on the LED net in 2013.

Per aroundtherings.com:

The innovative net –with LED lights incorporated into its strings – serves a dual role as a video screen to display graphics, team and player statistics, provide cool effects and naturally, advertisements.

Perhaps it may even revolutionize sport, let alone volleyball, as according to the FIVB, the LED net will mark the first time that digital technology will be incorporated into the field of play at a major international sport.

“This is truly a transformational move within sports presentations,” said Graça.

Exactly how it will be utilized, potentially also to enhance competition such as displaying a countdown of seconds in which a player has to serve, is still to be determined.

“The athletes themselves are interested in anything that is going to help show off their performances,” said FIVB consultant Michael Payne. “In the heart of action, we could enhance the presentation of the sport.”

“This is a game-changer in how you deal with the field of play,” Payne added.

No specific date or event has been given for the technology’s introduction into actual competition, however the volleyball president noted “in two years we will change everything with our new technology.”

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