Lead author Samantha Kolovson, a UW doctoral student in human centered design and engineering, rowing on Lake Union. Mark Stone/University of Washington
Lead author Samantha Kolovson, a UW doctoral student in human centered design and engineering, rowing on Lake Union. Mark Stone/University of Washington Fitness trackers like Fitbit and Garmin watches make it easy for anyone to collect data about health and performance. Now college athletic programs are moving toward implementing more data-driven trackers - devices or apps that can monitor students' heart rates, sleep or even class attendance - into their own programs to help keep their athletes as competitive and healthy as possible. Researchers at the University of Washington were concerned that this shift toward more data collection might encroach on college athletes' autonomy. The team interviewed 22 athletes and staff members from three college athletics programs to see what data they collect and how they use it. The researchers highlighted potential tensions that might arise and made suggestions for increasing transparency to help implement tracking systems in a way that supports both athletes and staff. The team presented these findings Jan.
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