CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – “Why are the players wearing bras during training?”
Throughout preseason, this is a question that pops up daily on virtually every form of social media. And it’s a fair question; the devices strapped around the players’ upper bodies are impossible to miss, and they do look a bit odd at first, particularly when they’re worn over their training tops.
The answer is that the devices aren’t bras, but instead highly sophisticated GPS tracking devices and heart monitors, and they’re a critical part of how a coaching staff develops a training session.
Each device has a unique tracking number attached to a specific player, and throughout a training session, critical information is gathered and logged in a central database.