STAYinBowling - Sensor based Training for Athletes and Youngsters in Bowling

Bowling is the ideal game to start playing as both experienced and new athletes find it to be a great way to socialize and is not linked to intense physical activity. However, after a while they lose their interest and their motivation. STAYinBowling will have as its primary focus to engage and train new bowling athletes through the use of digital tools. All the tools will be useful to bowling athletes, bowling coaches and bowling enthusiasts. Using a group of sensors several metrics will be recorded while playing bowling to help bowling coaches to train their athletes. These sensors will be accompanied by some desktop or mobile applications and the summative gathered data will be accessible through the use of an online dashboard. Moreover, a Massive Open Online Course will be created to educate bowling athletes, that will be accessible through a Virtual Community of Practice, that will bring together people interested or professionally involved in bowling. STAYInBowling will be a result of the collaboration of two bowling associations and a university, giving us the opportunity to approach several bowling athletes and coaches and youngsters that might be interested in the bowling, in general.