A research team dedicated to expanding sports science, led by National Taiwan Normal University Professor Chen Mei-yen and the National Science and Technology Council, cooperated with the 2025 World Masters Games to host a pavilion dedicated to cutting-edge sports science research at the 2025 TaiSPO.
The research team held 26 academic events and one technological activity in 2024, as well as publishing 13 papers in international academic journals and conferences. In addition, the team launched two patents: one for a multifunctional tote bag made from recycled plastics, and another for a baseball game analysis system that improves analytical efficiency.
The pavilion presented sports technology developed by the team, including the Trac Trac system for location tracking while sailing, an AI tennis coach, a sports empowerment app, applications of image analysis in expanding women’s sports research and the Yoyo Deep Breath app for clean-air hiking routes.
The sports empowerment app, part of a talent development program for enhancing sports science and aesthetic competencies, offers a database of instructional sports videos. Through a mobile app integrated with AI, users can ask any sports-related questions, and the app will answer with relevant videos and other information. The app acts as a personal trainer, offering advice at the user’s request.
Another of the team’s projects is aimed at expanding research efforts in women’s sports technology. Currently, this project focuses on video analysis of women’s softball. It develops tactical models and video-based pitching and batting training for women’s softball, aiming to promote gender equality in sports and expand research capacity in women’s sports technology.
The Yoyo Deep Breath app recommends hiking routes with minimal exposure to air pollution. A collaboration with the Hiking Note app, it uses big data to monitor air quality in real-time. It predicts air quality up to 72 hours in advance, offering hikers the best route to avoid the effects of air pollution and enjoy a healthy and comfortable environment.
The TracTrac system for real-time sailing tracking utilizes GPS tracking technology to monitor the live positions of sailing athletes, enhancing both training efficiency and audience experience.
The digital AI tennis coach, part of a virtual sports talent cultivation program, uses AI image-recognition technology to analyze athletes’ movements in real-time. The AI coach then advises how to improve tennis swings, enhancing athletes’ training. Visitors to the pavilion can try this technology on-site, experiencing first-hand how AI technology can improve sports training.
The sports science research team not only develops forward-looking sports technologies, but through the diversity of its technologies, it promotes gender equality in sports, reduces barriers and improves sporting experiences. Through its pavilion at the 2025 TaiSPO, the team not only demonstrated the innovation and strength of Taiwan’s sports technologies, but also applied its rich research results to promote public sports and international exchanges, creating shared value.
