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Re: Position Tracking Devices

Ahhhh..now I get it!

If you only want to "track" one player on the court and the function is to 'return' balls to that player...well, heck this is just like FRC's Aim High in reverse.

Just put a green shirt on the player, which is tracked by a camera mounted on the backboard. That camera can keep track of the player whether he is inside the paint, or outside in the 3-point zone.

Now, under the basket, just mount a chute that can be swiveled left-right and angled up-down and use the software to aim that chute back at the player.

Wow, you might be able to shoot almost 100 free throws per minute that way....I'm getting tired thinking about it.
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