Sammamish Athletes: Would you use a Helmet-Mounted Camera to Improve?

Sammamish has its fair share of athletes, both on the Plateau and along Lake Sammamish. High school football is big at , and .

There are triathletes - many of whom compete at events at and . The city is close to the Cascades, ideal for skiers and ski teachers.

So: Would athletes in the city use a helmet-mounted camera, if they could, to improve their performance and just capture the intensity of football players rushing at them, screaming down a snow-covered mountain or zipping down a narrow mountain road on a bike?

The University of Washington football team is using such a camera, at least to study the footage. John Cook at GeekWire.com has all the details on the camera and how technology is helping athletes step up their games.

At Sammamish Patch, we thought we'd include this YouTube clip of a Husky football practice which was made with the helmet-mounted camera.