3. Sports Introduction

Welcome to Google CS First Sports!

My name is Joe.

Over the next 8 club activities, you will create some sweet, interesting sports projects using computer science.

In this activity, you’ll learn what computer science is, see the connection it has to various sports, and finally, make your own program – a victory celebration!

CS First Sports is a computer science club.

Computer science is using computers to make amazing projects.

Programs created with computer science help people play, solve problems, and do work.

In this club, you'll learn different ways computer science relates to the things you do and see every day – including sports.

The many ways computer science affects your daily life will surprise you.

Computer science makes it possible to do anything from improving your sports game with digital data collection to developing the next generation of healthcare technologies that can help others.

Over the next 8 club sessions, you’ll discover some incredible creations people build and problems people solve using computer science, like these: sports accessories, modular cell phones, magnetic block-based circuits, autonomous robots, fitness trackers for team sports, awesome cameras and really cool camera algorithms. There is so much more, lets check it out.

Take a look at these projects that you’ll get to build over the next 8 club sessions.

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Are you ready to take your game to the next level with Google CS First Sports?

I know I am.

Let’s go!