After many years of development, motion capture technology has been widely used in many fields. Studying how to apply motion capture technology to the field of sports is of great significance to scientific physical exercise and standardized physical education.This paper classifies the working principle and products of the existing motion capture technology, and collects the research use of motion capture in the domestic and international sports fields in the existing literature, focusing on the analysis of the application of motion capture technology in physical education and index testing. Research status and discuss their respective strengths and limitations. On the basis of summarizing the existing research, the technology is applied to some new sports projects, and the future development is discussed.