Last week, I experienced Nike’s new SPARQ Sensory Performance innovations in action. I have no doubt in my mind that this new approach to vision training in conjunction with all other aspects of physical training will give an edge to the athletes who utilize these advancements. What’s most interesting is that vision training can be used by athletes of all levels to increase focus, reaction times & anticipation in any sport. I could rattle off a list of athletes off the top of my head that could use vision training immediately: Ahem… Josh Hamilton… Ahem…
SPARQ Sensory Performance is a system of technologies, products and programs designed to assess, analyze and improve an athlete’s visual and sensory performance. It’s another step in Nike’s nearly 40-year legacy of delivering game-changing innovations to help athletes perform at their peak.
“Sensory training is at the cornerstone of how we can build better athletes,” said Paul Winsper, SPARQ Performance Director. “With SSP we’re able to integrate both sensory and physical training together. This performance philosophy has resonated with some of the top athletes, teams and clubs throughout the world.”
While I was in New York last summer for World Basketball Festival, there was much talk of how Kevin Durant had not yet played at NYC’s outdoor basketball mecca, Rucker Park. Well, it seems that an appearance of KD at Rucker was well worth the wait, because he scored 66 points in 1 game the other day. Whaaa?!?!? Video after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
German design collective, inges idee, have created this wild basketball court at the Occupational School Center in Munich. From the looks of the photos, it’d be impossible to hold an actual 5-on-5 style game on this court, but perhaps an interesting game of H-O-R-S-E could ensue?
What do you guys think about this? Is this considered smart art? Or is it a waste of space and resources?
Congrats to the United States Men’s National Basketball team. They won the FIBA World Championships in Turkey, bringing a Gold Medal in this FIBA tournament back to the US for the first time in 16 years. For highlights of the Gold Medal game, visit ESPN’s YouTube.
I’m not sure why they are fighting, but it looks like the Serbian team has some dirty fighters… There’s really no reason to fight during this international friendly match-up because both teams have qualified for the FIBA 2010 World Championship in Turkey, starting on the 28th. Maybe it’s because neither team likes their Adidas jerseys? I’d be crying too if I didn’t have a Hyper Elite jersey to play in.
