An official in any sport has a lot on their plate during the course of a game. Whether it’s making the right calls, maintaining composure, or managing the action from start to finish, the demands are high. In a 90-minute soccer game, a referee is faced with multiple challenging decisions. One thing they do not want to worry […]
What exactly goes into shooting a perfect, high-arching shot that sends the basketball through the bottom of the net? Practice, hours of preparation, hard-work or perhaps, some good old fashioned luck. For professionals like Steph Curry or LeBron James, the game looks easy. We all want to be like the pros, but what else can help us train […]
Samsung Electronics recently began working with a Creative Lab project for one of their first official spin-off startups. The startup team developed the IOFIT smart golf shoes, a pair of trainers that help golfers improve smarter and faster while maintaining player enjoyment. “In the past, the only way for golfers to get professional feedback on their swing was to […]
Olympic rower Gevvie Stone has been getting more sleep. She owes it in part to the WHOOP performance monitoring system she’s been using since last December, a wristband she wears at night that evaluates her strain and recovery. The thin, lightweight band does so by measuring and analyzing heart rate, heart rate variability (HRV), ambient temperature […]
For an experienced mountain biker, dealing with a wide array of weather and environmental conditions has truly become second nature in the sport. Light conditions can change almost instantaneously on a bike ride, and the people behind CTRL Eyewear aim to create a set of biker glasses that can adjust to any of these changing tints. […]
