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Umbro England away kit 2010 – interview with Aitor Thorpe
Saturday, October 2nd, 2010
Although a very short video, this is a nice illustration of Umbro’s current thinking towards the England 2010 away kit in red
It was reportedly leaked a few weeks back, and can still be found by searching on the web. The vintage/ traditional style will appeal
Have a watch of the video.
ESPN Sports Science – College Football National Championship Game
Saturday, October 2nd, 2010
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4804143
Tonight is the BCS National Championship game for College Football between the University of Texas and Alabama. Over the past week there has been a lot of commentators discussing the game and this clip from ESPN showcases the actions of one of the players from a scientific perspective.
Interesting Michael DiTullo Converse video on core77
Saturday, October 2nd, 2010
Video thats definately worth watching on Core 77.
Replicating a persons running movement/ gait using a robot
Saturday, October 2nd, 2010
Here at Progressive Sports we have developed a gait profile that replicates a person’s typical gait using a Fanuc irobot.
This was a six-month study conducted by Mark Roberts and Jouni Ronkainen, now with Progressive. They analysed, through biomechanical analysis, a series of runners foot movements during running and replicated it using the Fanuc irobot.
More information? Contact: bryan@progressivesports.co.uk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7tGY-VDx3o
The World Village of Women Sports – WOW!!!!!!
Monday, September 6th, 2010
http://www.womensportvillage.com/content/world-village-woman-sport
This is an amazing opportunity and one that I certainly want to be a part of. Please go to their website it si a must see:
“The World Village of Women Sports will give sportswomen of the world the same opportunities to develop as their male counterparts. A total of €200 million is to be invested in this research development and training centre now taking shape in Malmö, Sweden, 20 minutes from Scandinavia’s largest airport.
The World Village of Women Sports is a private sector initiative comprising of a multifunctional complex of 100,000 square metres. The first stage is scheduled for completion in 2012.
The new centre will provide new opportunities for international sports organisations, clubs and companies with products and services in the pharmaceutical, nutrition and sports equipment fields.”
Presentation of The World Village of Women Sports 2009-10-02 from World Village of Women Sports on Vimeo.
