Quintic Ball Flight for Football… coming soon!

February 27th, 2012 | Biomechanics Consultancy, Football, Quintic Video Software

Analyse the ball from set pieces… penalties, free kicks and corners.

For more information contact info@quintic.com or watch the youtube video

The FIT Shoe by Davina for Next

February 8th, 2012 | Biomechanics Consultancy, Podiatry, Quintic Video Software, RSscan - Footscan

In autumn 2011 Quintic conducted a biomechanical gait analysis of the new FIT Shoe Range by Next. There are currently 5 styles of shoe in the Davina FIT range: the trainer, the pump, the ballerina, the wedge and the flat workwear shoe… with the pointed shoe and the sandal soon to be added.

The study, which used females who met the proposed target market for the Davina FIT shoe, compared each style of FIT Shoe to a typical equivalent shoe, as well as barefoot. An RSscan pressure plate was used to analyse the forces and pressures applied through the shoes and electromyography (EMG) data was collected for eight leg muscles in order to examine the differences in muscle activity.

Reduced loading rates were found for all shoes except the wedge, which may be explained by the changed gait characteristics of the foot when the heel is raised. Other key findings were…

The pump – 12% reduction in heel impact forces
The trainer – 25% less pressure on the ball of the foot
The wedge – 5% increase in calf activation (vs. barefoot)
The flat – 8% increase in calf and 12% increase in hamstring activation
The pointed shoe – reduced pressure under 3 areas of the foot
The sandal – reduced pressure under 6 areas of the foot

The shoes were launched on the 6th December 2011 and are now available from… www.next.co.uk/women/the-fit-shoe

‘Take the pressure out of your day with our new Davina Collection featuring our dual density cushioned midsole technology that reduces the stress on your load bearing joints.’

The Ultimate Guide to Video Analysis Gear and Software

February 1st, 2012 | Cricket, Quintic Video Software

I wrote a previous article about using the equipment that we all have around us and the cameras on our mobile phones are more than adequate for most of our coaching needs. So if you want to boost your feedback to your players and add a coaching application to your phone or iPad then take a look at these options that i have tried out recently.

iPhone: Cricket Coach Plus and Cricket Coach Free

Both are excellent packages that enable the user to film a player from different angles, synchronise the footage together (particularly good for bowlers) and insert angles, lines and shapes on the screen to highlight points to your players. You can then email the footage to your players for review.

iPad: Cricket Coach Plus HD

This is the bigger brother of the two applications for the iPhone and offers greater clarity on the excellent iPad screen. The increased screen size is very good when giving instant feedback to the players on the side of the ground or at the back of a net session.

SwingReader or Excelade

Initially designed for golf analysis yet offers excellent feedback for all sports. Does everything that Cricket Coach Plus HD does yet incorporates a means of high

Igniting stills of the footage and applying text which can then be emailed to the player along with the video footage. I have received encouraging feedback on the reports that were sent through to the players that I worked with last week using the applications.

Computer

The best two software packages that I have worked with on my laptop are Quintic and SiliconCoach which offer an incredible number of analysis and report options. These systems are ideal for coaches who use video analysis on a regular basis and have a bigger budget as the laptop and high quality video camera will also need to be purchased to complete the system.

Posted by Mark Garaway

http://www.pitchvision.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-video-analysis-gear-and-software





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