Smartpeed and Smartjump: reactive and power training

A multi-lane sports measurement and training system designed to assess critical aspects of sports performance (including speed, endurance, race-pacing, reaction time and decision making) in all land-based sports has reached Europe.

Based in Queensland, Australia, Fusion Sport specializes in applying sports science to developing education and technology products for use in a wide range of sports. Their current product offerings are SMARTSPEED and SMARTJUMP, both commercially available in Australia and now in Europe.

SMARTSPEED is the world's first Reactive Training and Testing System. Unlike typical measurement only sports technology, SMARTSPEED actually enhances your training, testing or research environments on a daily basis. From basic wireless timing to advanced tactical drills involving 30-40 athletes, SMARTSPEED is a complete training and testing solution for your sporting environment.

The system can be used to train and assess critical aspects of sports performance - speed, endurance, race-pacing, reaction time and decision making, in all land-based sports. It gives coaches greater control over the training environment, and provides a new world of challenges and feedback for athletes.

The easy to use Pocket PC software comes pre-programmed with a wide range of protocols, which can then be diversified to create an unlimited variety of drills, fitness tests and research protocols.

Key Benefits

• Time saving for you and your athletes - Wireless multilane timing straight to a PC environment
• Practical for use on a daily basis - monitor your athletes easily and effectively
• New training ideas and options which add exciting new possibilities to your training program
• Every activity becomes fun, challenging and competitive - QUALITY of training improves in every repetition
• Athletes can be educated using hard data in controlled yet highly specific situations
• Decrease your administration time - no more wasting valuable coaching time administrating drills - let SMARTSPEED do the admin and you get on with coaching!
• Objective real-time athlete feedback for every drill, every session S
• Suitable for all athletes - from teaching juniors basic visual skills, to challenging the world's best professional athletes

The newly developed SMARTJUMP system is designed for testing and training athletes in power exercises. Vertical jump testing remains one of the most widely used methods for testing and training power and strength in a wide range of sports and SMARTJUMP allows coaches to test power on all jumping exercises, simply and quickly. Every jump is individually measured and a range of variables generated automatically.

The system works using a contact mat and sensors to detect the performance of athletes. It monitors details such as contact time, flight time, Reactive Strength Index (RSI) average power and impulse (net), recovery, training response and power gains. The system is easily movable and can be used on the field or in a gym and can be operated in real time mode providing immediate feedback to coaches and athletes on every jump. The SMARTJUMP system incorporates the SMARTSPEED electronic gate which can be used to monitor starts, or wall mounted as a target for shooting and passing drills.

EU Distributors: France www.cress-sport.com, U.K. www.bodycare.co.uk

Source: Fusion Sport