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21st November, 2008 Canterbury Cricket launches Video Analysis System
Canterbury Crickets Centre of Excellence has this week added a world class video analysis system to its operation. Using siliconcoach Pro and TimeWARP video analysis software in conjunction with large LCD screens and several strategically placed cameras around the Centre of Excellence batsman and bowlers can now work on their techniques either aided by a coach or using TimeWARP with its capability's of instant delay/ replay function and LCD screens positioned behind the batsman they can work on self analysis and practice.
siliconcoach TimeWARP made the headlines in Australian Cricket earlier in the year with Ricky Ponting claiming that ...
21st November, 2008 siliconcoach Ambassador claims Gold
A recent addtion to siliconcoachs Ambassador program,Tionette Stoddard, last week claimed Gold in the womens skeleton event at the Americas Cup competition round two held in Calgary this follows on from Tionettes form in finishing 2nd in the first round in Park City, Utah.Tionette is clearly showing great early season form leading into a World Cup season, well done Tionette keep it up.
To find out more on Tionette and how Tionette uses siliconcoach visit Tionettes Ambassador page
12th November, 2008 Video Analysis - Coaching Highland
Coaching Highland is set up to support and develop coaches in the Highlands of Scotland from 800 or so sports clubs in the region.Coaches can access support via their comprehensive and extremely popular website www.CoachingHighland.co.uk .
Coaching Highland contacted siliconcaoch to organise two training workshps in the Highlands and pre selected coaches across 13 sports were invited to attend the workshops in Inverness and Thurso.The workshops were interactive allowing coaches to use siliconcoach Pro and TimeWARP video analysis software.
Alan Hoseason, the Caoching Development Officer for Coaching Highland, said " These workshops were initially set up as ...
28th October, 2008 Video Analysis for Retail Stores
SportsCo, Australian sports retailer recently opened their latest store in Queensland this month introducing siliconcoach video analysis software - Dialed in Motion -to bring the shoe fitting and purchase process to life.Incorporated into a system called 3iD staff have the very latest in technology that ensures customers understand what they are purchasing and why, with the video analysis software designed after 2 years research and feedback it is no wonder both retailer and customers are happy.
If you are looking to take your running store to the next level visit our retail section on this website today or go straight ...
1st October, 2008 Video analysis at Stanford University
siliconcoach used at Stanford University.
Siliconcoach Pro is being used in a number of research projects and with athletes at the Human Performance Lab at Stanford University in California, Dr Besier, the lab director, is a strong supporter of the software and has included it along with other biomechanical and physiological testing equipment in their extensive array of world class equipment.
Jenny McConnell, a very well know and highly respected Physiotherapist from Australia, is working in the Stanford lab with Dr Besier looking at whether taping the shoulder can alter its mechanics when throwing. They are using a 3D Vicon ...
23rd September, 2008 Specialized international launch of bike fitting software
Held in South of San Francisco, California 2008 45 members of international press focusing on the 2009 Specialized Bicycle Components road bike line up 15 of the top fitters from around the western United States were brought in by Specialized to spend 2 hours fitting each of the members of the international press to Specialized bikes after which all the press headed out on a 2 hour ride. The fitting process involved a thorough physical assessment of the rider and then a comprehensive assessment on the bike which included using the Specialized BG FIT bike fitting software developed for Specialized ...
3rd September, 2008 Improve your rugby with video analysis and the All Blacks
Siliconcoach and the NZRU have combined resources to create new video analysis product that adds real value to the way skills are taught and practiced on the rugby field. Called sportswizards each skill within rugby has been discretely broken down using the All Blacks as the exemplars, when aided by siliconcoach's unique video analysis IP the user has the ability to view each skill in super slow motion, just like on TV, additionally there is the ability to record yourself or players and compare them side by side within the sportswizards media player at the conclusion of the analysis ...
31st July, 2008 Tennislife- Innovative use of siliconcoach
Tennislife, through it's website www.tennislife.co.nz, offers the tennis playing public a unique service.Using siliconcoach,Tennislife offers a video analysis and correction tennis lesson online.
The advantage of this system is tennis players no matter what skill level are able to have a basic technical tennis lesson anywhere in the world, by simply sending the video footage of the skill you want analysed by the team at Tennislife.The then analysed video is sent back to the owner who can review the analysis and store the feedback on a CD or DVD ,a library can be ...
4th July, 2008 Worlds best multi sportsman using siliconcoach
Renowned for his passion, actually a "nutter" ,there is only one Steve Gurney,poisoned by bat dung to the point of near death, winner of the Coast To Coast World Championship 9 times! An innovatiive man with some crazy designs and ideas, of which, one, the Evolution kayak, now accpeted as the standard in NZ racing kayaks.
Steve and business partner Ian Edmunds, himself no multisports slug with over 20 years experience on the national and international circuit, have been using siliconcoach Pro for analysing kayakers.Their business gurneygears has been using Pro for the past year to help kayakers ...
3rd July, 2008 ECB county coaches get tips from siliconcoach team
The siliconcoach UK team have recently completed a third series of training workshops in partnership with the England and Wales Cricket Board. As a follow-up to a series of successful workshops held with First-class counties and national coaching staff in 2006/7, this latest round of training was attended by over 35 coaches from regional county cricket clubs, many of whom currently work with young emerging players at development level around the country. The workshops, held at Headingley Indoor Cricket Centre, Lords Cricket Ground, Somerset County Cricket Club, and The ECB National Cricket Centre in Loughborough, were designed to introduce ...