Designed as a pivotal piece of wearable tech for athletes, the Konect Speed is a unique device meant to give athletes and coaches the ability to easily track reaction time. Utilizing a 3D motion sensor, the Konect Speed captures the moment an athlete's core body moves and is paired with target sensors on the field. The combination of these tools allows the wearable to capture things like split times and pure speed. The data can also be used to measure general athletic ability or other sport-specific abilities.
The Konect Speed is primarily a tool for analyzing metrics, but the wearable also features a level of gamification. A leaderboard displays each athlete's times so that players can compete and continuously improve. Coaches will also be able to see this leaderboard and improvements athletes have made adding further data to their analytics arsenal.
Athletic Ability-Measuring Wearables
Konect Speed Helps Coaches Track Player Performance Metrics
Trend Themes
1. Athletic Performance Tracking - Opportunity for disruptive innovation in developing more advanced wearable devices and software for tracking and analyzing athletes' performance metrics.
2. Gamified Fitness Wearables - Opportunity to create wearable devices that not only track performance metrics but also incorporate gamification elements to engage athletes and enhance their motivation to improve.
3. Sport-specific Training Tech - Opportunity to develop specialized wearable devices and software tailored to measuring and improving specific sport-related abilities.
Industry Implications
1. Sports Technology - Disruptive innovation opportunities lie in creating advanced wearable devices and software for tracking and analyzing athletes' performance metrics and enhancing training techniques.
2. Fitness Wearables - The integration of gamification elements into wearable devices presents a disruptive opportunity for enhancing motivation and engagement in the fitness industry.
3. Sports Coaching and Analytics - Developing tools that provide coaches with comprehensive performance data and real-time analytics presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in sports coaching and analysis.