Sports Equipment
How Football Sizes Change at Each Level of the Sport
Footballs come in several sizes to accommodate athletes of different ages. Younger athletes use smaller balls, and the football sizes gradually increase...
Basketball Sizes: A Quick Guide for All Levels of Play
NBA and College Basketball Sizes Basketball sizes vary by age, gender, and level of play. The official size of the basketball used by the NBA is 29.5 inches in circumference. [...]
Why Smaller Basketballs and Lower Hoops Are Crucial for Young Players
A kid picks up a sport. Their parents rush to put them on a plan that will culminate with a coveted full-ride scholarship offer by age 18. Suddenly, this kid [...]
Why Swimmers Should Train With a Pull Buoy
Along with the kick board, the pull buoy is one of the most common pieces of swimming equipment swimmers roll with. While there are downsides to using...
How To Personalize Technology For Your Training
As more innovation and technology enters our daily lives, they bring better ways to improve our performance training. The days of using a spiral notebook in gyms and weight rooms [...]
Sports Science on a Budget
Fortunately, only a stopwatch, pen, and paper are necessary to practice sports science and manage the load.
Why The ‘Axe’ Bat Is Taking Over Major League Baseball
With several pro players already espousing the benefits of the axe-handle design and a growing amount of research backing their claims, the traditional baseball bat could soon become a relic of the past.
The Insole That’s Helping Top Prospects Put Up Mind-Blowing Numbers at the NFL Combine
Quinnen Williams had done it. In 4.87 seconds—the time it took him to run his first 40-Yard Dash at the 2019 NFL Combine—he’d solidified himself as a top-five draft pick. [...]
Amateur Sports Teams Are Gaining an Edge With GPS Technology
[youtube video="v7W-uPKcEuY"] GPS technology has long been a staple at the highest levels of sport. Pro teams around the globe have spent small fortunes on equipment designed to track player [...]
The Best Baseball Cleats of 2017 (with Buyer’s Advice from an MLB Pro)
Wouldn’t it be great if we were all professional baseball players and could design our own shoes that would be custom molded specifically to fit our feet? It would. But [...]
