Adidas creates ‘smart football boot’
German sportswear brand adidas has unveiled a new boot, with which it claims players will be able discover personal speed, distance and work rate during a match.
Adidas says that its new “adiZero F50 boot” contains the following: a built in cavity within the outsole which houses the data capturing chip; a sensor that captures 360 degrees movement and measures key performance metrics including speed, average speed (recorded every second), maximum speed (recorded every five seconds), number of sprints, distance covered, distance at high intensity levels as well as steps and stride rates; and an on-board memory that stores up to seven hours of all measurements during the game or training which can then wirelessly transmit pitch performance data to a computer.
