In the sporting arena, one-percent performance gains determine whether elite competitors taste victory or defeat—and whether junior athletes make the team or face rejection. Supported by IBM, Zybek Sports is analyzing over 100,000 athletes a year, and delivering targeted action plans to help them help train smarter and get ahead of the competition. Business ChallengeRead more
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Under a 70-yard stretch of field in The University of Oklahoma’s new indoor practice facility lies 2,000 pounds of technology that is revolutionizing the way athletic performance is measured. With the help of Zybek’s laser sensors above ground, Oklahoma Football is now taking advantage of total-precision force plates under the ground to measure a player’sRead more
The Future of Fantasy Football is Based on Reality If you have been out at a Sports Pub over the last month, you have likely come across a group of Fantasy Football players getting together to start their new season. Players are drafted, beers are had, trash is talked, and analytics are embraced…Read more
Though the terms ‘agility’ and ‘change of direction speed’ are often used interchangeably, recent knowledge has distinctively separated the two. Put simply, agility involves reactive abilities in unpredictable environments, while change of direction speed focuses purely on physical ability and is typically performed in pre-planned environments. This infers that traditional agility tests (e.g. t-test andRead more
Force Plates are gaining a lot of attention these days, thanks to their ability to assess balance, explosive power and how quickly we develop force when doing a movement. When talking about something like jumping, there are a number of factors involved, such as weight, acceleration, frictional force, etc. But for simplicity sake, let’s sayRead more
Using video and automated timers together helps paint the full picture for a speed coach Since we build our timers from the board up and we write the software code from scratch, we have total control over the features we add to our timers. One such feature is the Automated Video feature in our PowerPackRead more
I end up speaking to a number of coaches and trainers every week, and I am always curious how they use our timing equipment. Given the number of sports and creative minds out there, I continue to be surprised as I learn how just versatile our equipment is. One thing that has struck me isRead more
Every year the NFL Scouting Combine gets bigger, and this year it got faster thanks to Washington Wideout John Ross and his blazing 4.22 second 40-yd dash. This is the 7th year that Zybek Timing Equipment has been used to measure the world’s most important 40-yd dash and we were impressed to see that run Read more
What is the Expanded Report? It’s a 40+ page comprehensive analysis which details the performance of an athlete who has taken the Standardized Athletic Test. Along with performance tips, it includes information showing how an athlete stacks up to others in the same class playing the same position. What does it include? The initial reportRead more
Control Your Destiny as an Athlete… Don’t Put Your Future in Someone Else’s Hands. In talking with coaches, recruiters, and scouts a recurring theme keeps coming up – the most frustrating part of their job is receiving information on an athlete that is not correct or can’t be trusted. “Is he indeed 6 ft. 2Read more