Context:
Fitness Training Device
MY ROLE:
User Researcher, Data Analyst
Problem: Create a product that will improve a user’s task
Solution: All my life I’ve been passionate about sports. As an athlete in high school playing basketball, football, and track, the importance of practice and perfecting your craft meant everything. When a player doesn’t practice efficiently and effectively they form bad habits. The solution is to improve an athlete’s training by focusing on agility training.
“Practice doesn’t make perfect! Perfect practice makes perfect!”
Product Research
When it comes to training, simple is always better. Simple drills allow athletes to focus on fundamentals and master them. Taking these mastered skills and combining them with other fundamental skills creates, “combination moves”. This type of mindset separates the average from the legendary.
Below are the most common forms of agility training:
Swot Analysis Chart
The importance of the Swot Analysis Matrix was to analyze, research, and create clear and focused goals. The quadrants are divided into 4 parts (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats).
Concepts and Ideation
The final product needed to be familiar within the sport and training industry. After conducting interviews, focusing on the training cone was the most simple and iconic tool that has been used for decades.
Final Product
Prototyping
These low fidelity mock ups were created using foam core boards and planting foam. The main purpose for these mock ups were to get a strong understanding for size and proportions.
