At Biocore, we believe that innovation is the key to success. That's why we are constantly driving to develop new and better products that will help athletes perform at their best and stay safe while doing so. We are excited about the impact that our products will have in reducing injury and improving outcomes.
Biocore has designed an instrumented mouthpiece research product that measures three-dimensional linear and angular acceleration of the head, which is used to inform the development of protective equipment, rule changes, and technique modifications. Instrumented mouthpieces are used to collect head impact data from elite and collegiate football athletes during practices and games.
For the past decade, the Biocore Elite Athlete Surface Tester (BEAST) has been used in professional sports to measure realistic, game-like traction loads and motions for athletic footwear and playing surfaces. The BEAST 2.0 has been redesign for on-field use by field and club staff, and is currently being deployed for use in professional American football. It provides professional athletic field managers with details about the safety and performance aspects of their athletic pitches. When paired with the BEAST App software, field managers can quickly gain insight into the condition of their field, easily identify areas that need attention, and observe field trends.
The Clegg device has been used for decades to measure sports field's compaction and hardness. Despite its wide adoption, the methodology is outdated and insufficient for use in modern sports. The STRIKE, an improved surface impact tester, is designed to go beyond the old standard, by measuring what players experience on the field with lab accuracy and improved metrics beyond field hardness. Along with being portable and easy to use, the STRIKE also automatically transmits measurements and position information to the BEAST Cloud Platform, further streamlining the work of field managers. With STRIKE, manually recording data and measurements is no longer necessary, as the platform delivers the information where it is needed with much less effort.
