I'm not surprised by Bauer's limited options for women athletes. I was surprised it was 1 out of 25*. The ratio feels slightly misleading. Most of the models have three or four age range variants....
I'm not surprised by Bauer's limited options for women athletes. I was surprised it was 1 out of 25*. The ratio feels slightly misleading. Most of the models have three or four age range variants. It's still terrible at 1 model out of 8. And with no age range available, which held across the two other common brands I looked up. I'm not sure there are distinct body differences that would warrant a youth model. It's quite an oversight to altogether skip junior as if girls don't experience puberty prior to adulthood.
Given the increased enrollment noted in the article, I wonder when a company will adjust to the growing market. And whether or not that's influenced by the success of the newly minted Professional Women's Hockey League.
As an aside, when you filter Bauer shoulder pads by level of play (all three levels selected), their women's shoulder pads disappear completely. I am vicariously irritated for women hockey players so clearly being an afterthought of a major equipment manufacturer.
The Cornell startup specializes in creating soft, stretchable fiber-optic sensors that can be woven into clothing to recognize different types of touch. The wearable technology is proving to be ideal for measuring motion, respiration and fatigue in athletes, with the aim of reducing injuries and improving training and performance.
Whether or not it's an overpromise from a start-up, it's fun to imagine how a coach having a measured stat like fatigue could effect a game, especially during those glorious double, triple overtime playoff games.
* The article states 26 but the brand website showed 25 when I looked earlier.
The rink pictured in that article is not far from my office and I go there to take pictures of games. Women athletes face the same pressures to "look good" that women face elsewhere but there is...
The rink pictured in that article is not far from my office and I go there to take pictures of games.
Women athletes face the same pressures to "look good" that women face elsewhere but there is no sport where bodies are less on display than ice hockey!
I'm not surprised by Bauer's limited options for women athletes. I was surprised it was 1 out of 25*. The ratio feels slightly misleading. Most of the models have three or four age range variants. It's still terrible at 1 model out of 8. And with no age range available, which held across the two other common brands I looked up. I'm not sure there are distinct body differences that would warrant a youth model. It's quite an oversight to altogether skip junior as if girls don't experience puberty prior to adulthood.
Given the increased enrollment noted in the article, I wonder when a company will adjust to the growing market. And whether or not that's influenced by the success of the newly minted Professional Women's Hockey League.
As an aside, when you filter Bauer shoulder pads by level of play (all three levels selected), their women's shoulder pads disappear completely. I am vicariously irritated for women hockey players so clearly being an afterthought of a major equipment manufacturer.
The article also linked to a 2022 story about wearable sensors:
Whether or not it's an overpromise from a start-up, it's fun to imagine how a coach having a measured stat like fatigue could effect a game, especially during those glorious double, triple overtime playoff games.
* The article states 26 but the brand website showed 25 when I looked earlier.
The rink pictured in that article is not far from my office and I go there to take pictures of games.
Women athletes face the same pressures to "look good" that women face elsewhere but there is no sport where bodies are less on display than ice hockey!