The shape of things to come
The future of training? Yes, it is a soccer ball, but not as we know it. It is the size of a soccer ball, the weight of a soccer ball, but is it a soccer ball?
Well, something like that. What is the Corpus? No, it is not a circular corpse. The Corpus is a crazy training device that promises to hone your skills. It works in a similar way to baseball players using two bats in training to make one look easy, or generations of South American soccer stars learning their skills from a moldy tangerine or dead gerbil in the favelas and so Therefore, kicking a sphere is a total dodge. The Corpus promises to hone the player’s skills in concentration, reaction and coordination, which are three very important aspects of soccer.
There are two different “non-circular training devices”; Corpus I, which resembles an oblong hybrid of soccer and rugby balls (or a massive Tic-Tac) and the pyramid-shaped Corpus II, which appears to have been run over by Neil Ruddock in his Range Rover. Train with them as usual; the unpredictable rocking and bouncing forces the player to react differently than expected.
Corpus thus develops control, ball handling, concentration and coordination, improving technique and reactions during normal games. At least, it is quite fun for both kids and adults and gamers. Their usefulness is verified by the boffins of the University of Applied Scientists and they were finalists in the ISPO BrandNew Award 2010.
Rasenreich soccer balls are available online for € 95.95 (approx US $ 130). Corpus link can be seen below.
