Things are moving in the world of basketball! The federations are taking a close interest in our Vokkero® Squadra audio communication system and have carried out tests at tournaments in Europe and the USA.
In the United States, the NBA D-League has carried out several test phases which started last summer with the “NBA Summer League” in Las Vegas with 23 NBA teams, and continued throughout the season at D-League matches. The final phase of testing took place in January at the 11th edition of the “NBA D-League Showcase”.
Europe and particularly France has not been left behind, since all the referees in the last “Leaders Cup” (20 to 22 February at Disneyland) had the opportunity of testing Vokkero® Squadra under actual conditions.
Feedback from all these referees was extremely positive. Among the points often made were the following:
• Better coverage of the court.
• Improved management of sensitive periods.
• Optimization of gestures.
• Better management of communications with coaches and the score table …
This enthusiasm heralds the promise of the use very soon of Vokkero® Squadra in the major international championships.
Following testing, product improvements were made in response to basketball’s specific features: in particular, the noise filter had to be adapted to a court environment.
Results: better comfort when using audio thanks to moulded earpieces, as well as optimization of audio quality thanks to the noise filter.