Edufii

Technology has become more and more prevalent in our every day tasks. It has put the world at our finger tips and has made tasks simpler and more reachable. Technology has no limits, and sports training is no exception. At Edufii, we are very proud of our application, but we also have a deep respect and interest in other training applications. Here are a couple of apps we think are cool:

  Endomondo:

Endomodo allows users to train and get into shape with their friends. Users can create a social community with their friends, challenge them, share their results, and encourage them. The app uses GPS to track routes, distance, duration, calorie consumption, and more. Users can use the app to track where their friends are or to gather a group together to train.

Golf Card:

This golf app has a built in scorecard, keeps track of statistics, and range finder. It also allows users access to a live leader board.

Rafael Nadal Tennis Academy:

This app provides in depth tutorials and commentary from Rafael Nadal. This app uses Vstrator to let users upload videos of themselves and put them side by side of a video of Nadal to compare how they match up.

And of course, our very own Edufii:

Amelia is only 14 and has been playing golf since she was 7. In addition to competitively playing golf herself, she is also a mentor at The First Tee of the Central Coast. She hopes to one day compete in the Olympics and be a successful golfer on the LPGA Tour.    

The First Tee Open tournament is composed of foursomes including a Champions Tour Player, an accomplished junior player (which is what Amelia is playing as), and two paying amateurs. This allows spectators to view players of all different skill levels.

USA's Brandt Snedeker has taken the lead at the BMW Championship. As of Thursday he had seven straight birdies on his card. Overall he is ranked number three in the FedEx Cup.

This year the BMW Championship is being held at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Illinois. It is the first time Conway Farms is hosting the BMW Championship. Last year's championship was hosted at Crooked Stick Golf Course in Indiana. Last year's winner was Rory Mcllory, who is currently ranked number 49 in this year's BMW Championship. 

The BMW Championship ends Sunday, September 15th. The TOUR Championship begins the next day on the 16th. 

Here are some photos from Conway Farms Golf Course:

The Nationwide Children’s Championship begins today! The championship will be held at the Ohio State University Golf Club- Scarlet Course and will continue through September 15th. It will host the third of four tournaments in the Web.com Tour that will determine the 50 players to participate in the 2013-14 PGA Tour season which begins in October. The Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship will start with about 144 players and a purse of $1 million, with a first place prize of $180,000. Trevor Immelman won the first leg of the tour at the Hotel Fitness Championship while Andrew Svoboda won the second tournament at the Chiquita Classic. After the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship, players will compete in the Web.com Tour Championship to finish out the entire Web.com Tour.

Henrik Stenson's win at the Deutsche Bank Championship has put him at the top of the FedEx Cup standings. If he remains at the top he is in the running to receive the 10 million dollar prize!

Want to know a little more about this talented Swede? Here are a couple of his top 5s:

Top 5 sports:

Formula 1

Tennis

Skiing

Soccer

Golf (Golf is number 5...Surprising, right?)

Top 5 candies (mostly Swedish):

Coke bottles

Licorice fish

Ferrari cars

Mushrooms

Licorice and raspberry pirates

Top 5 vacation spots:

Maldives

Bahamas

Tärnaby

Switzerland

Australia

Top 5 books:

The Millennium Triology

Swedish Mafia

Deal Breaker

Fast Cash

Astrid Lindgren's children's books

You can see the rest of Henrik's top 5s on his website: www.henrikstenson.com

Did everyone see the recent article on Huffington Post called “6 Truths About Exercise That Nobody Wants to Believe”? The 6 training essentials they list are all covered by Edufii’s services, making it the perfect app to get you in tip top shape for whatever sport or workout regimen you participate in.

1.       You need to commit for the long term: Edufii uses TrainingSpaces as a coaching device to create long term success for athletes and to track their progress along the way. It’s not about instantaneous accomplishments; it’s about the continuous improvement and seeing results from hard work over time.

2.       You need to set a schedule for your training: Edufii enables you to easily keep a consistent schedule for your training. It is used to collaborate with your coaches and support teams, holding you accountable for uploading and sharing your videos and training notes. There is even a one-click practice and reminder system to hold athletes accountable as well.

3.       You need to focus on the best exercises: Since Edufii is a coaching collaboration tool, you are never left alone to design your own training routine. Coaches use Edufii to instruct and develop training programs for their athletes based on the personal progress uploaded by the athletes themselves.

4.       You need to start light and train for volume before intensity: Your coaches and trainers on Edufii will keep you on the right training track. They know from your footage how hard you can be pushed and what program is the right intensity for you.

5.       You need to make slow progress each week: Edufii is all about creating results for its athletes. Progress is our number one goal for our athletes and coaches. TrainingSpaces allow its users to track their progress so they can go back and see how far they’ve come. It also enables athletes to easily share results with their coaches and support teams to keep them updated.

6.       You need to record your workouts: Edufii is the new generation of recording workouts. Handwritten journals are a thing of the past and always end up in the trash or in the wash. Edufii saves you time by not only recording your workouts, but also simultaneously sharing them with coaches and saving them for you to always look back on.

Think having a regular golf cart is enough? Think again! Mercedes recently just released the design sketches of a "Vision Golf Cart." The futuristic golf cart is powered by a battery which collects energy from solar panels installed on top of the vehicle. The golf cart is controlled by a joystick rather than a steering wheel, which is located in the middle instead of just the drivers side. This allows the driver to sit in either the drivers seat or the passengers seat. Unfortunately, the cart is not for sale yet, but here is a photo of the design to help you get a better idea of this vehicle.

http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/07/26/behold-the-mercedes-golf-cart-of-the-future/

If the Mercedes golf cart doesn't impress you, here is another golf cart we may start seeing in the future as well.

http://www.pga.com/golf-equipment/golf-buzz/buy-your-own-hovercraft-golf-cart

This golf cart/hovercraft, unlike the Mercedes cart, is available for purchase--although the asking price is $58,000. This hovercraft weighs about 600 pounds but is able to reach up to 45mph while remaining 9" above ground. This allows users to race across a course without harming grass, but more importantly, allows the user to easily cross ponds.

Current FedEx Cup Standings:

1. Tiger Woods (4,009 points)

2. Adam Scott (3,847 points)

3. Phil Mickelson (2,624 points)

4. Matt Kuchar (2,540 points)

5. Justin Rose (2,397 points)

Jillyn Titterud

School/Major: 4th year Business/Marketing student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Hometown: Tustin, CA

Interests: hiking, running, camping, traveling, playing soccer, horseback riding

Edufii Duties: I manage a lot of the social media and blogging.

What I like most about Edufii: I love the incredible team I work with! Talking/learning about sports all day isn't so bad either :)

Fun Fact: I've been to all 50 states!

  Erika Clingerman

School/Major: 5th year Graphic Communications student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Interests: Music, road trips, going to the beach, reading, traveling, napping

Edufii Duties: Social media and sales

What I like most about Edufii: I love the environment at Edufii. The whole team is so friendly and hardworking. Everyone really loves what they do.

Fun Fact: I just spent the last five months as an exchange student in Munich, Germany. It was one of the best decisions I have ever made!

  Brian Gothberg

School/Major: 5th year Business Administration major at Cal Poly, SLO

Hometown: Santa Clara, CA

Interests: Running, Cycling, Swimming, Music

Edufii Duties: Customer and Sales Development

What I like most about Edufii: It's an awesome work environment with a good crew passionate about the product.

You're probably asking yourself what in the world does NAOAGA stand for...well the answer is the North American One-Armed Golfer Association. Haven't heard of it? Not many people have, but this organization has been a saving grace to many of its members and an inspiration to onlookers since its establishment. NAOAGA even has their annual members' championship tournament coming up on August 20th through the 23rd in Palm Beach.

               John Barton is one of the founding members of NAOAGA. When he was 60 years old John was working on top of a 40 foot pole when he fell into a live power line. 7,460 volts surged into his body and lit him on fire. He awoke in a burn unit 4 1/2 months later and was told he would never speak or walk again. Well, John proved them wrong and after 109 surgeries the only major disability he was left with was an amputated left arm and shoulder. However, he did begin to suffer from depression due to limited mobility. With encouragement from a few therapists, John bought a set of golf clubs and joined a club. "It was my rehab and it's brought me from the chair to walking," John explained. He helped establish the NAOAGA after competing in tournaments put on by the National Amputee Golf Association and feeling like golfers with amputated arms and legs should compete separately.

Most of you probably know that Jason Dufner won his first major on Sunday at the PGA Championship. What you may not know, however, is that just 5 years ago Dufner was only ranked somewhere between No. 650 and 700 in the world. With the help of Chuck Cook, Dufner has made unbelievable progress in such a short amount of time.

“He helped me realize my potential. I’d still be around 650 in the world if I hadn’t met him.”

Amanda Dufner also shared some fun, unknown facts about her PGA Champion husband:

1. As a child he was into baseball and basketball. All his friends called him hot dog.

2. He hates tomatoes.

3. He loves to watch all college football games but Auburn football is like watching his family out there.

4. He is beyond organized. He always makes lists for everything. He carries them around in paper notebooks but also has a back up on his computer.

5. His grandparents came over from Germany so as a child he always ate authentic German food — and still loves it.

6. He wasn’t raised in the south but is a true southern gentleman. He always opens the door for me.

7. He doesn’t read the newspaper but checks out the news on his iPad every morning… including TMZ.

8. He is fascinated by animals. He can sit at the zoo for hours just watching one animal.

9. He can’t wait to be a dad. I think he will be amazing. That will be his true calling.

10. He is from Ohio —- and loves Skyline Chili. We happened to pass one in Tampa while on TOUR and now we have to hit it up every year. This year we ate there four nights in a row!!

11. He is a statistics junky pertaining to all sports — not just golf. He can answer the most random questions from even the most obscure teams and seasons.

12. As a child he remembers riding around in his dad’s Dodge Challenger. That has always been his dream car to have one customized. Finally after five years of deliberation he got it!

13. He is very involved with the Auburn University golf team. He loves mentoring the boys and helping in any way he can. I think maybe when he retires he would love to become some type of consultant for the team.

14. He is the most loyal person I have ever met. He has had the same caddie for over 12 years, the majority of his friends have been around for years and he always stays true to his team.

15. He loves to collect sports memorabilia. He will even carry around items if there is even a small chance he can get a signature.

16. He would drink 10 Coca-Colas a day if I would let him.

17. He only listens to rap music. He probably would love to hang out with Rick Ross (The Boss) one day.

Getting tired of using the same local golf courses? Here are some of the world's most beautiful and unique courses that you should definitely add to your bucket list:

1. Royal Melbourne Golf Club (Melbourne, Australia)

Royal Melbourne is rated the #1 course in Australia and the #5 course in the world! This gorgeous club is comprised of two 18-hole courses, East and West.

  2. Royal County Down Golf Club (Newcastle, N. Ireland)

This club's original first 9 holes were laid out in 1889, making it one of the oldest golf clubs in Ireland. It now has two 18-hole links courses, the Championship Course and the Annesley Links.

  3. Augusta National Golf Club (Augusta, Georgia)

This scenic club hosts the Masters every spring. Its course is infamous for holes 11,12, and 13, also known as the "Amen Corner." They earned this name for being 3 of the sport's most challenging holes.

  4. St. Andrews Old Course (St. Andrews, Scotland)

The First Tee is a non-profit organization established by the World Golf Foundation in 1997.  The First Tee was started as a way to expose more people to the game of golf with an affordable option, and has since become a youth development organization that teaches important life skills.  The First Tee and their coaches teach essential life values using the “Nine Core Values” inherent to golf that their athletes transfer into everyday life.

Edufii will be highly beneficial to First Tee athletes by reinforcing what they are taught about the Nine Core Values and specifically Responsibility, Perseverance.  Responsible athletes who are dedicated to mastering their skills reap the most benefit from Edufii by consistently tracking progress.  And progress requires the perseverance to turn struggles into learning experiences and continually hone in the right judgment for the best results.  Edufii isn’t making skill development easy; we’re making hard work more rewarding for the athletes who care about living up to their potential.

The First Tee coaches are more than golf instructors; they’re role models impacting millions of members.  Edufii will be able to strengthen these essential coach-athlete relationships, and keep parents updated and involved, every step of the way.  First Tee athletes will be able to capture, review, and relive priceless moments for the rest of their lives, using Edufii.  They will be able to share these moments with their parents, friends, and anyone else taking part in their progress.

We've launched our indiegogo Campaign! Please check it out...we've partnered with the Special Olympics and First Tee to make some truly game and life changing things happen!

We had all had an AWESOME time at our Pre-Launch party thanks to everyone who was able to make it.  There were 100+ people with us for the sneak preview of our upcoming Indiegogo campaign video; and we can’t wait to share it with the rest of the world!

The new edufii banner was up to welcome all of our guests along with the irresistible smell of Klondike’s Pizza that met them at the door!  It was 4am in Belarus so Dmitry wasn’t able to make it but Kirk, Michael, Nizar, and Eric, from edufii’s development team enjoyed spending time with everyone at the party via webcam, (it’s just too bad they missed out on all the food!)

Some of our campaign celebrities from the video made it to the party: Amelia McKee, the young golf phenom, Michael Hughes, the mastermind of the Gymnazo fitness program, and our behind the scenes star Josh Brinkerhoff, at Culprit Media Group, who did a fantastic job putting the video together!  Josh put in long hours of editing but really nailed the campaign message before featuring the animation on our homepage, created by Something Else Productions.

We had a few “local celebrities” worth mentioning as well.  Jim Coles and Golf Pro Marathons are the best non-profit golf event organizer around.  Jim Delaby, one of the best and most respected golf coaches in the area, was also in attendance.  Jonathan York from Cal Poly’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is an integral part of the local Entrepreneurship community.  Jon joined us to support edufii and a few of his Capstone Entrepreneurship students involved with edufii as Brand Champions.  Billy Gibbs and Darren Avrit of The First Tee made it to the party to show their support for edufii and we cannot be more ecstatic to have them involved in the edufii movement.  We can’t wait to return the support to their budding athletes.

"The Quantum Leap" ~ Vern Gambetta on Winning the Workout.