STA-PRO

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The bigger and better STA-PRO will replace the STA. It is longer, increased from 4 to 8 meters long so it covers the whole goal and can be used on two angles at the same time. It also has an increase in the number of deflection pods. 

Available in late MAY 2021. 

Price to be announced soon

The STA MATRIX is secured on the floor, it covers an area of 14.4 square meters and has 89 deflection pods to deflect low and dipping shots up at various directions and angles. 

Key feature 

• Safety 
  • Safety is our first concern and these products were originally conceived and later designed with safety in mind.  Any object knocked towards the goalkeeper is a danger and can be a distraction that effects technique development. With ProDeflect you can train at full pace with confidence and focus 100% on the ball knowing it will only be the ball heading the goalkeepers way.

• Unpredictability
  • With many products of a similar nature when the ball is aimed at the product the goalkeeper knows the ball will be taking a deflection, there is no doubt, it is predictable and in some cases over time the goalkeeper can learn what is going to happen. We were keen to remove the opportunities to anticipate the deflection and type of deflection that would be encountered. The STA PRO pods move when impacted so every time a pod is hit the set up changes and increases or decrease the density of pods in an area and changing the challenge every time. 

• Effectiveness
  • Another issue identified with many deflection products was the poor level of versatility in terms of percentage of deflections and useful deflections. To achieve a deflection that the goalkeeper could deal with needed very accurate service in terms of pace and direction. If the pace was too much it would often result in a deflection so big the goalkeeper would be watching the ball fly past the goal. Equally there is a very small target area to achieve a useful deflection and more often than not there is no deflection or a deflection too big. The result is service that is so slow the deflection is easily predicted. The STA PRO doesn’t need accurate or a specific pace of service to achieve a deflection that the goalkeeper will have two deal with, just kick as you like and something will happen to challenge the goalkeeper. 

• Psychology
  • As mentioned previously the ability to anticipate a deflection must be minimal. We want to avoid the goalkeeper being able to anticipate the server aiming at the equipment and know with 100% certainty that a deflection will happen. We want uncertainty, just like in games, yes the chance of a deflection is increased when the ball travels towards the equipment but a deflection is not a certainty. The goalkeeper must adjust to the initial strike and react to a deflection if and when it happens.

• Practicality 
  • Storage. 
    • The MATRIX is stored in a tube bag that measures 30 cm x 30 cm making it easy to store and carry from the session to session. 
  • In use 
    • It is supplied with snap hooks to allow you to secure it to an object, ground spikes to secure on grass and we now also supply sands bags which can be used to secure the product on any service.
  • Moving 
    • The product can be moved easily so you can very quickly change the position of the product with minimal disruption to the session.