New products

VisionSafe launches the Kala hat
The Kala Hat from VisionSafe protects the wearer from harmful UV rays without obstructing their vision.

Adidas fitness hardware launches
RFE Australia is launching the new collection of Adidas fitness hardware into the Australian marketplace, with national product manager and industry stalwart Shane Holland forecasting great interest.

New Heelys for junior fun
The new Hx2 from Heelys has two removable wheels in each shoe, making it ideal for younger wearers.

Taking your iPad to the pool?
Aquapac has launched a waterproof case for the Apple iPad in Australia, so you can read it on the beach or even in the pool

Everlast launches centenary range
Everlast celebrates the brand’s centenary in champion style with the release of a limited edition range of commemorative gear.

Help with getting your suit on
WaterGlide is a patent-pending skin lubricant designed to aid the donning and removal of all types of wet suits, dry suits, and associated accessories.

Halo headphones for sport
N.A.S.T. International, creator of the Halo headphones in a headband, has launched a new design for use while running or in the gym.

Asics seeks footwear’s holy grail
Asics Oceania has several footwear research studies being undertaken in conjunction with Australia’s leading universities, and  the results can be seen later on retailer shelves.

Formula puts a sock in it
Competition and recreational indoor games supplier, Formula Sports, has broadened distribution to include American technical sock brand, Drymax Socks.

New triathlon gear for kids
Rapidly growing in popularity among the eight to 14 year-olds in Australia and New Zealand is triathlon, containing all the disciplines they particularly love – swimming, cycling and running.

Taking to the floor in Adidas martial arts gear
Distributed in Australia by Melbourne-based Jols, adidas martial arts footwear and clothing will put you in a commanding lead.

Pelleres for functional training
A new weapon unveiled in Brisbane is designed to change the way athletes compete and perform— Pelleres are weighted forearm sleeves designed to enhance functional training.

Mockshop goes in to Rebel Group
Merchandising specialist Metiri Mensus is to play a  major role in  Rebel Group’s ongoing strategy  to refresh and transform its shopfloors  as the group  adopts the Mockshop visual merchandising solution.

Following where Ben leads
Sells is fast becoming the number one goalkeeper-specific brand with more than ten goalkeepers wearing the brand in the English Premier League.

New Balance research lab delivers its first shoe
New Balance has extended its NBx running collection with the 1906 supportive cushioning shoe for the new and active runner.

Bicycles are booming, says Superstore group
The new golf - that’s how Bicycle Superstore franchise development manager Kris Cerini describes the rapid growth of cycling.

Boleh Logo adds another marquee
Ready for the coming summer season and the much greater need for protection from the sun on sports fields, school grounds and on the beach, Boleh launches its 6m x 3m premium sun-safe marquee.

Stretching It Out - more for kids
The Stretching It Out apparel range for hip kids will include tennis dresses, skorts, pastel and black velour tracksuits for the coming season.

New travel pole for nordic walkers
New from Nordic Academy International   is the one way three piece adjustable Nordic Walking pole called Traveller, with a aluminium shaft and non-slip original rubber feet

Design and shopfit specialist focusses on Essentials
Mei+ picchi has launched several new products in the past few months, all designed to enhance your product displays and entice customers into store.

Eagle lands new brands
Eagle Sports has added several new brands to its wide product offering for 2009, launching the Double Happiness table tennis brand and One80 darts ranges.

Mannequins set the style
Apparel looks better on bodies and failing a real live person as a permanent model in your store, a mannequin is the next best thing.

Bremshey delivers on German engineering
The Bremshey brand of fitness equipment brings European design and German engineering to the Australian marketplace, reports Australian distributor, Infiniti Fitness Systems.

Xpeed backing for boxers, Thai fights
Australian Xpeed distributor BlueSL offers an extensive range of products for weight training, including disc weights, weight bars, attachments, rubber hex, cast hex,& PVC dumbbells.

Spalding dresses active men
Spalding is pushing into a new arena, with its athletic men’s sportswear range, part of its latest on-trend performance clothing, footwear and fitness equipment collection.

SkyFit launches inversion tables
See the world from a different angle and heal many of the problems faced by activity and ageing, says SkyFit which has taken on the Australian distributorship of the 'Teeter Hang ups Inversion Tables' .

New Essentials for your store
Mei+Picchi has added new products to its Essentials range of shopfitting and merchandising collections, offering still more options for visual merchandising and presentation.

Not new but a best kept secret
Claiming to be Australia’s number one soccer web site and the third most visisted Australian sport site is tribalfootball.com.

Four-in-one scoreboard
A portable manual multipurpose scoreboard has been launched by Mr Scoreboards —with 16 digital scorers, it can be used for Australian rules football, cricket and rugby.

New Balance launches global brand campaign
The new global campaign from performance apparel and footwear brand New Balance focusses on the love/hate runners have with their sport.

Create your own coaching tool
Elite level sports quickly embraced video as a coaching tool for assessing their players. With easy access to video cameras local clubs soon followed the example of their elite counterparts and multimedia coaching resources have been available for some time.Now coaches and clubs at all levels can create their own coaching resources.

BadBag: A new workout tool
The BadBag is a portable weight training and stretch bench, a kick, punch and tackle bag.

New Reynolds girls brand
New Reynolds girls brand
After many years in wholesale and retail apparel industry, Dianne Reynolds launched into her own agency business, and has now added a US-based brand, called Girls4Sport to the brand rollcall.

New suit, new records
New suit, new records
The new Speedo swimsuit saw three elite swimmers break world records in the suit just days after it was launched, including Australian sprinter Eamon Sullivan.

Vested interest
Vested interest
Brisbane-based Health Management Group offers the X-Vest with new features to boost the effectiveness of training, by adding resistance to any exercise routine, indoor or outdoor.

Kick back - a visitor opinion
Catherine Booth of Beaudesert, Qld, offers us a quote from British comedian Eric Morecambe

Fit for millions of steps
Aussie Fit Sport Science offers its latest pedometers with a warranty of three million steps, and heart rate monitors among the more than 20 exercise products and accessories.

See below
The Molokini from Wild Water Sports Australia is a totally transparent hard shell canoe which offers perfect visibility for reef and resort water sports.

Colouring up
The Sondico range of shinguards for the 2007-08 seasons has styles and colours guaranteed to appeal to all players, from elite to park.

Football's learning curve
A new training product for soccer players offers a graduated curve engineered into the product to return the ball with accuracy. The Soccerwave can be used by clubs and schools or by a single player.

Monitors measure activity
A new range of activity monitors is distributed by Brisbane-based Health Management Group.

Optimum rugby arrives
New brand for Australian rugby is Optimum, to be distributed here by ASP Sportz.