For more information about the new Responseball Netball range click here.

But that’s not all…

When we sent over our first consignment of ORIGIN and ELITE balls, we also threw in a couple of brand new NX1 netballs…just to see a reaction…and wow did we get a reaction! SMINE Products were exhibiting at the JETS Sports Expo in Perth last weekend which saw thousands of sports fans, players and coaches come through the doors looking to see what’s new in sport. Met by a hugely enthusiastic pair in Stewart and Troy, things just went from good to great!

Stewart said: “Firstly the balls went down well to those who saw them and saw what they did. I have had enquiries from other states, coaches and goalkeepers from all over Australia. And what was really exciting was the girls at the netball stand went into overdrive when they saw that the NX1 was available locally! Netball is big out here and the Netball WA are already asking questions. If it goes there, it’ll go everywhere!”

Exciting times.

2012, time to bemore:OZstyle

This year has seen a fantastic progression for both RESPONSEBALL and GKIcon and this week we can happily reveal a new sponsorship deal between RESPONSEBALL and GKIcon. RESPONSEBALL will be manufacturing and sponsoring all GKIcon centres with the provision of their very own branded footballs. In both size 4 and 5, made from one of the top materials available, the new GKIcon branded balls are professional match quality to ensure the best experience for all coaches and keepers.

We are really pleased with this. The recognition and confidence that a current professional footballer is putting behind the RESPONSEBALL products is hugely encouraging. As a small business and emerging training brand, this new sponsorship is a very positive step forward.

Richard of GKIcon says of the balls “We have been using the RESPONSEBALL specialist goalkeeper training ‘ball with the bumps’ in our centres for several months now and the feedback from coaches and keepers is excellent. The quality of the RESPONSEBALL products is of the highest calibre and we are really pleased with the new GKIcon balls they have produced for us. Glenn is a real pioneer in this marketplace and it’s always encouraging to see such enthusiasm behind new, small emerging businesses.”

Currently GKIcon have centres in Watford, Shrewsbury, Gateshead, Newport Cardiff, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Northamptonshire, Bradford, Skipton, Walthamstow, Enfield, Derwentside

For more information please contact 01923 805 852 or zoe@gkicon.com

Recently following a few strategically placed meetings and countless cups of rather nice coffee, Richard and RESPONSEBALL owner and inventor Glenn Robertson agreed a deal that would see the RESPONSEBALL used in each of the GKIcon goalkeeper centres around the country. Currently in 6 locations (Birmingham, Cardiff, Croydon, Gateshead, Shrewsbury and Watford), GKIcon provide leading edge goalkeeper coaching that includes input from Richard himself and an array of top names from English football including Ben Foster, Scott Loach and Joe Hart!

Already a fan of the RESPONSEBALL from using the new MAX and elite balls in his everyday training at Brentford, Richard said:

The RESPONSEBALL is an excellent training product for all goalkeepers of any age or ability. I use the elite balls and MAX balls in my own professional daily training. We then use ORIGIN balls throughout the GKIcon goalkeeper coaching centres. The ball with the bumps is perfect with dipping volleys, foot movement and decision making: to meet the ball off the bounce or wait and react. The MAX ball is ideal for core strength training, warm ups handling and close low diving saves. Both balls are a great addition to my training and will be a regular inclusion in my daily club sessions. Such a good idea and Glenn, the owner and inventor, really has got the quality of the balls right. I look forward to see what comes next!Richard Lee

We look forward to working more and more with Richard and the team at GKIcon throughout the coming season and beyond!

For more information on GKIcon, visit www.gkicon.com

Inventor and owner, Glenn also delivered a series of insightful training session to help people understand exactly how beneficial the RESPONSEBALL is.

Watch the videos of the training sessions below:

Jeff James of Sports Insight went on to say:

With specialist goalkeeping products continuing to give the football sector a much needed boost, sports retailers will be delighted to hear that RESPONSEBALL returns for the new season with a new-look three-model line-up.

The new range sees the brand improve and expand on its original product, a football with strategically placed bumps designed to develop keepers’ reactions, movement and coordination skills thanks to vagaries in bounce.

Like all the best ideas, it was simple in concept and highly effective in practice.

Now, though, there are three new RESPONSEBALLS: the Origin, Elite and Max.

You can read the full article here »

As a top goalkeeping specialist social-ite, academygk and responseball are proving to be right at the front once again. As such, we are pleased to announce the launch of our facebook store where people can buy the RESPONSEBALL direct from our facebook pages.

Another bonus is that anyone who ‘like’ our pages will receive a 15% discount on anything they buy!

Check out our pages at

www.facebook.com/responseball

and

www.facebook.com/academygk

Come join the party!

The new range has hit retailers in the UK and is already starting to bounce its way round the soon approaching summer fields and training grounds. With feedback such as “these are so much better, much like a real match ball” and “quality is a lot better”,“the deviation is fantastic”, “the new RESPONSEBALL is a huge improvement, every goalkeeper and coachin in the land should have one!”… we are of course very pleased.

You will order your new RESPONSEBALL either direct here on the website – with some great offers athttp://responseball.com/products/buy_now/ where every order includes a FREE pair of PUMA sweatbands or visit one of the retailers: Just Keepers, Pro-Direct, Great-Save plus many others and pick one up when buying all your other keeper gear.

In addition RESPONSEBALL has bumped its way over the water and landed in the USA! Selling now via our distributor Continental Sports Supply (you can see their details here http://responseball.com/distributors/) The new range of RESPONSEBALL has started to sell in some of the biggest online retailers in the USA: WordSoccerStore.com Soccer.com, Soccergarage, ESPN plus loads of others. So if you are in the USA or Cananda…you know where to go!

And to our friends over in Ireland…you also now have direct access to the RESPONSEBALL, for both the regular game and Gaelic football via our new distributor Puntee Products. Again, see their details athttp://responseball.com/distributors/.

It has been a great couple of months and with the end of the 2010/2011 season making way for an iminent 2011/2012 season, I feel comfortable borrowing momentarily a well know slogon and putting a RESPOPNSEBALL spin on it…

The future’s bright, the future’s……………………………………BUMPY!

Enjoy what you’re doing and start to train the RESPONSEBALL way: