Hat-trick of innovations in new adidas football boot
Adidas has launched a new version of its Copa football boot, incorporating a range of technological innovations.
Analysis work that went into the design of the new boot, the Copa Sense, focused on mapping a variety of different sole shapes so that the team at adidas could form a fuller understanding of the parts of the foot that connect most frequently with the ball.
This led to the creation of Sensepods, an innovation designed to eliminate “negative space” around the ankle and the Achilles. This involves placing foam elements on the inside of the heel of the boot, helping to create what adidas calls “a seamless connection between boot and foot”.
Copa Sense boots also have Touchpods, placed on the medial and the lateral sides of the boot. These are designed to absorb energy from the ball at the points where it most frequently connects to the boot.
A third innovation is Softstuds. For this, adidas has injected softer material into two medial forefoot studs so that they will bend upon impact with the ball.
