For the next 12 months OBO will appear as a sponsor of FHF (fieldhockeyforum.com). Look out for the OBO logo in the top right hand corner of the forum… In particular we will sponsor the ‘Goalie Zone’… FHF made the announcement on their fifth birthday. OBO had this to say on the happy event … Happy Birthday to FHF! For 5 [...]

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When we started on the faceOff project we were determined to design and build the world’s best sports face protector. We think we have (and the players are beginning to see this as well.) When it came to assembling the marketing support material, in particular the web site, we contacted the boys at Fracture. This [...]

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I have noticed on the net there are still a lot of references to ROBO SP; which no longer exists. (it was dropped in 2005) Within the OBO ROBO range there are 2 kit options: Hi-Rebound range pictured below in blue/black. Hi-Control range pictured below in black/orange. Hopefully its helpful so that everyone understands the [...]

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Some footage of the training products in action from Germany.

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Hello amazing people based on your recent feedback here is a basic but fresh smock option we have been working on. It fits with the new FIH “one colour smock ruling” outlined below. Goalkeepers and players with goalkeeping privileges must wear a single coloured shirt or garment which is different in colour from that of [...]

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Here is a oldie but a goodie from a South African magazine named Sports Illustrated. This magazine featured an article that makes a comparison of kit worn between Shankar Lakshman, who was goalkeeper in the 1950′s and Chris Hibbert the current South African. Shankar Lakshman was nicknamed the rock of Gibraltar… Downloaded the article here. [...]

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OBO has just had an article featured in Sky Sports magazine; Issue 27, April 2009. Click here or below to download the PDF article titled “The Business of Sport” by Robert Tighie. You will need the free Adobe Reader to open the PDF. Link here. Via Sky Sports; The Magazine

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Alistair McGregor has found himself facing a late challenge for his Olympic place in Beijing and Sunderland and Scotland international football keeper Craig Gordon is the man piling the pressure on Alistair. Well, not exactly.  But Britain’s most expensive Premier League keeper did swap goalkeeping gloves for hockey pads at Loughborough University earlier this week. [...]

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Veryan Pappin was the last goalkeeper from Scotland to represent Great Britain and it is well documented that he was a member of the gold medal-winning squad at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Alistair McGregor is the number one choice here and hopes Britain will book their place in Beijing at the Olympic qualifying tournament here [...]

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What use would Kiwi sports equipment manufacturer OBO have for high-speed cameras, capable of capturing 2,000 frames per second? The answer to that question isn’t that obvious, but damn cool. Read more about OBO and Nightside Test Design’s clever use of high-tech gear for designing their products.

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