Rhythmic athletic training systems and methods

Abstract

A portable user device, method and computer program provide rhythmic athletic training assist by tracking an athletic proficiency level of a user. A respective sport control affordance for a plurality of sports are presented on a user interface of the portable user device. In response to a user selection of one sport control affordance associated with a selected sport, more than one drill control affordance for a type of athletic drill associated with the selected sport are presented on the user interface. In response to a user selection of a particular drill control affordance for a particular type of athletic drill, the type of athletic drill is associated with two or more available rhythmic speed settings. Based upon the tracked proficiency level of the user, one of the two or more rhythmic speed settings is selected. Video/audio guide is presented on the user interface at the selected rhythmic speed setting.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 tracking an athletic proficiency level of a user of a portable user device;   presenting, on a user interface, a respective sport control affordance for a plurality of sports;   in response to a user selection of one sport control affordance associated with a selected sport, presenting, on the user interface, more than one drill control affordance for a type of athletic drill associated with the selected sport;   in response to a user selection of a particular drill control affordance for a particular type of athletic drill, associating the type of athletic drill with two or more available rhythmic speed settings;   selecting one of the two or more rhythmic speed settings based upon the tracked proficiency level of the user; and   presenting at least one of a video and an audio guide on the portable user device at the selected rhythmic speed setting.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 presenting a rhythmic speed adjustment affordance on the user interface;   in response to receiving a user selection of the rhythmic speed adjustment affordance, changing the presented at least one of the video and the audio guide to conform to an adjusted rhythmic speed setting.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 creating a workout comprising more than one athletic drill;   modifying at least one drill in response to a user selection to create a modified workout; and   tracking performance of the modified workout for the user.   
     
     
         4 . A computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions, which when executed via a processing unit on a computer performs acts, comprising:
 tracking an athletic proficiency level of a user of a portable user device;   presenting, on a user interface, a respective sport control affordance for a plurality of sports;   in response to a user selection of one sport control affordance associated with a selected sport, presenting, on the user interface, more than one drill control affordance for a type of athletic drill associated with the selected sport;   in response to a user selection of a particular drill control affordance for a particular type of athletic drill, associating the type of athletic drill with two or more available rhythmic speed settings;   selecting one of the two or more rhythmic speed settings based upon the tracked proficiency level of the user; and   presenting at least one of a video and an audio guide on the portable user device at the selected rhythmic speed setting.   
     
     
         5 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 4 , further comprising computer-executable instructions, which when executed via the processing unit on the computer performs acts, comprising:
 presenting a rhythmic speed adjustment affordance on the user interface;   in response to receiving a user selection of the rhythmic speed adjustment affordance, changing the presented at least one of the video and the audio guide to conform to an adjusted rhythmic speed setting.   
     
     
         6 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 4 , further comprising computer-executable instructions, which when executed via the processing unit on the computer performs acts, comprising:
 creating a workout comprising more than one athletic drill;   modifying at least one drill in response to a user selection to create a modified workout; and   tracking performance of the modified workout for the user.   
     
     
         7 . A portable user device comprising:
 a user interface;   a memory containing at least one of video and audio guides; and   a processor coupled to the user interface and the memory and containing a mobility application that when executed by the processor:
 tracks in the memory an athletic proficiency level of a user of a portable user device; 
 presents, on the user interface, a respective sport control affordance for a plurality of sports; 
 in response to a user selection of one sport control affordance associated with a selected sport, presents, on the user interface, more than one drill control affordance for a type of athletic drill associated with the selected sport; 
 in response to a user selection of a particular drill control affordance for a particular type of athletic drill, associates the type of athletic drill with two or more available rhythmic speed settings; 
 selects one of the two or more rhythmic speed settings based upon the tracked proficiency level of the user; and 
 presents at least one of a video and an audio guide on the user interface of the portable user device at the selected rhythmic speed setting. 
   
     
     
         8 . The portable user device of  claim 7 , wherein the mobility application that when executed by the processor:
 presents a rhythmic speed adjustment affordance on the user interface;   in response to receiving a user selection of the rhythmic speed adjustment affordance, changes the presented at least one of the video and the audio guide to conform to an adjusted rhythmic speed setting.   
     
     
         9 . The portable user device of  claim 7 , wherein the mobility application that when executed by the processor:
 creates a workout comprising more than one athletic drill;   modifies at least one drill in response to a user selection to create a modified workout; and   tracks performance of the modified workout for the user.   
     
     
         10 . The portable user device of  claim 7 , further comprising a network interface that couples the processor to the memory for communication via a network.