Head gear including a data augmentation unit for detecting head motion and providing feedback relating to the head motion

An apparatus for detecting the motion of a user's head during the user's performance of a physical activity, the apparatus comprising:

• a sensor, wearable on the user's head, wherein the sensor detects motion of the user's head;
• a processor that
• stores a predetermined sensor value corresponding to a preferred path of motion for the head gear,
• receives input from the sensor indicative of the motion of the head gear, and
• compares the input from the sensor to the stored sensor value;
• and
• a feedback indicator that generates a feedback signal indicative of the result of the comparison of the input from the sensor to the stored sensor value.

A method for providing analysis of a physical activity comprising:

• enabling a user to upload data pertaining to the user's head motion during the physical activity onto a processor based device;
• enabling an evaluator to access the data pertaining to the user's head motion;
• and
• communicating, to the user, the evaluator's analysis of the data pertaining to the user's head motion.

A data collection unit capable of receiving a signal from an input device and storing the signals in a digital format, the data collection unit comprising:

• an input channel for receiving input from a sensor;
• a set point sensor for sensing a set point event that indicates a transition in a data collection process;
• a data storage device for storing data corresponding to the input received at the input channel;
• an interface for uploading the stored data to a processor device.