The art of the pivot
The US basketball shoe maker Under Armour’s identity as a performance brand worked for it - until it didn’t. It’s all about ‘athleisure’ now
Establishing a ‘pivot foot’ is a simple but fundamental skill in basketball. Once a player stops dribbling and picks up the ball he or she can only move one foot. The other must stay in place. A player is allowed to ‘pivot’ once that foot is securely planted but can neither advance nor retreat on court. So when the chief executive of sportswear brand Under Armour announces that the company needs to pivot, ...
