First was Sphero, a smart phone controlled robotic ball.

第一款是Sphero，一个智能手机控制的机器人球。

Guys I figured it out! We control the balls!

伙计们 我想明白了 我们能控制球！

What they don't need to do—what would be a distraction—is to have to think about where their fingers are, or how to control the ball while running.

他们不需要做的是——就是可能会成为干扰的事情——就是去思考他们的手指应该在哪里，或者是在跑的时候如何控球。

And those segments are all designed to help players get a better grip on the ball and to control the ball as they're passing or as they're shooting.

这些部分都是为了帮助球员更好地把握球 在传球或投篮时更好地控制球。

Top players must have excellent ball control and understand how to use the space on the pitch, but it is not just what they do with their feet that counts.

顶级球员必须拥有出色的控球能力并了解如何利用球场上的空间，但重要的不仅仅是他们用脚做什么。

What they don't need to do – what would be a distraction – is to have to think about where their fingers are, or how to control the ball while running.

他们不需要做的事情（可能会分散注意力的事情）是，考虑他们的手指在哪里，或者在跑步时如何控球。

And so people smarter than me who who work on creating sports equipment realize that creating that segmentation on the ball created a better opportunity for players to control the ball.

所以比我更聪明的人 那些研究运动器材的人意识到对球的分割可以为球员控制球创造更好的机会。