A sporting device comprising: a sensor configured to detect a motion parameter of the sporting device; a display device configured to provide a visually-perceivable output of the sporting device; a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium, characterized in that the computer-readable medium comprises computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor perform a method comprising: receiving an electronic signal indicative of a user input selecting one of a plurality of selections, wherein each of the selections is configured to alter a visually perceivable property of the visually-perceivable output of the display device, wherein a first selection is configured to alter the visually-perceivable output to provide a first visual indicia that illuminates an outer surface of the sporting device and a second selection is configured to alter the visually-perceivable output to provide a second visual indicia that illuminates the outer surface of the sporting device; determining, using the detected motion parameter, whether a performance threshold respecting the sporting device during a first athletic routine has been exceeded, wherein upon determining that the performance threshold has not been exceeded, altering a visually-perceivable property of the display device to provide the second visual indicia, and wherein upon determining that the performance threshold has been exceeded, altering the display device to provide a third visual indicia. a sensor configured to detect a motion parameter of the sporting device; a display device configured to provide a visually-perceivable output of the sporting device; a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium, characterized in that the computer-readable medium comprises computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor perform a method comprising: receiving an electronic signal indicative of a user input selecting one of a plurality of selections, wherein each of the selections is configured to alter a visually perceivable property of the visually-perceivable output of the display device, wherein a first selection is configured to alter the visually-perceivable output to provide a first visual indicia that illuminates an outer surface of the sporting device and a second selection is configured to alter the visually-perceivable output to provide a second visual indicia that illuminates the outer surface of the sporting device; determining, using the detected motion parameter, whether a performance threshold respecting the sporting device during a first athletic routine has been exceeded, wherein upon determining that the performance threshold has not been exceeded, altering a visually-perceivable property of the display device to provide the second visual indicia, and wherein upon determining that the performance threshold has been exceeded, altering the display device to provide a third visual indicia. receiving an electronic signal indicative of a user input selecting one of a plurality of selections, wherein each of the selections is configured to alter a visually perceivable property of the visually-perceivable output of the display device, wherein a first selection is configured to alter the visually-perceivable output to provide a first visual indicia that illuminates an outer surface of the sporting device and a second selection is configured to alter the visually-perceivable output to provide a second visual indicia that illuminates the outer surface of the sporting device; determining, using the detected motion parameter, whether a performance threshold respecting the sporting device during a first athletic routine has been exceeded, wherein upon determining that the performance threshold has not been exceeded, altering a visually-perceivable property of the display device to provide the second visual indicia, and wherein upon determining that the performance threshold has been exceeded, altering the display device to provide a third visual indicia.