SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Catapult Group International Limited (ASX:CAT), the worldwide efficiency technology chief in elite sports, introduced a multi-year deal with the German Football Association (DFB-Akademie), the single largest sports activities federation within the world, to seize efficiency data via video, track athlete efficiency via wearables, and enhance the evaluation infrastructure in any respect ranges of the German National Football Team.
The multi-solution contract is the newest proof level of the market demand for Catapult’s mixed suite of options because it acquired SBG Sports Software in June 2021. The Company’s built-in platform permits coaches to bring athlete data units on to the video screen.
Beginning this season, video applied sciences MatchTracker and Focus together with Vector wearables will present data insights to the German National Football Team to optimize participant efficiency and reduce injuries. All 15 men’s and women’s groups will use Catapult video technology, and 10 groups will be powered by Catapult wearables data.
“We strive on a regular basis to unleash the potential of each athlete and team, and we’re proud to partner with the prestigious German Football Association to fulfill that ambition,” said Will Lopes, CEO of Catapult.
“We’re looking ahead to partnering with the DFB to unlock what even the best coaches within the world cannot see on movie or from the sidelines. This technology will empower athletes in any respect ranges with data and insights to carry out at their best.”
MatchTracker video technology covers all aspects of aggressive games, together with the opposition’s playing strategies. It will ship the DFB tactical playing patterns in possession and spotlight the actions and attributes of particular person gamers so as to enhance their performance.
Use of the Focus product will allow the DFB to record a quantity of video angles within the stadium and coaching ground, permitting interactivity and contact management for pitch-side interaction. It additionally empowers staff with real-time collaborative viewing and sharing of video and tags so insights can be shared and actioned faster. In addition, groups will use Vector, Catapult’s GNSS/LPS device, which delivers live algorithms, communications, and enhanced efficiency insights and performance to coaches and athletes.
“Catapult’s options allow us to make goal decisions about how we train our athletes and the way we set up our aggressive benefit over opponents,” said Christofer Clemens, Head of Analysis for the German Football Association.
“It gives coaches and athletes confidence that they’re seeing a full view of efficiency for everybody on the pitch. This deal will energy our insights over a variety of years.”
The DFB joins thousands of groups already counting on Catapult for critical efficiency insights and workflows. Elite-level groups across the world, together with 24 Olympic medalists from the Tokyo Games, all 32 NFL teams, English Premier League clubs, and NCAA schools, are empowered with Catapult efficiency analytics to carry out at their best.
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