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In the meantime, teams will continue to use them in practice and rehab drills and compare the results with biomedical data to get a complete picture of athletic performance. The NFL says it's in talks with Catapult but declined to comment further. Wearable sensors are still banned in the U.S. With its current global push CEO Shaun Holthouse expects sales to cross the $100 million mark in three to four years and go even higher if Catapult can start selling its data to broadcasters eager to divulge fun facts such as which linebackers hit the hardest or which NBA scorers have the quickest first step. The seven-year-old firm has been profitable for three years and expects to gross an estimated $20 million this year. The sensors had to be designed to keep track of multiple athletes moving at once and to work indoors. For indoor tracking, Catapult deploys internal stadium antennas to pick up frequencies from athletes in real time, giving an indoor GPS-type solution for hockey and basketball teams without satellite help.Ĭatapult charges teams an average of $100,000 per year, which gets them regular upgrades and analytical software. Unlike your phone though, Catapult then isolates the data using filters to pinpoint an athlete’s exact direction for each acceleration or step. Accelerometers, magnetometers and gyroscopes not so different from what you’d find in an iPhone track gravitational load, distance and direction data. The OptimEye system works by fitting a small ‘bug’ sensor unit in a player’s jersey on their upper back around the T1 vertebra, which then tracks the athlete’s place in 3D space. 'GPS had been used in the Premier League for the last eight years.' 'I realized after spending a season in the NBA that there was no real analysis of what the players did in training, and I was quite shocked,' says Dave Hancock, former training coach for Chelsea FC, now with the Knicks. Catapult has deals now with 5 NBA teams and 6 in the NFL, recently signing the Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills, with another 12 expected to sign before football season starts in September.

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It's made by a privately held firm called Catapult Sports that already has contracts with 250 programs in Australian and European pro soccer, national rowing programs, rugby and Aussie-rules football (proving it can take a hit). Now comes the OptimEye, a wearable sensor out of Australia that's being sold as a way to squeeze even more performance out of expensive athletes. The device pocket has been carefully designed to make it compatible with both Vector and ClearSky T6 devices, and is available in both Men’s and Women’s styles. As an extension of the Vector Core line, the Compression Tank does not have heart rate integration and requires an external heart rate strap and module.Motion-tracking cameras and super slo-mo video analysis have become standard tech toys in the pro sports trainer's toolbag.

The design is optimized for athlete comfort while integrating a device pocket that will deliver high quality data.

The Vector Core Compression Tank is a high quality, light weight compression garment constructed of nylon and spandex fabric. This has been developed specially for sports and teams were there is resistance from athletes to wearing the vests and therefore using our devices. The Vector Core Compression Tank is designed as an alternative to the traditional Catapult vests. The Vector Core Vest has a Vector specific pocket and is compatible with S7, G7 and X7.

A separate Heart Rate strap and module are needed to collect Heart Rate data. The Vector Core Vest is a premium quality vest without any heart rate integration. The Vector Core +HR vest has a universal pocket to accommodate Vector, Optimeye, EVO and Playertek+. Compatible models are the Polar H1, H7 or H10 module. The Vector Core +HR Vest has embedded Heart Rate sensors that interface with an attached Polar heart rate module. *As of June 2021, the Vector Elite Vest 2.1 has undergone a number of design improvements. A distinguishing feature of the Vector Elite 2.1 Vest is the addition of a side velcro fixing to reduce overstretching and to improve fit. This solution negates the need for any additional heart rate hardware and is a key part of the Vector S7 feature set. The Vector Elite 2.1 Vest has been designed with embedded heart rate sensors and conductive rubber surfaces to a provide a fully integrated and more effective heart rate solution for Vector S7 and G7 users. The Vector Elite 2.1 Vest is a second generation Vector Elite Vest that has been improved in both durability and longevity.