I’ve been our top scorer for the last three years and I’d scored two goals in the first two games of this season going into this little experiment so I was feeling pretty good.
I blame the booze.īut I’ve been playing every Saturday morning for six seasons now, originally as a centre-back but more recently as a centre-forward. I’m 33, and though at 6ft 3in and 13 stone I may look a bit like a footballer, it’s fair to say I’m lagging behind a bit in the fitness stakes.
Stupidly, I decided to wear one of these vests in my Saturday morning league and compare my results to the professionals… The gameįirst of all, some background mitigation. Produced by Catapult, who provide vests to clubs including Chelsea, Tottenham, Bayern Munich and PSG, the £199 PLAYR system incorporates a vest, a small SmartPod which is placed into the vest and fits comfortably between the shoulder blades, and a charging dock. The GPS vests undoubtedly represent one of football’s greatest technological advances of recent times, and now they’re available for amateur footballers to buy, too. This kind of physical tracking data has long been collected by companies such as Prozone, while a more recent development has seen clubs using GPS vests to track their players’ workload and intensity in training, too.Īnd in 2015, the International Football Association Board approved the use of wearable tracking devices during games, allowing clubs to see in real time who is putting the effort in – and who isn’t. With clubs able to see how much distance players cover in a game, what speeds they reach and how often they break into a sprint over the 90 minutes, they simply can’t get away with taking it easy. If they do, they won’t stay in the team for long. And as much as we kid ourselves otherwise at times, footballers get through a lot of work. The only trouble is, while we might score the tap-in or make the easy pass, there’d be another 89 minutes to worry about. Whether it’s a striker missing an easy chance, a midfielder misplacing a five-yard pass or a defender mistiming a tackle in the penalty area, sometimes the pros make mistakes so basic that we can’t help but wonder if it should be us out there. Follow us at on Instagram and Twitter for updates and training insights.No matter what level of football you watch, there’s bound to be at least one moment every weekend when you’re sure you could do better. To learn more about Catapult and to inquire about accessing performance analytics for a team or athlete, visit us at. Catapult has over 340 staff based across 24 locations worldwide, working with more than 3,200 elite teams in 137 countries globally. For international pricing and to sign up today, visit .Ĭatapult exists to unleash the potential of every athlete and team on Earth. Operating at the intersection of sports science and analytics, Catapult products are designed to optimize performance, and quantify return to play. Teams purchasing five or more kits start at $155 per player per year for access to the coach dashboard.
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