Playr catapult2/18/2023 ![]() The integrated pocket for the pod is located at the base of the neck – a position chosen due to minimum impact in competitive team sports. The PLAYR garment is a high performance vest, created using advanced high performance textiles. The design language of the PLAYR pod is softly muscular, and the hexagonal form represents strength and performance. ![]() The PLAYR pod is designed to be wirelessly recharged between uses on the induction charging pad. When illuminated, these LEDs reveal a pattern in the reverse of the top surface of the pod to communicate the technological high performance nature of the system. ![]() LEDs on the PLAYR pod communicate the GPS signal strength, battery life, and charging. The PLAYR pod has smart activation, and activates with magnets located inside the vest when inserted in the pocket. PLAYR has been designed to seamlessly integrate into both training and match situations, to offer statistics to the players and teams in order to improve their game. The pod communicates with GPS networks and the PLAYR app to track the athlete during training or a game, including distance covered, sprint distance, Pitch heat map, and player load. The pod is inserted into the garment, which is worn underneath or over a football jersey, and sits at the top of the athlete’s back. PLAYR comprises a smart pod, a high performance vest, and an app. PLAYR is the first consumer product the company has launched, bringing a traditionally elite-only tracking product to a global audience of amateur football players. The brand currently works with over 1500 elite teams around the world, including Chelsea FC, Leicester City, the England cricket team, Golden State Warriors and the Scotland rugby team. The project was designed and developed over a period of 18 months from start to market launch.Ĭatapult is a leading sports analytics company that creates the wearable and analytic tech behind the success of some of the world’s most elite sporting teams. PLAYR enables athletes to track performance, improve their game, and compete against other players. Benjamin Hubert of experience design agency LAYER has designed PLAYR, a smart wearable for elite aspiring football players for leading sports analytics and tech company Catapult.
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