A NEWRY-based sports analytics company, which counts the likes of soccer stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar as users, has made its pioneering wearable technology available to amateur athletes.
STATSports, the world’s leading provider of GPS player tracking and analysis solutions for international sports teams has launched its APEX Athlete performance monitoring device for the consumer market.
The device allows competitive soccer players and other field sport athletes to reach their peak performance using the same technology as the company’s illustrious client base, which includes the Brazil Football Federation, Liverpool FC, Manchester United, Manchester City and US Soccer. The Newry-headquartered firm also works with the GAA and the Irish rugby team to track and drive the highest performance.
STATSports chief commercial officer, Sean O'Connor said the launch into the consumer market is a "game changer" for elite level amateur field sports players.
"Using the same technology relied upon to drive peak performance by the best athletes and teams in the world, the APEX Athlete device is a powerful new tool for players with an eye to compete at their highest level.
“Never before has an individual player had the ability to monitor and measure their performance with tangible datapoints, developing important individual benchmarks along the way."
“Not only does the data serve to improve performance, but it can also identify movement imbalances, and give an athlete coming back from injury the critical information needed to return to play with confidence," he added.
The launch marks the next stage in the growth of STATSports which, earlier this year announced a £1 billion deal with the US Soccer Federation, which will result in the world’s largest player data monitoring programme.
The STATSports APEX Athlete Series is available for purchase worldwide now at www.statsports.com
Founded in 2008 by Alan Clarke and Sean O’Connor, STATSports has changed the way sport is analysed, coached and viewed by combining cutting edge technology and sports science
