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  • Sports technology company Catapult Group (CAT) signs a multi-year deal with the German Football Association (DFB), the single largest sports federation in the world
  • The company is contracted to capture performance data via video, track athlete performance via wearables and improve the analysis infrastructure at all levels of the DFB
  • All 15 men’s and women’s teams will use Catapult video technology, and 10 teams will be powered by Catapult wearables data
  • The DFB joins thousands of elite-level teams which include the NFL and English Premier League clubs around the world that use Catapult for critical performance insights and workflows
  • At market close CAT shares were up 9.38 per cent, trading at $1.40

Sports technology company Catapult Group (CAT) has signed a multi-year deal with the German Football Association (DFB), the single largest sports federation in the world.

Catapult is contracted to capture performance data via video, track athlete performance via wearables and improve the analysis infrastructure at all levels of the DFB.

Beginning this season, video technologies MatchTracker and Focus along with Vector
wearables will provide data insights to the team to optimise player performance and reduce injuries.

All 15 men’s and women’s teams will use Catapult video technology, and 10 teams will be powered by Catapult wearables data.

“Catapult’s solutions allow us to make objective decisions about how we train our athletes and how we establish our competitive advantage over opponents,” said Christofer
Clemens, Head of Analysis of the German Football Association.

“This deal will power our insights over a number of years.”

MatchTracker video technology covers all aspects of competitive games, including the opposition’s playing strategies which will deliver the DFB tactical playing patterns in possession and highlight the movements and attributes of individual players in order to enhance their performance.

The DFB joins thousands of elite-level teams which include the NFL and English Premier League clubs around the world that use Catapult for critical performance insights and workflows.

At market close CAT shares were up 9.38 per cent, trading at $1.40.

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