

In addition to providing the wearable tracking system to NYCFC’s U14 Boys’ and U16 Girls’ Academy teams starting in 2019, through the partnership, PLAYR will expand its market-leading technology to NYCFC City Development League events, NYCFC-led youth tournaments, the NYCFC summer camp series and NYCFC youth talent centers. This holistic approach aligns with the objectives of the NYCFC Academy – to constantly monitor the welfare and wellbeing both on and off the field of players in the NYCFC Academy system. It also helps analyze overall schedules including effort levels and recovery, providing advice from experienced coaches, who have worked across the globe, to optimize rest, recovery and nutrition.
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The PLAYR SmartPod records up to 1,250 movements per second, combining distance, power and speed data with GPS heat maps so players can compare their performance to their peers in the PLAYR community – as well as top professional players from all around the world. The agreement will see PLAYR become an Official Partner of NYCFC, enabling two NYCFC Academy teams to use the latest GPS technology, combined with personalized sports science advice, to improve on-pitch performance.

New York City FC (NYCFC) today announced a new partnership with PLAYR, the world’s first soccer SmartCoach system designed by leading elite sports tech brand, Catapult Sports.
