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{{Short description|Australian sports performance analytics company}}
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'''Catapult Sports''', or Catapult, is a privately held athlete analytics company that engineers wearable technology for elite sports. The company is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, with offices in London and [[Dallas]].
'''Catapult''' is a sports performance analytics company, listed on the [[Australian Securities Exchange]]. The company is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.


== History ==
Catapult is the largest supplier of athlete tracking monitors in elite sport,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2014/05/24/sports-wearables-are-wave-future/4gwNDNBYxPCEkD4h9yYf8K/story.html |title=Sports wearables are the wave of the future - Sports |publisher=The Boston Globe |date=2014-05-25 |accessdate=2014-06-24}}</ref> with over 350 elite teams worldwide<ref>{{cite web|author=Nate Cochrane |url=http://www.brw.com.au/p/tech-gadgets/catapult_sports_series_google_analytics_o9PQwXU9fINahIsJdt5S2H |title=Catapult Sports is ‘Google analytics for athletes’: wearable technology start-up series |publisher=Brw.com.au |date= |accessdate=2014-06-24}}</ref> using the technology to assess athlete risk, readiness and return to play.
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Catapult was founded by engineers Shaun Holthouse and Igor van de Griendt,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2013/05/08/aussie-tech-catapult-gps/ |title=The Australian Tech That's Improving The World's Best Athletes |work=Forbes |accessdate=2014-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609073621/http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2013/05/08/aussie-tech-catapult-gps/ |archive-date=2014-06-09 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is today led by CEO Will Lopes. In 1999 the pair were working with the [[Cooperative Research Centres]] during a project with the [[Australian Institute of Sport]] seeking to replace laboratory-based performance testing with microtechnology, as athletes were not exerting themselves in lab conditions in the same way as they do in competition.
Catapult was launched as a business in 2006 and became a publicly listed company on the Australian Stock Exchange in 2014.


== Products ==
Its marquee product is the OptimEye S5,<ref>{{cite web|author=Chris Pash Nov 14, 2013, 11:49 AM Bookmark |url=http://www.businessinsider.com.au/first-photo-see-the-tracking-device-thats-changing-the-world-of-professional-athletics-2013-11 |title=FIRST PHOTO: See The Tracking Device That's Changing The World Of Professional Athletics |publisher=Business Insider |date=2013-11-14 |accessdate=2014-06-24}}</ref> a [[GNSS]]-enabled monitor that accesses both [[GPS]] and [[GLONASS]] satellites, but also a ClearSky local positioning system that was developed in conjunction with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation ([[CSIRO]]), which won the 2013 Australian Engineering Excellence Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/news/innovative-engineers-awarded-top-honours |title=Innovative Engineers Awarded with Top Honours |publisher=Engineers Australia |date= |accessdate=2014-06-24}}</ref>
There are three physical products: Catapult Vector S7, T6, and the newly announced T7. Each of these pieces of hardware is worn by athletes to help track different elements of their performances. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportstech.today/catapult-sports-makes-wearable-technology-sports-analytics/|title=Catapult Sports Makes Wearable Technology for Sports Analytics|publisher=SportsTech.Today|accessdate=2018-08-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812181810/http://sportstech.today/catapult-sports-makes-wearable-technology-sports-analytics/|archive-date=2018-08-12|url-status=live}}</ref>


ClearSky is a [[local positioning system]] Catapult developed with the [[CSIRO]].
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The company was founded by two engineers, Shaun Holthouse and Igor van de Griendt,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2013/05/08/aussie-tech-catapult-gps/ |title=The Australian Tech That's Improving The World's Best Athletes |publisher=Forbes |date= |accessdate=2014-06-24}}</ref> who were working with the Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) during a project with the [[Australian Institute of Sport]] (AIS) in 2001. The AIS were looking to use microtechnology to replace laboratory-based performance testing as athletes were not exerting themselves in the same way as they do in competition.


Catapult also developed a goalkeeper monitor, the G5, which quantifies the direction and intensity of dives, jumps, accelerations/decelerations, changes of direction, repeat high intensity efforts, and time to recovery.
Catapult was commercialised in 2006 and now has nine patents in the field of athlete tracking.

Through its acquisition of GPSports,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/breaking-news/catapult-sports-buys-gpsports-ahead-of-us-expansion/story-fnn9c0hb-1226976370830|title= Catapult Sports Buys GPSports Ahead of US Expansion |publisher=Herald Sun |date=2014-07-07 | accessdate=2015-04-20}}</ref> XOS Digital, PlayerTek, SportsMedElite and Baseline Athlete Management Systems Catapult now offers video technology and GPS systems for semi-professional sports teams and amateur football players.

== Clients ==
Teams which have used Catapult include Brazil, Ittihad Club, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Saracens and the Australian Cricket Team. Organisations, leagues and governing bodies include the England and Wales Cricket Board, NRL, La Liga, and the XFL.{{cn|date=April 2020}}


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Latest revision as of 11:41, 15 November 2024

Catapult Group International Ltd
Company typePublic
ASX: CAT
Industry
Founded2006; 18 years ago (2006)
Headquarters
Melbourne
,
Australia
Number of locations
10
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Will Lopes
  • (Chief Executive Officer)
  • Adir Shiffman
  • (Executive Chairman)
  • Shaun Holthouse
  • (Co-Founder)
  • Igor van de Griendt
  • (Co-Founder)
  • Matt Bairos
  • (Chief Commercial Officer)
Products
Number of employees
580
Websitecatapultsports.com
Footnotes / references
[1][2]

Catapult is a sports performance analytics company, listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. The company is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

History

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Catapult was founded by engineers Shaun Holthouse and Igor van de Griendt,[3] and is today led by CEO Will Lopes. In 1999 the pair were working with the Cooperative Research Centres during a project with the Australian Institute of Sport seeking to replace laboratory-based performance testing with microtechnology, as athletes were not exerting themselves in lab conditions in the same way as they do in competition. Catapult was launched as a business in 2006 and became a publicly listed company on the Australian Stock Exchange in 2014.

Products

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There are three physical products: Catapult Vector S7, T6, and the newly announced T7. Each of these pieces of hardware is worn by athletes to help track different elements of their performances. [4]

ClearSky is a local positioning system Catapult developed with the CSIRO.

Catapult also developed a goalkeeper monitor, the G5, which quantifies the direction and intensity of dives, jumps, accelerations/decelerations, changes of direction, repeat high intensity efforts, and time to recovery.

Through its acquisition of GPSports,[5] XOS Digital, PlayerTek, SportsMedElite and Baseline Athlete Management Systems Catapult now offers video technology and GPS systems for semi-professional sports teams and amateur football players.

Clients

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Teams which have used Catapult include Brazil, Ittihad Club, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Saracens and the Australian Cricket Team. Organisations, leagues and governing bodies include the England and Wales Cricket Board, NRL, La Liga, and the XFL.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Catapult Group International Ltd Annual Report (October 22, 2018)" (PDF). Catapult Group. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  2. ^ "AXS Company Details: Catapult Group International Ltd". Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  3. ^ "The Australian Tech That's Improving The World's Best Athletes". Forbes. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Catapult Sports Makes Wearable Technology for Sports Analytics". SportsTech.Today. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Catapult Sports Buys GPSports Ahead of US Expansion". Herald Sun. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
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