C Catapult PLAYR Smart Soccer Tracker - GPS Vest and App to Track and Improve Your Game - for iPhone and Android

I have been playing soccer for over 30 years and no "tracker" on the market really had the athlete in mind - until now. When Catapult announced their PLAYR device I was very excited because as an amateur, I really wanted to get more information on the intensity of my workout. With PLAYR, the wearer is the sole analyst, and game metrics take on even greater importance. Right out of the box, the device is incredibly easy to set up - download the app, sync and set up your calendar of training sessions and games. The smooth, "pebble-like" pod slips into a pouch between the shoulder blades of an accompanying vest where the GPS device amazingly records up to 1,200 movements per second at an accuracy within about 3 feet. Once your session / game is over simply sync the device with the app, where it displays heat maps, sprint speeds and distance along with the essential metrics. Even though Catapults supplies similar devices to half of the EPL teams, PLAYR is clearly useful as a sports science educational tool for any serious amateur "footballer".

Bought this for my son to track his training and game performance. It provides great data that he uses to improve on the field. The best part is information is really motivating him to change how he plays. One example is overall distance vs. sprint distance. He found he was covering a lot of ground each game but wasn’t making many explosive acceleration type movements. Now he tries to make quicker runs into space all due to being able to see the data after a game. The app is a piece of cake to use as well. I highly recommend this for any competitive player. You are already doing the work 4+ days a week and now you can use the information to help your game. Would buy this again in a heartbeat.

The device works great but the phone app need some work. First of all is nearly impossible to find the app either in the Apple's App Store as in Google's. I even scoured their website hoping there would be a link to the app, there, but I found nothing. That should be a no-brainer, IMHO.What made things even worse is the fact that the Android version isn't compatible with my phone although the phone is not even a year old and runs the latest version of the OS.We ended up installing the app on my son's iPhone. The app is to the point. It is really good at giving the top stats of a game or practice session but I haven't found a way to see all historic data in one view to see if I'm making progresses.

I bought this item for my son who plays soccer. It worked well, initially capturing all the training sessions and games. After about a week or two it sporadically stopped recording sessions and wouldn't sync. I found it highly unreliable. The customer service was non-existent and unresponsive to emails and calls. There's absolutely no information on the website to troubleshoot and no blogs for self help. I would not have purchased the item if I knew it was so unreliable and that customer support was unresponsive.

This product truly helps you compare your trainings and games so you could really push yourself to do better every day. It shows you all the stats you need to know from your session and you can see how you grow as time goes by!! I recommend this product to anyone trying to better themselves 👍🏽

We do not see all of the features it claimed to have, like being able to compare it to professional players to see who the results most closely resemble the same style of play. It is not very easy to use, having to select a type of game and narrow down start and stop times, then having to re-draw a rectangle around the blue tracking lines is not user-friendly. It does not provide any real actionable data to use for improvements. It will basically tell your player they did or did not cover a lot of ground and did or did not put in the effort of a professional or amateur.

The Catapult PLAYR GPS vest is a must buy. This is a top tier product that is very comfortable and easy to use. The tracking of the stats helps you to see how you stack up against other competition. The battery life is really efficient and the product is very durable. Overall a great product!

The product works great, has great design and the platform is very intuitive. As a former pro player I have been curious to know and test what was all about these vests seen they appeared in pro clubs training sessions a couple years ago. Understanding how you train and your physical game performance is really the next step-up for athletes who are serious about improving. The more you use it on games and training sessions you will receive more accurate insights, how I wish there was this technology when I used to train daily.