![]() It appears that it wouldn’t be allowed in an FA-sanctioned game, at least according to the FA’s law four (opens in new tab) governing player equipment, restricting the use of Playr to training games.īenoit Simeray, consumer CEO for Catapult, told Coach that FIFA has only just put in place a procedure for registering this type of equipment and Catapult’s application is in. Playr is clearly useful as a sports science educational tool, and it could be very useful for assessing performance in a game, but there’s a wrinkle. ![]() There’s more content in the app as well, including drills and it seems to be Playr’s intention to offer an ever-growing coaching service derived from the elite-level expertise of people like Strudwick. Not something we had considered before, nor was it something we did, but then we’re the five-a-side once-a-week if-we-can-cobble-a-team-together type and this tracker would be wasted on us. ![]() Surprising, and perhaps this level of elite expertise is also a bit perplexing, but then the Sunday League regular just needs to know what to do, not necessarily why, which is what Playr offers.Īfter the session the app recommended we sat in a cool bath (not icy, mercifully) for 12-15 minutes within 24 hours of the session. “Swimming’s great for lung capacity,” explains Strudwick, “and from the recovery perspective you’re getting hydrostatic pressure and increased venous return, and from a mobility perspective it’s great to move and recover.” For instance, we saw a screenshot of swimming being recommended as a recovery device. The recovery advice is based on input from elite level coaches, like Tony Strudwick, head of performance at FA Wales and previously at Manchester United, and some of it may surprise the Sunday League regular. That latter designation is mostly concerned with when your next training session and match is, which you enter on a calendar in the app. This has to be done to each pod individually by pressing the button on each pod.The other trick Playr has up its sleeve is that the app calculates load and intensity of sessions, and provides recovery advice and feedback on whether the work put in was optimal. Please note that you are not able to turn the pods back on through the PLAYERTEK+ app. This will turn all pods that are within Bluetooth range off. The FAQ button provides information about new features in the PlayerTek+ app. Here you can also log out of your account. The settings menu allows you to choose some basic units of measurement. Pressing the identify pod button will cause the lights to flash in a rapid sequence so that the pod can be easily identified. Once you have selected a pod you can change who it is assigned to. To increase your range please see PlayerTek+ Multi App Live Data Here you are able to see all of your pods that are currently turned on. Please note that when in Indoor Mode these metrics are restricted to ones that do not rely on GPS signal. To learn more about each metrics please see Metrics Only certain metrics can be viewed during a live session. The metrics tab allow you to view live data from your PlayerTek+ pods. You can then change the name as well as the time period. To edit a split press the pencil icon on the right hand side of the screen. ![]() Here you are able to view and edit your splits. You can name you session and view the duration. Here you can begin and end a live session as well as creating splits. This is so that the splits that you created during the live session are synced up.
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