Boston College Taps Catapult to Power Athlete Insights in Multi-Year Local Agreement


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Boston, Massachusetts - catapult, the world's leading technology leader in top-class sport, is proud to expand For Boston with a multi-year contract with Boston College that extends this season to men's and women's sports. The iconic institution will now boost student and athlete performance with Catapult data, enabling coaches to optimize athlete training, reduce injury risks, and extend game time with data-driven insights from Catapult's portable and video solutions.

Located in downtown Boston just a few miles from Boston College, Catapult will work closely with coaches and athletes for product feedback and innovation. The partnership also includes the opportunity for Boston College student-athletes to participate in Catapult's annual internship program.

"Boston is an iconic sports and technology city," said Will Lopes, CEO of Catapult. "I am delighted to be working with such a renowned university to show how effective local collaborations between science and companies can be and what value they have for student athletes."

The new deal includes hundreds of Vector wearable devices, the smallest GNSS / LPS device in the world, which provides trainers and athletes with sport-specific insights from the movements of the athletes, which are transmitted directly to a smartphone or smartwatch. In addition, the teams will also be catapults. use Video solutions to help you analyze exercise and game material for additional optimization and faster collaboration.

"I am excited to make Catapult and its data and insights available to our men's and women's teams at Boston College," said Pat Kraft, William V. Campbell director of athletics at Boston College. “These portable and video solutions will help our coaches and athletes make objective decisions about the performance, health and wellbeing of students and athletes so that they can continue to improve over time. The fact that Catapult is a local company that can also offer opportunities to our students makes them the perfect partner for our school. "

"I look forward to working closely with Pat Kraft and others over the next few years to set new standards for these types of partnerships in Boston," continued Lopes. "Given our ambitions for growth and the talents graduating each semester in this field, we are confident that this will be the first of many partnerships right in our own backyard."

In addition to the newly signed BC Eagles, Catapult also offers the Boston Bruins, New England Patriots, and Red Sox performance solutions.

To learn more about the partnership, visit the catapult Blog or check this out Video.

ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE

Boston College is a Jesuit Catholic university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus to serve the sons of Boston Irish immigrants, it was the first college to operate in the city of Boston. Today it is one of the leading universities in the country with a co-educational enrollment of 14,500 undergraduate and postgraduate students from all 50 states and more than 80 countries.

Boston College is among the best national universities in the country, ranking 35th in 2021 US news Opinion poll. That year, Boston College received a record 39,875 applications for Class 2025 and accepted only 19 percent of applicants, making it one of the most selected institutions in the country.

Boston College is committed to the formative education and preparation of graduates who will use their gifts in the service of others, and proudly lives up to the "Ever to Excel" motto chosen by its founders in 1863.

ABOUT CATAPULT
Catapult exists to unleash the potential of every athlete and team on earth. Working at the intersection of sports science and analytics, Catapult products are designed to optimize performance and quantify return-to-play. Catapult has more than 340 employees in 24 locations worldwide and works with more than 3,200 elite teams in 137 countries worldwide. To learn more about Catapult or to inquire about accessing performance analysis for a team or athlete, visit us at katapultsports.com. Follow us on @CatapultSports on social media for updates and insights.


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