Catapult and USA Volleyball Strengthen Partnership Ahead of 2024 Summer Olympics
July 11 2024 - 8:00AM
Catapult, the global leader in sports technology solutions for
professional teams, today announced an extension of its strategic
partnership with USA Volleyball. This partnership marks a
significant milestone in training men and women athletes for
indoor, sitting, and beach volleyball. Catapult has provided USA
Volleyball national teams, as they prepare for the 2024 Summer
Olympics in Paris, with innovative athlete monitoring technology to
improve performance, reduce the risk of injuries, and accelerate
return to competition from injury.
“It’s exciting to see how our technology is changing how
volleyball teams prepare for major tournaments and matches,” said
Will Lopes, CEO of Catapult. “Our collaboration with USA Volleyball
underscores our commitment to enhancing athletic performance for
both men’s and women’s sports. We are particularly proud of the
vital role our technology will play in their training for the
upcoming Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Paris.”
Catapult and USA Volleyball began their collaboration in 2022.
Since then, Catapult athlete monitoring devices have delivered
crucial data throughout seasons, enabling USA Volleyball to
strategize for success in every tournament and match. By analyzing
comprehensive movement data from individual athletes, the team has
gained detailed understanding of each athlete's workload. This
wealth of historical data allowed USA Volleyball to support athlete
recovery, tailor weekly training programs, and ultimately reduce
the number of injuries over time.
In preparation for the upcoming Summer Games, USA Volleyball has
fully integrated Catapult's technology into its training programs,
with its coaching staff focusing on key metrics such as jump
counts, high-intensity load periods, and high Inertial Movement
Analysis (IMA) jumps. By combining key metrics across historical
periods, USA Volleyball trainers gain a comprehensive understanding
of each athlete's overall movement and insights into factors
contributing to higher intensity loads.
“Throughout our relationship with Catapult, our coaching and
medical staff have used our data to better understand each
individual athlete’s performance and health,” said Jamie Davis,
President and CEO of USA Volleyball. "Our coaching staff is now
better equipped to assist players in returning to competition, and
can provide real-time updates on training outputs and individual
athlete progress. This is an exciting time for our organization as
we continue to invest in more technology solutions for our
athletes. We look forward to many more years of collaboration with
Catapult to ensure our athletes have the best possible experience,
especially as we aim to take home more gold medals this
summer."
Catapult is used daily with data communicated in easily
digestible format to enable swift updates on training designs. The
coaching and medical staff can access data for any session over the
cloud, with multiple dashboards and reports at their fingertips.
When players are with their club teams, USA Volleyball staff can
also monitor athletes remotely and gain a clearer understanding of
the loads athletes experienced during their club seasons.
To learn more about how Catapult’s technology is revolutionizing
volleyball training, visit
https://www.catapult.com/sports/volleyball#contact
About USA Volleyball
Founded in 1928, USA Volleyball is a non-profit organization
recognized by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee
(USOPC), the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and World
ParaVolley as the National Governing Body for the sport of
volleyball including the disciplines of beach, indoor, sitting,
snow and beach Paravolley in the United States. With more than
425,000 registered members, USA Volleyball conducts national
championship events, coaching and officials certification programs,
and grassroots development across all disciplines in a lifetime
sport in which all can participate. USA Volleyball’s teams have won
an Olympic medal in every Olympic Games since 1984, five Paralympic
medals since 2004 and numerous World Cup, World Championship and
Continental Championship titles. USA Volleyball’s women’s teams are
the reigning gold medalists in the Olympic indoor, beach and
Paralympic events. The United States is the first country to have
won a gold medal in each discipline at a single Summer Games. For
more information on USA Volleyball, visit www.usavolleyball.org.
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About Catapult
Catapult exists to unleash the potential of every athlete and
team on earth. Operating at the intersection of sports science and
analytics, Catapult products are designed to optimize performance,
avoid injury, and improve return to play. Catapult works with more
than 4,200 elite teams in over 40 sports across more than 100
countries globally. To learn more about Catapult or to inquire
about accessing performance analytics for a team or athlete, visit
us at catapult.com. Follow us at @CatapultSports on social media
for daily updates.
- Catapult and USA Volleyball Strengthen Partnership Ahead of
2024 Summer Olympics
Jenna Richard
Catapult
209-840-0723
jenna.richard@catapultsports.com
USA Volleyball
B.J. Hoeptner Evans
719-228-6800
bj.evans@usav.org