There are so many fitness trackers out there that cover a wide variety of sports, often running focused with attention to heart rates and step count, however there isn’t a huge amount out there for football enthusiasts in the mid-price range. The PLAYR is a pod style tracker than needs to be used with the SmartVest, which are unisex and come in sizes from XXS-XXL. The SmartVest is made of Lycra and is lightweight anddurable, providing a tight fit, which means it isn’t the most breathable thing out there, but it prevents the pod from moving around whilst you train. The pod sits in a padded sleeve placed between the shoulder blades for extra stability and a better GPS signal and the SmartVests are fully approved to be used in matches, unlike some wrist-based trackers, it is worn over the top of your kit during training for easy access but under the kit during matches for a cleaner look.
The PLAYR lets you see how you measure up to against your friends and the pros by comparing GPS tracking, while monitoring your football training and match statistics, as the data changes over time, you can track, analyse and improve your game. You get seven hours of battery life per single charge and it works alongside the companion app for instant data, the PLAYR uses GPS tracking to give you an insight into heat, zone and sprint maps, you can see where you spent the most time on the pitch and action zones, and the number and direction of your sprints. You can compare yourself against others by seeing where you rank in PLAYR’s global league of users, top performers get a spot in the Team of the Week, and you can add friends to a custom division, you can even compare yourselves to the professionals.
This tracker details an average of 6,750,000 data points per match and lets you capture all your movements on the football pitch, the professional grade sensors make almost 2500 measurements every second. This brings an interesting insight into your game play, the results are clear, accurate and will probably surprise you, giving you the opportunity to know your areas of weakness and work hard to improve them. RRP £199.99
4.7 out of 5
Pros
Track performance distance, top speed, sprint distance and number of sprints
Heat maps
Easy to use
Long battery life
Accurate GPS
Positional heat maps
Compare data with professional players, friends and community
Monitor 1st vs 2nd half efforts
Comfortable
Cons
Vest gets warm
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