Within elite sport today, GPS-based movement and workload tracking have become a global benchmark thanks to Catapult Sports’s accuracy and adoption. But raw data is only as valuable as the decisions it enables.
With iP: Intelligence Platform, Catapult data is integrated, contextualised, and made actionable—helping clubs translate monitoring into meaningful performance insights. This includes tailoring sprint exposure, progressing max velocity safely, and planning positional workloads with greater precision.
The Challenge
Teams are collecting vast amounts of GPS data via Catapult—high-speed running, sprint exposure, positional intensity, and session volumes.
Yet that data often sits in isolated systems, requiring manual work to link it to medical, wellness, and coaching platforms.
This means performance staff and coaches:
- Struggle to view sprint exposure in the context of injuries and readiness
- Must manually import/export data between Catapult and other systems
- Miss opportunities to optimise player load, position-specific training, and return to play workflows
What We Hear from Clubs
- “We log sprint and high-speed data in Catapult—but we can’t easily see it alongside readiness or medical status.”
- “We’re still moving Catapult data manually—nothing syncs into our performance system automatically.”
- “We’re tracking volume and intensity, but it doesn’t feed into our injury-risk models or selection decisions.”
The result: High workloads remain decoupled from the athlete’s full context—leading to sub-optimal training planning, higher risk, and delayed decision-making.
The Solution: Connecting Catapult & iP for Unified Insight
iP: Intelligence Platform enables an end-to-end workflow in which Catapult GPS data flows directly into a single, connected environment alongside medical, wellness, and performance data.
Once integrated, Catapult metrics sit in full context. Performance, medical, and coaching staff can quickly understand:
- How sprint exposure and high-speed running relate to readiness
- How positional demands align with session planning
- How max-velocity trends progress across the season
- Where overload risks may be emerging across players or units
This unified view helps clubs tailor training, manage congestion, guide return to play decisions, and build a more consistent workload strategy across the team.
What You Can Do in iP: Intelligence Platform
Seamless Data Import & Alignment
- Auto-ingest Catapult session files into iP.
- All movement and sprint metrics appear instantly alongside wellness and medical data.
Analyse Movement in Context
- Filter by high-speed runs, sprints, and max-velocity exposures.
- Compare position-specific volumes against readiness, wellness, or fatigue markers.
- Build overlays to visualise movement, fatigue, and injury downtime.
Tailor Training & Monitor Risk
- Identify when positional groups or individuals exceed normative sprint loads.
- Surface automated alerts for rapid load spikes or sprint-exposure increases.
- Use sprint-exposure and max-velocity trends to inform weekly and positional workload planning.
- Adjust training, rest, or rehab based on integrated athlete data.
Custom Reporting & Export
- Build club-specific reports on movement volume, sprint exposure, or injury burden.
- Export structured datasets for internal modelling, research partners, or league-level reporting.
The Results: Smarter Planning, Safer Progression, Stronger Decisions
By integrating Catapult GPS data directly into iP, clubs can:
- Plan sprint exposure and positional workloads with clarity and confidence.
- Progress max velocity safely using trends rooted in context, not guesswork.
- Spot overload risks earlier—across individuals, units, or the whole team.
- Connect movement data with wellness and medical insights for more informed training adjustments.
- Build a consistent, scalable performance workflow that reduces manual effort and supports long-term development.
Watch Sprint Exposure & Workload Planning in iP
One Platform. Total Visibility.
Bring your Catapult GPS data together with medical, wellness, and training information inside iP: Intelligence Platform—turning high-fidelity tracking into clear, actionable performance insight.
Already using iP? Message our Performance Experts via the in-platform Message Center.
New to iP? Contact us to learn how this workflow can work for your teams.
