Charlotte, NC and Melbourne, AUS, July 12, 2024:
Today, Charlotte FC and KangaTech have announced the integration of KangaTech's cutting-edge KT360 system into Charlotte FC’s training facility.
This state-of-the-art technology will complement Charlotte FC’s approach to player health, performance, and injury prevention.
Charlotte FC’s Head of Performance Science, Mathew Pell, said, “KangaTech provides us with a fully integrated prescription and monitoring platform. It is intuitive by design and flexible for all our dynamic environments within Major League Soccer, enabling our practitioners to make informed decisions. Further, the ease in which the athlete can be positioned into the relevant testing angles for assessment and monitoring purposes is another reason why we have invested in KangaTech.”
Commenting on the news, KangaTech’s CEO Steve Oosterhof said, “We are thrilled to partner with Charlotte FC, who has conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the market and selected KangaTech to improve the measurement of athlete strength and performance. We are delighted to work with two early adopters of KT360 again, Jon MacGregor and Mathew Pell.
About Charlotte FC:
Charlotte Football Club is the Major League Soccer Club in the Carolinas. The Club’s mission is to be a unifying force that is bigger than one city and encourage a sense of belonging through a progressive, collective, and ambitious approach that guides efforts on and off the pitch. CLTFC is committed to driving growth through the sport and community outreach. Charlotte FC is owned by David Tepper and is a part of Tepper Sports & Entertainment, which also includes Bank of America Stadium and the Carolina Panthers. For more information, visit CharlotteFootballClub.com.
About KangaTech:
KangaTech is an Australian-based sports technology company that works with professional sporting teams, athletes, allied health professionals, and researchers to measure athlete strength and performance, better understand injury risk, and help guide the prescription of interventions.
The patented and award-winning KT360 provides targeted testing and training, real-time biofeedback, sports-specific athlete profiling and advanced analytics.
KangaTech's track record extends well beyond the MLS landscape, finding application
in various professional leagues across a diverse spectrum of sports worldwide, including the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, NCAA, English Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga, and more. This widespread adoption underscores KangaTech's commitment to mitigating injury risk and empowering athletes to achieve their full potential.
For media enquiries, please contact:
Charlotte FC
Woody Wilder
Director, Communications
Woody.Wilder@CharlotteFootballClub.com
KangaTech
Haftom Hagoss
Sales & Marketing Administrator
Haftom.hagoss@kangatech.com
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