Katchup Ball Skills.. Winner of SMART award 2008

After many years of participating in various sports I  became involved in the coaching side, taking
with me a wealth of knowledge and experience. Always looking to improve and develop training
methods in the various sports, I identified a need for a device that would achieve maximum aerial potential in athletes and develop the fundamental plyometric and key skills in adults and children. As a result of scanning the markets for such a device I was left somewhat
disappointed that I could not locate anything of this nature.

In frustration I set about designing my own ball skills training device. After long periods of
trials and enhancements I finally arrived at a prototype that met the needs across a variety of ball sports. The feedback, including from Tyrone’s senior county trainer Fergal McCann, was more than positive. It was then that I took the opportunity to enter the Invest
Northern Ireland sponsored competition for budding entrepreneurs who were invited to submit
new and innovative inventions. As a result of my invention I was successful in achieving
the prestigous SMART award.

This led to a successful bid for funding from Invest Northern Ireland, which enabled me to
work alongside selected engineers and other relevant organisations to further develop my
prototype and to take it to production stage.

Colleen Cope of Katchup Ltd receiving a commemorative trophy from Invest NI Chief Executive Leslie Morrison.

Our very own home grown Chris Cope
was nurtured on the Pro Kid
from the age of three

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  • ‘Pro-cision XL’ has been a part of our first team training regime for the past two consecutive seasons. During this assessment period both individual and collective training was carried out. I have kept all the initial performance records from two previous seasons, and comparing them to our current levels of athleticism and aerial prowess leaves me in no doubt about the value of this apparatus for the future success of the club. The players clearly enjoy training with it on a daily basis and are unanimous in their praise of its merits.

    Despite being exposed to all weathers, frequent high winds and driving rain, the device has remained steadfast and shows no sign of wear or deterioration. Hand built here in Ireland, it’s clearly a robust and durable piece of kit that I expect will give us many more seasons of trouble free service.

    I have received enthusiastic feedback from our physiotherapist who has witnessed great benefits in the rehabilitation of our players with long term injuries. He is particularly impressed by the versatility of the product.
    In this day and age it’s a pleasure to be able to do business with a small, friendly, local family firm who provide a level of service that is second to none. I would recommend ‘Pro-cision XL’  to any sports club or facility.’

    Tyrone’s Senior County Trainer Fergal McCann