The Vienna Dragons won the Austrian Football League in 2022 and played their best season in 12 years. In the Austrian Bowl, they even defeated the later champions of the European League - the Vienna Vikings - and have been undefeated for an impressive 12 games.
As the crowning achievement of the successful season, the Dragons have decided to switch to sustainable KEEGO bottles to further optimize their performance. This decision is no coincidence, because in an intensive sport like American football, hydration plays an extremely important role. A quick and easy fluid intake optimizes training and game processes and thus supports performance.
The KEEGO bottles perfectly fulfill all these requirements.
Despite its titanium core, the KEEGO is squeezable, allowing for quick and one-handed drinking, even during training or in the heat of the game. By applying targeted firm pressure, it is also very easy to quickly ingest large amounts of liquid. This is a crucial advantage, especially in football:
Independent and precise drinking without assistance from the staff and without a special attachment or the use of a plastic tube.
The new US coach Fred Armstrong is enthusiastic about the decision: "From my experience as a coach in the USA, I know that hydration in American Football is of crucial importance. The KEEGO bottles allow our players to quickly and easily hydrate while avoiding plastic waste. These bottles are the perfect solution for us.
"I think such bottles would also be a sensible alternative in US sports and especially in the NFL to reduce the consumption of disposable plastic bottles."“
The titanium inside the KEEGO bottle ensures that the taste of the drink remains unadulterated and refreshing, preventing it from being contaminated by plastic or other harmful substances. From now on, the Dragons' thirst quenching will no longer be tainted by a plastic taste.
By using durable and robust KEEGOs, hundreds of PET bottles per season are additionally saved, which would otherwise end up in plastic waste.
After weeks of testing and putting the bottles through their paces, we asked the head coach and players of the Dragons for feedback.
The following 5 Main Benefits were mentioned to us:
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Independent Drinking
Whether with or without a helmet, every player manages to quench their thirst with a squeeze, precisely and lightning fast. -
Squeezability
Drinking with fun factor! And sometimes a welcome quick cool down. -
Unadulterated taste
"If there's one thing we'll never miss in our lives, it's that stale, bland taste of old plastic bottles."
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Easy to clean
The KEEGO consists of only 3 parts in total, making it very easy to clean. Titanium does not release or absorb anything. This means that even when adding various beverage powders, there are no residues, no mold and no taste transfer to the bottle.
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Sustainable
Finally no more full garbage bags and no more water bottles that have to be replaced regularly. A loyal companion for the whole season is enough!
Keego founder Lukas Angst: "We strive every day to develop the perfect bottle that meets the highest demands of the best athletes.
Especially in American Football, there are very specific needs that we have solved very easily with the KEEGO!
Like the Vienna Dragons, we believe that it is equally important to become more sustainable in top-class sport. We are delighted to be an official partner of the Dragons and look forward to the coming season and further good cooperation.
