Playbooks

This blog is about something I think all high school coaches should begin to employ as soon as posible. As a high school athlete I remember coaches diagramming plays in basketball and football that were messy at best. Kids ran the wrong plays simply because they misread the scribbles that were on the the board.

Introduction

I am going to use a small high school in Northern California. I am encouraged that the athletic director and the the two major coaches are able to be present at this meeting. I ask both coaches to come up and diagram a very tricky play on the board. Then I call in some of their players and ask them to tell us what the plays were. 3 of the 10 get it completely right, but the other 7 make mistakes that could cost their respective teams some points in the long run. Both coaches have a sheepish kind of look and I explain the new technology that I want to employ.

Purpose and Goals for the System

I unveil what looks like a Kindle or an Ipad but it is only used by coaches. Coaches will submit their playbooks to an indepently owned company that will upload all their plays into the kindle. The Kindle can also be plugged into a larger TV so it is more usuable for teams. The plays will show all blocking assignments, motions, and even audible calls. The goal is to cut down on mistakes made by players and allow the coaches to trust their players knowing that they have all the information that they can have.

Product

THis a kindle device that has a teams playbook uploaded into its memory. It also has jacks that can make a regular TV play the information. It is slim and light weight so the coaches do not feel that they are carrying around a rock. We also know that coaches get animated and sometimes throw their teaching tools. That is why we are making these products with the same durable material that the military uses for their phones and laptops. These things are almost industructable. They are also waterproof for obvious reasons.

Features

Colors will be optional
Long Battery Life
WiFi capable

These are just the highpoints of the product for a complete listing of features please see your local reprsentative

Benefits Claimed

The benefits are for your team. The players will be able to say with confidence that they understand all the plays. Mistakes should be cut down by at least 50%. With mistakes cut back we can only see teams learning more and being able to be more competitive inside their respected sports.

Analysis of Performance

Since this is a new product we only have our sample audiences to pull information from. They have given us high remarks as of today and have not reported any "bugs" with the programming. We know that coaches will be worried about confidentiality and that is something we are working out with a lawyer as we speak.

Reccomendations

We recommend that your school purchases this product as soon as you can. COaches and players will need time to learn the program. It is an easy operating system and anyone who can work a computer will be able to learn this product quite quickly.