Technology:
Krossover– This company is a very overlooked by football coaches and I think the main reason why is because Hudl has overshadowed them even though krossover has a superior product. They breakdown and stat your film for you and in 24 hours. So you could upload your film to the krossover website on the ride home from an away game and have your film broken down for you the next day. Each play is its own video clip and tagged as what it is like for instance offensive pass play on 1st down. It is very detailed so you can search very efficiently. Everything can be shared with players for highlight reels. Also, my favorite part is throughout the season the stats automatically accumulate so you can see the yearly stat totals and track progress. This saves the assistant coaches from having to be in the film room for days breaking down film and you will know exactly what to practice on a lot sooner.
Go Army Edge– This is an app that allows coaches and players to draw their plays with X’s and O’s like on a whiteboard, and then use virtual reality with the Google cardboard glasses to get mental reps from the first person perspective or any position on the field with real-time 3D graphics. The app comes with built in plays and drills for the Wing T, Spread and Pro Style offenses. It was an awesome experience and it really looks like you are on the field when you put on the glasses.
DJI– Who doesn’t love drones? They have a couple different products but the one that was at the convention was the phantom 3. It is an easy to fly, 4k video, and GPS assisted hover drone. They were showing video of the Rams using it and I wanted one right then and there. This could be a great practice tool for football because it could get video shots of things you could never even think of before.
OperationsXchange– This is a team management solution to help make the program more efficient. It gives coaches that ability to develop and distribute diverse content to players and personnel in a timely and secure manner. You can do team messaging, location services, video tagging, stats, and analytics. It is designed to be a one-stop cloud based system for coaches. The best feature from an athlete’s perspective is you can see everything you need to know about your day from the practice schedule to what color shirt you need to wear.
Volt Athletics– Volt is a strength and conditioning platform for coaches to send to their athletes anywhere at any time. It was built by CSCS-certified strength coaches and premier sport performance experts at top institutions. This product is great because it is personalized to each athlete. This helps the strength coach from having to build a whole workout plan from scratch on excel or word.
