Sophomore Coach
Im not a newbie to the coaching soccer. Ive been doing it for at least 5 years now. This year, for the first time, Im coaching 4 different teams in 4 different age groups (U09-U17). My experience has been in standard field soccer. This year Im working on Futsal (indoor soccer on hardwood). The format is new to many of the players & their parents. This is a house league and we have no practices, only games. So it is vital that I am able to effectively "coach up" the kids during the game.
Since getting my ipad last year Ive been searching for a coaching tool that is quick, simple, and with some basic team management tools. I was surprised at how few apps seemed to fit the bill.
CoachNote was the closest to what I was looking for.
The whiteboard ability to show formations was deep enough to allow me to demonstrate position responsibilities and attach names & jersey numbers, without being overly complex. The ball attach feature is something so simple that Im surprised more apps dont use it.
As well, the ability to import my team roster from a spreadsheet was really useful.
I like the page/slide feature so that you can create either a "playbook" or instructional videos. Im working on a few videos to send out to the parents with hopes that if they understand, then they will more readily support what I am teaching. However, I wish there was a way to manipulate the slides. Insert, move, delete, etc.
Adding text is easy and allows for a more legible playbook. It would be nice if I could create a text that would show up on every slide/page.
On the whole, I like it. Im looking forward to future developments & updates.
moo_rat about
CoachNote, v1.5.3