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One Click Away
Apps Adding Ease To Coaching Duties
By Lucy Burdge, contributing writer
Have you ever wanted to look back
on stats from a specific game but can't
find the scorebook?
Well, there's an app for that.
Many apps, actually - and they
are making life a whole lot easier
for high school athletic programs by
keeping track of stats, scores, and
game progress.
One of those apps, GameChanger,
has quite literally changed the game
for coaches, players, their families,
and fans.
GameChanger launched in 2010
as a mobile and desktop app offering
everything from scorekeeping and
game recaps to messaging and photo
sharing. It also includes GameStream,
which shows each game pitch-bypitch
in real-time, much like MLB's
Gameday feature.
Former Bourne (MA) High School
baseball coach Craig Davidson
introduced GameChanger to the
school's baseball program three
seasons ago and never looked back.
" I'm a huge fan of GameChanger, "
Davidson said. " It gives you instant
access to what the players are doing.
It shows you trends that were going
on and you had the raw data right in
front of you. "
GameChanger also increases player
engagement in
the games and lets them see their
progress in a streamlined way.
" It allowed players to see what
was going on in their own games, "
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Davidson said, adding he also found
GameChanger made his job much
easier.
" I could see the trends faster than
breaking them down myself, " he said.
" To have that instant access, it was
easier to prepare for other games. "
The players' families and those in
the community were also eager to join
in on the app.
" The biggest thing was the
community buy-in, " he said. " The best
part about it was the families could
see what was going on pitch-by-pitch. "
Davidson left his post to take
another position after the 2018
season, handing the baseball team
and GameChanger to his successor,
Sean Donovan.
" It's almost like ESPN is working
with my team, " Donovan said of the
app. " For a team of 15, it saves me a
couple of hours. It's incredible. It's
better than a hard copy. "
He also echoed Davidson's praise
for GameChanger's ability to bring
together both the players on the team
and the greater community.
" Kids are more into it on the
bench, " Donovan said, adding his
team records games digitally and in
a scorebook. " It's more of a social
thing than a pain to do the book ...
One player will be using the app
to relay information so parents
can watch it and another player
will be doing the book. It gets the
conversation going. As we are
playing a game, parents at home can
watch it. Families can see every piece
of info put into the app. "
" I even get stuck on the bench just
playing with it sometimes, " he added.
" It's just so easy. "
Another app taking high school
sports by storm is sportsYou.

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