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Post by Defcord on Aug 24, 2022 17:51:53 GMT -6
Anyone using these things? Besides not having to print the scout cards, I think they are basically worthless. The scout team is still a cluster fruck and noe they aren’t huddling up so they can’t ask a coach if they are unsure of something.
Does it just take time to get acquainted? Has anyone had success with them? Are there tips you can offer?
They have testimonials on their website but the Tom Allen one looks more produced and scripted than a Ginsu knife commercial on Nick at night after dark.
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Post by silkyice on Aug 24, 2022 18:11:33 GMT -6
Anyone using these things? Besides not having to print the scout cards, I think they are basically worthless. The scout team is still a cluster fruck and noe they aren’t huddling up so they can’t ask a coach if they are unsure of something. Does it just take time to get acquainted? Has anyone had success with them? Are there tips you can offer? They have testimonials on their website but the Tom Allen one looks more produced and scripted than a Ginsu knife commercial on Nick at night after dark. We are using. The main downside is just getting them on. Getting the belts, making sure powered on, etc. we have actually added minutes 3 minutes to our break between special team and defense to get them on and ready. Once on, they have been effective. Are they a game changer, no, but close. But only because we were pretty dang efficient anyways. We were using hudl scripts and had 4 coaches with phones. One for line, one for backs, one for right side receivers, am done for left, that the players would just glance at then line up. GoRout is a little faster than that, but not a ton and we didn't have to worry about getting them ready. One more issue, our weather has been unseasonably cool (88 and under the last week). When it was 95 plus, half the goRouts had issues cutting on or loading up. |
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Post by coachplaa on Aug 25, 2022 13:51:33 GMT -6
We use them and love them. It works best if you have a manager in charge of getting them turned on and passed out, and then collected and plugged in.
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Post by oldman61 on Aug 25, 2022 19:52:07 GMT -6
Seems like a big investment to try to make scout team more efficient?
Anyone using them as you install in spring, summer early fall?
Like putting them in starting defense, making the call, having that call brought up in case they need to be reminded what they do on this new call?
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Post by CoachC on Aug 26, 2022 8:55:31 GMT -6
I would agree with most everything said above. We are definitely more efficient with running our scout teams, but you have to build in time to get them physically around a player's waist. Like stated above, it's something we do during a water break, like "Scout O kids get your belts on while getting water". Definitely loved having them.
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Post by agap on Aug 26, 2022 21:06:23 GMT -6
Anyone using these things? Besides not having to print the scout cards, I think they are basically worthless. The scout team is still a cluster fruck and noe they aren’t huddling up so they can’t ask a coach if they are unsure of something. Does it just take time to get acquainted? Has anyone had success with them? Are there tips you can offer? They have testimonials on their website but the Tom Allen one looks more produced and scripted than a Ginsu knife commercial on Nick at night after dark. We are using. The main downside is just getting them on. Getting the belts, making sure powered on, etc. we have actually added minutes 3 minutes to our break between special team and defense to get them on and ready. Once on, they have been effective. Are they a game changer, no, but close. But only because we were pretty dang efficient anyways. We were using hudl scripts and had 4 coaches with phones. One for line, one for backs, one for right side receivers, am done for left, that the players would just glance at then line up. GoRout is a little faster than that, but not a ton and we didn't have to worry about getting them ready. One more issue, our weather has been unseasonably cool (88 and under the last week). When it was 95 plus, half the goRouts had issues cutting on or loading up. Unseasonably cool at 88 and under? We hit 65 this morning in Minnesota and that felt hot. |
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Post by CS on Aug 27, 2022 5:45:59 GMT -6
We are using. The main downside is just getting them on. Getting the belts, making sure powered on, etc. we have actually added minutes 3 minutes to our break between special team and defense to get them on and ready. Once on, they have been effective. Are they a game changer, no, but close. But only because we were pretty dang efficient anyways. We were using hudl scripts and had 4 coaches with phones. One for line, one for backs, one for right side receivers, am done for left, that the players would just glance at then line up. GoRout is a little faster than that, but not a ton and we didn't have to worry about getting them ready. One more issue, our weather has been unseasonably cool (88 and under the last week). When it was 95 plus, half the goRouts had issues cutting on or loading up. Unseasonably cool at 88 and under? We hit 65 this morning in Minnesota and that felt hot. I was talking to another one of our coaches the other day about how nice our weather had been this week because it was overcast and high 80s |
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