When I first thought of SportsBoard seven years ago, the concept was to design an app that could enable coaches to replace the traditional clipboard with a digital version.

Why wouldn’t coaches want to get rid of the paper and streamline their workflow if they could work more efficiently and have the ability to make better, more informed, data-driven decisions?

But seven years ago, there was no iPad. So, 17 months ago, we started this crusade and, oh, what a ride it’s been. Over the last eight months, more than 100 colleges, ranging from D3 to the largest D1, have adopted SportsBoard. And, in this eight months, oh, how the product has grown. We started by addressing on-field, on-court player assessment specifically for college coaches to use when watching athletes at recruiting events. Now SportsBoard is so much more…

“Over the last eight months, more than 100 colleges, ranging from D3 to the largest D1, have adopted SportsBoard”

For college coaches specifically, it’s the only system that addresses recruiting and assessment in one database. This means that coaches have the ability to use SportsBoard throughout the entire recruiting process: from the initial web site questionnaire through email and phone call exchanges, highlight reel reviews, tournament assessments, campus visits and the offer/commitment process.

For coaches at all levels SportsBoard can be used during the season and is:

• The only iPad App (thanks to Duke Men’s Basketball) that generates player efficiency reports and captures in-game stats to feed SportsTec’s SportsCode and GameBreaker products within minutes of the end of a game or practice.
• The only iPad App that streamlines the distribution of team and individual scouting reports to coaches and players.
• The only iPad App capable of evaluating players with ratings, text notes, photos, or video.

Stanford Baseball pioneered SportsBoard’s use for camps this summer, using Baseball Scout to streamline collection and distribution of evaluation reports and video evaluations. SportsBoard enables camp directors to generate reports and video evals for campers, parents, and coaches to watch a player’s shot, or swing, or face-off, or goal-keeping tendencies.

“We are changing the rules of the game, shifting the paradigm, creating an advantage for those who adopt.”

And that’s what we’ve done in eight months. Imagine what we will have done in the next eight months. We will never stop making SportsBoard better and better and better.

SportsBoard is revolutionizing how coaches collect and use data to gain a competitive advantage, and execute tasks more efficiently. We are changing the rules of the game, shifting the paradigm, creating an advantage for those who adopt.

The time is now…don’t be left behind. Join the revolution today!

— Gregg Jacobs, Founder / CEO