Technology Game Plan

The arrival of spring means that spring football has begun at many college campuses across the country. Springtime also provides coaches the opportunity to visit other coaching staffs and observe their practice routines. In Texas, high school coaches especially like to take this opportunity to visit with area college staffs. Its during these times that visiting high school coaches ask me to offer my thoughts on various products, vendors, budgets and short- and long-term plans regarding video technology. I try to give everyone that asks multiple options since everybody’s wants and needs are different. Long-range plans can be especially difficult because they can quickly be undone by unexpected budget shortfalls or personnel changes. Below are some areas that need to be considered when trying to devise a long-term plan to upgrade your video equipment. Hopefully your budget will allow