The Internet Video Exchange: A Major Assist for Coaches

Sharing game tapes through the internet has streamlined the process while saving both time and money Coaches, say goodbye to your UPS bills. It used to be that the exchanging of game film was just that, literally. A staff member – be it a coach or video coordinator – would make a copy of a particular game film and overnight it to an opposing team. Reel-to-reel turned into VHS tapes, which morphed into DVDs and hard drives. But the concept was always the same – you send a tape and wait for your opponent’s tape to arrive. A new wave of technology has made, and continues to make, that concept obsolete. Internet video exchange has replaced the UPS man or direct hand-offs of tapes. At its most basic level, internet video exchange is a way for coaches to upload their game films and download opponent’s tapes on their computer. From that point, coaches can either put the film into