In any sport, a coach's top priority is to teach and develop his or her athletes. Done right, the coach helps the athletes improve and grow, develop their games, win games for the program, and they will almost certainly speak highly of the coach or coaches that helped them get to that point and refer others in their direction. Every coach has a formula that works for them when it comes to getting the most out of his or her athletes. However, in today's world with modern technology, utilizing certain tools helps some coaches and programs stand out from others.
When a coach is going to give an athlete feedback, that feedback has to be presented in an easily understood manner for the athlete to truly benefit from it. Now, more than ever, people are visual learners. An athlete can't just be told how to do something; they need to see concretely what they are doing and how to improve it. Video's a great way to do that. An athlete sees what they did right and wrong. The trick is actually getting the video to the athlete quickly and easily, and being able to do that for an entire camp.
A lot of camps won't have video set up, so the athlete would need it recorded on his or her phone. This requires the athlete to want it on his or her own, not relying on the coach; there can be easy breakdowns in sequence here. If there is a video set up at the camp, the film likely won't make it back to the athlete until after the camp is finished, if at all. The athlete will then have to obtain and analyze the film on his or her own, and then upload it to recruiting platforms. This is a tedious process. However, there's a great solution here.
By using GMTM's camp function, video is recorded and instantly uploaded to an athlete's profile. A coach can record a clip, break it down with an athlete really quickly in the moment, and then the athlete gets the clip immediately attached to his or her profile. Suggestions and techniques can be tested, with easy progress documentation being a side effect. No need for it to be texted, no need for it to be emailed, no third parties are involved, the GMTM software handles data transfer and does it quickly. This makes it simple for a coach to analyze film, easy for an athlete to obtain film, and easy for a camp to operate by seamlessly recording and processing film for every single athlete involved.
Everyone wins with GMTM's camp model. Athletes receive visual and vocal feedback as well as all video and data instantly. Nothing gets lost, nobody gets neglected, progress can be made. Coaches and organizations are able to accomplish significantly more with their athletes by using the proper tools, and by using GMTM's specifically, that particular camp can be the best in the entire sport.
