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There are a lot of things that will ensure your sideline replay experience goes smoothly on game day. While most may be familiar with basics such as having good filmers, functional equipment, and charged batteries - we want to provide teams with some sideline replay specific tips that we at GameStrat know can make a big difference on game day.

With August right around the corner and the start of a new season growing closer, we wanted to take the time to re-live some of last seasons highlights with Florida Class 8A State Champions, the Sanford Seminoles.

As the Walton Raiders gear up for another big football season, we decided to take some time with Head Coach Daniel Brunner and TE Coach Patrick Kay to talk about their experience switching to GameStrat. Photo By: Andrew Pollock In his opening remarks, Coach Kay noted that it was the ease of use that immediately drew their staff to GameStrat The one thing that I say to anybody who wants to ask me about GameStrat is that it's easy. The ease of the basic setup and use of the program is what sold it overall for us Coach Brunner, who had previous used Hudl Sideline, echoed this sentiment and added that he is continually impressed with the customer service which GameStrat provides

With the first weeks of summer practice underway, the Prairie High School Football Team is gearing up for another big fall football season in Vancouver, Washington. We decided to sit down for a talk about the GameStrat experience with Prairie Falcons Head Coach, Mike Peck, as he heads into his fourth season running the program. The falcons, who have been with GameStrat for two years now, have been climbing their way up the state rankings since Coach Peck took over in 2018 - winning the Greater St. Helen’s League Championship title in 2019.

Soon after the Mount Tabor Spartans closed out their 11-0 season with a NC 3AA State Championship win in the UNC Stadium - we decided to sit down with assistant Coach Rich Brendle, to recap the experience this highly successful program has had using GameStrat for sideline replay. Like many of our GameStrat teams, the Spartans had previously been using Hudl Sideline for their sideline replay. When asked about making the transition to GameStrat, Coach Brendle noted that the enthusiasm for the switch was sparked by his experience with our demo After seeing it, and understanding its advantages, it was really no question of whether or not we would switch

After an undefeated season resulting in a second consecutive MAIS 6A championship win, we sat down with Head Coach Herbert Davis and WR Coach John Weaver out of Madison-Ridgeland Academy in Mississippi to talk about the contributions they believe GameStrat has made to their highly successful program. Coach Davis, after switching the team from Hudl Sideline to GameStrat two years ago, was quick to point out a correlation between using GameStrat and the success of their program over the past two years. We’ve been with GameStrat for two years now - back to back championship wins both years

Football today is all about speed. Player speed, hand speed and speed of getting the play call in. Speed kills. The faster you can accomplish things the more time you have to improve in other areas. This is no different when it comes to sideline replay systems. Some of the other companies boast about fast transfer speeds, but how fast are they when it comes to live game situations?

After a difficult, uncertain offseason this past year, the East Leopards pulled off a very successful season! Coach Bowers and the Leopards finished the season on a 6 game winning streak before falling to the eventual Utah State Champions, Corner Canyon. East earned a #5 position on the 2020 High School Football America Utah Top 10 and we were very happy to have them using GameStrat throughout the season! Coach Bowers switched to GameStrat, but unlike most others who make the switch from Hudl Sideline, the Leopards switched from SkyCoach! It was more than just looking for a product that worked, but finding the best possible sideline replay system to give them an advantage on game day. “We had SkyCoach before and it was good but it just didn’t give us that other option to where we could do the things we wanted to do with it. Just the difference in ease of setup and overall quality was just so much better than what we had dealt with before.”

As they head into the Pennsylvania 6A State Championship game this week we were lucky enough to chat for a few minutes with Head Coach Tim Roken and Assistant Coach Bill Morris of the St. Joseph's Prep Hawks. The Hawks are top dogs both in the state of Pennsylvania and also nationally, currently ranked #1 in PA and ranked #7 nationally (via High School Football America). Like so many others they made the switch to GameStrat this past offseason to set themselves up with the best possible sideline replay system. “There is no comparison to Hudl Sideline really. My experience with GameStrat has been perfect. We’ve had no issues and all the coaches love it.

The Apopka Blue Darters are enjoying a bye week this week as they roll into the Florida 8A State Championship Playoffs next week. We had the pleasure of speaking with both Head Coach Jeff Rolson and Assistant Coach Marcus Neeson about their experience making the switch to GameStrat this past offseason. "It’s been really smooth, a lot easier than what we were using before. We haven’t had any technical issues with GameStrat. It’s been a really easy setup, it only takes about 10 minutes to get it all ready to roll.”