The next best thing to being together for an instructional session is to review mechanics, protocols, practice sessions and personal performance progresss via live video teleconferencing.
CA has teamed up with the number one video conferencing telecommunications company to offer our Members and session attendees the new IRIS 3000 video phone.
Simply plug it into a broadband internet connection and within mnutes you're able to make local and long-distance calls free of charge via VOIP connection.
The high-resolution, 7 1/2" screen is adjustable to capture pitching motions and face-to-face consultations equally well. You can even plug it into a larger screen (TV OR computer monitor) to watch the action on a big screen. The phone can also act as a digital picture frame.
We've used this system with our athletes headed off to college or professional assignments, and often find their parents taking advantage of the ACN family calling plans to stay in touch. Even a busy 12 year old can easily use the system to "brush up" on techniques learned in Symposiums or Pitcher-Prep programs. We think of it as high tech meets high touch, and appreciate ACN in assisting us in further innovating our coaching tools.
When I read your information. I think, it's great for you to search the information more. At the present, technology is progressing and convenient to communicate each other including video conferencing telecommunications.
ReplyDeleteJoe this is such a great article! I wonder if they will tap into the mobility of SMART phones as well so that it's even more accessible and easy to use.
ReplyDeleteVideo phone. Yes, it really gives lives to our discussion and the communication will be more effective.
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ReplyDeleteTo answer the question you left on my blog about how athletes can make use from Flickr. I think they can use this Flickr photo database to record their performance with pictures and description to each picture. When they want anybody to check their performance record, they can guide them to see their Flickr photostream (photo album). It is like photo online portfolio. Does this fit to your context?
That's a really interesting piece of technology, and something those of us outside of the coaching world would probably not know about otherwise. Thanks for sharing it!
ReplyDeleteI'm really grade you guys found this info informative, hopefully I can share more of the same.
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