i-Drills Rugby Launches!

We are pleased to announce that the next sport benefitting from the i-Drills solution is Rugby. We have just released the i-Drills Rugby app for iPad and it raced to #1 in the Sports Charts in the AppStore in Ireland within hours!

i-Drills Rugby delivers the rich user experience and interface which has been developed using the new i-Drills Engine which will power all future releases in sports. The slick new interface, intuitive features and functions, unrivalled level of coach-orientated and specific detail that can be added to the content created make i-Drills Rugby the 'must-have' for rugby coaches.

The app caters for rugby union, rugby league, mini & midi rugby, and touch and tag rugby too! there is a full range of rugby specific training equipment including scrum machines, tackle bags and hit pads! The drill library can also be categorised using rugby specific titles including line out, scrummaging and continuity drills among many others.

We have already had great interest in the UK, Australia, Ireland, South Africa and we look forward to supporting coaches worldwide as they take to what we are sure will become the Gold Standard in coaching applications for the Oval-balled game!

To get your copy, download today from the Apple AppStore by searching for i-Drills Rugby or by clicking here bit.ly/iDrillsRugby

i-Drills Twitter Sharing

Embedded in the new i-Drills Engine is now a fast and convenient way to share content with others. Using the inbuilt power of Twitter and linked directly to the i-Drills Servers, our new web viewer allows you to post a link through Twitter to a page hosted on our site to show your drills.

Once loaded, visitors can quickly scroll through your coaching creation to get a sense of the content. Fast, simple, direct! we're sure you'll love it!

See and example here! 

Solving the email & print difficulties

The iPad is a brilliant device; hundreds and thousands of apps are available for each individual user to set up their own specific iPad. And that flexibility in itself creates an issue - this individuality means that no iPad is set up exactly the same as another.

Some users have encountered problems when they have tried to email or print from the iDrills Soccer application; we have worked hard to try and solve this problem and think we have found a solution.

This link article will give you some ideas on how to solve any problems with email or printing should you encounter them. 

EMAIL & PRINT SHARING SOLUTION

Promoting Longevity!

Time is of the essence for owners and fans alike. In the modern world, we want success now; instantly. But recent evidence has shown us that those who are given time & room to develop, will normally produced outstanding success. Here's our article on Longevity and Change! 

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions!

Everyday the life of a head coach or manager is filled with decisions. Some are simple and mundane (coffee or tea?) while others have huge implications for individuals and institutions (do I offer the player a new & improved contract for 5 years?!) Almost every conversation will have a decision to be made at the end of it. And that is where the best managers shine - they are good decision makers!

Some thoughts here on the less-thought about aspect of being a top-manager!

I-Drills Joins Illustrious Clubs!

It would have being hard to imagine just nine months ago when i-Drills launched that we would be part of the kit of coaches at nearly 85% of Premier League Football Clubs. Thankfully today that is just the reality as members of staff from the First Team through to Centre of Excellence staff are using i-Drills frequently to plan and log their training sessions.

Staff at club such as Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City, Celtic, Red Bulls New York, Football League Clubs, as well as some International federations and organisations have taken to their iPads and i-Drills Soccer in particular.

A wide range of staff have also been immersed in the product apart from the coaching staff. We have physics, conditioners, sports scientists, performance analysts, scouts and media using the app to fulfil their needs too!

All this shows how i-Drills Soccer is the genre-defining, market leader in sports coaching apps! Soccer / Football is just the start!

Learning about Performance Profiling

Performance Profiling is a method used by coaches to ascertain or determine the performance levels of players an athletes across a range of defined areas. A fundamental piece of knowledge in order to set goals for improvement or to see if the coaching programme is achieving the desired outcomes.

We have recently added 2 articles to the site in order to give coaches some insight as to what they could be doing with their players to help with Performance Profiling. We have looked at the Review Web that has been used for many years at an elite level of sport for snapshotting of the current status of the athlete (and even the coach). 

Fitness testing is an excellent method of Performance Profiling and we have a short article on this subject for you to better understand what it can be sued for.