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From the St. Petersburg Times
Software Scouting
A program created by a St. Petersburg Catholic assistant is helping coaches put together player highlights, a big recruiting tool, in minutes instead of hours.
By JOE SMITH
Published January 27, 2007
As college prospects go, Doug Thompson was the hidden gem from Armwood's back-to-back state championship teams.
The 6-foot-1, 250-pound linebacker, considered too big and slow by many, caught a break.
Thanks to APEX Sports Software, Armwood coach Sean Callahan was able to - in just minutes - create a video showing how Thompson would be a perfect fit for a college as a down lineman.
From the Chicago Herald
No turning back: Coaching goes digital
By: Patricia Babcock McGraw
9/7/2007
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This isn't quite Texas, but Illinois can glam up its high school football, too. We have teams that run out to the field through inflatable tunnels that shoot out smoke. We have teams that rent JumboTron-like screens to show live action and replays.
And now, we've got teams that show up at games with all the cool little toys and gadgets that the big boys are using as well.
High school football in Illinois has gone high-tech
Lake Zurich coach Bryan Stortz purchased the APEX Sports Software system just before the season started. He's already become a big fan.
"It's definitely been worth the investment," Stortz said. "We went to Northern Illinois this summer (for a team camp), came off the field and in 10 minutes we had offensive cuts, defensive cuts, everything. If you run a certain play, you can mark that play during the game or practice and then pull up all of those same plays and watch them on the video one right after the other. You can also mark up your opponents' games films the same way.
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