Tablets and Football

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With the increasing popularity of tablet computers in today's consumer market, like the Apple iPad and Microsoft Surface devices, even sport teams in the NFL are taking advantage of the new technologies available. Old fashioned communication devices like the pen, paper and clipboard, and even dry erase white boards are seen less and less on the sidelines around the league, only to be replaced with electronic equivalents. With the help of these new tablets, NFL teams are able to fully embrace the technology available in today's world with the hopes of winning more football games. While the NFL is limiting what applications can be used during the game, there are still plenty of applications available to help players and coaches prepare for the next big game.

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For pre-game preparations, there are apps like Coach's Eye which allow for instant video replays and advice on how the play could have run more efficiently. During the game the coach can draw up a play using the CoachBase digital playbook app. And after the game an app called Hudl can be used to watch video from previous games to correct on mistakes made. So as you can see, tablets and their applications can help sports teams at every level of the game. And the increasing affordability of tablets makes this a valuable coaching tool not only at the professional level, but even in college and high school athletics.