Taken from the following article:  http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/13/idUS161951+13-Feb-2012+BW20120213

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Statzpack, an innovative measurement software that allows coaches and  players analyze and improve their soccer performance, recently helped a prestigious private school  in Washington, D. C. win its first ISLAA championship in 18 years.

The girls varsity team at Sidwell Friends, a Quaker school located in Bethesda, Md., and Washington, D.C., ended the season with a 7-0-0 record and an overall record of 13-1-1, for a season-high ranking of 28 in the United States. Coach Martin Dell and members of the team recorded every game using Statzpack and found the program helped improve their performance.

“We were very excited to use Statzpack to enhance the girls’ Varsity program and all the games were recorded by one of the two freshmen on the team,” Dell said. “I reviewed the stats at the half-time interval with my assistant coach and then also with the girls to give brief oversight of positives and negatives of the first half and how we could improve in the second half.”

Dell used the Statzpack app on an iPad, but he also tried the new version for home computers and the Android app during the season. He said the app helped him collect data that showed strengths and weaknesses he might have overlooked.

“The data also helped me work with specific development of the girls individually and as a team. I have a very quick forward who was shooting many times a game but her on target percentage was relatively low,” he said. “After sharing the data and my thoughts with the player and the team, we worked on her individual technique and composure and movement in front of goal as well as the team’s penetration in the final third to allow her to be in better scoring positions.”

Off the field, Martin was also able to share the data with players, parents and even local news media automatically with game summary reports sent via email. The data was also used for year-end reports for the school’s athletic director and league meetings.

Statzpack founder Mark Roberts said he was proud of the results.

“Coaches have a lot to think about during a game: their players, the other team, strategy and even the referees,” he said. “Statzpack helps a great coach like Martin Dell focus by making sure he doesn’t lose track of important details. It’s like having an assistant coach with perfect recall. And the team’s record shows the results.” 

We are pleased to announce that along side our Android version of our app, we have also released a version that works on both Windows PCs and Apple MACs.  This edition of the App sits on a platform called Adobe Air and has the exact same functionality as the Android and iOS (iPad/iPhone) Apps.  Whilst PCs are not as mobile as a tablet, like an iPad, they do make our service very accessible and in the right environment work just as well, if not better. 

As well as a much improved ‘add a game’ function, we have brushed up our UI (User Interface) and generally improved the overall user experience.

You can download any of our Apps for free by going to our homepage and clicking on the icon.

Statzpack will be attending the yearly this coming January 11-15, 2012.  We will be joining up with the US Adult Soccer Association and you can come and meet us on Stand 1611, where you can test ride our product and pick up a Statzpack Stylus.  If anyone wants an individual meeting email us at Martin@statzpack.com.  Happy Holidays.

Well today is the official first day of winter and using an iPhone or any touch screen smartphone outside in cooler temperatures can be a nuisance when you have to wear gloves.  Tracking your soccer stats on Statzpack in all conditions can be a struggle in the very cold – the screens on most devices don’t work with the touch of a regular glove. 

But of course like all problems, they get solved with some ingenuity and bright sparks ignite and create….  The Smartphone Glove.

If you fancy a pair of these fancy Smartphone Gloves, drop us an email at  smartgloves@statzpack.com answering the simple question.  How many past games are currently stored on the Statzpack App in Match History?

A shot in soccer can be a slow roller by an under-6 player that somehow finds the back of the pint-sized net used for the smallest players. Or, it can be a sizzling shot taken by a pro like Inter Milan’s Dejan Stankovic, who volleyed the ball over a rival keeper from midfield in a 2011 Champions League match in Italy. Immediately called “the goal of the season” by expert commentators, Stankovic’s rocket showed the value of being prepared to shoot just 25 seconds into a high-stakes game.

Definition

A shot in soccer is a ball that is kicked or headed towards the goal. The NCAA defines a shot in Section 3 of its Official Soccer Statistics Rules as an attempt taken with the intent of scoring that is directed toward the goal. This excludes crosses, or long kicks typically taken from the side of the field near the goal line that feed the ball into the penalty area in front of the goalkeeper.  A goalkeeper who grabs a cross does not receive credit for a save. An exception to this would be a cross that the goalie stops that would have otherwise entered the goal.

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