Douglas Rivers is the Tight Ends Coach and Technology Coordinator at Dutch Fork High School. He’s been a part of the program for 20 years and has seen and been involved with the change that National Coach of the Year Coach Tom Knotts has brought to the program. It’s resulted in 6 state championships in 9 appearances including runner-up in 2021 which ended a 62 game winning streak. The program is now nationally recognized and was ranked as high as #9 in the country in 2021. Coach Rivers share how they stay on top of the changes in the game and the technology that can benefits the team and helps them win games. Shownotes: A shift in the culture to promote winning The weight room Track as the speed development program Process for evaluating tools Change in rules that allowed technology Criteria for evaluating technology Setting up a sideline system Best practices Artificial Intelligence Removing room for error Process for sideline adjustments between series Procedures and set-up of players for efficient communication Treating the sideline like a classroom Answering questions with individuals separately Half time adjustments Half time on the road A schedule for half time What stood out to help them pick their sideline replay system https://www.sportscope.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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