With the UIL announcing today that the use of data and video for Texas high school football games will be allowed beginning in 2024, ANSRS Analytics (www.ansrs.ai) is providing high school coaches throughout the state with the fastest, most reliable game management solution that instantly delivers the tendency reports and hit charts they need to gain a competitive advantage over their opponents.
The new rule restricts the use of video and data technology to the coaching booth and locker room only. In order to maintain equity for all, it is not allowed on the sidelines. Several high schools in Texas are already using the ANSRS system during spring ball to get a jump on the upcoming season, including Allen, Vandegrift, Georgetown and Melissa.
“It’s customized for everyone, it’s freakishly easy to use and it’s just going to make life so much easier for all coaches,” said Lee Wiginton, Head Coach for Allen High School. “With this new rule change, ANSRS is going to become vitally important in-game. I think that you’re going to see a gap between those who are using it and those who aren’t.”
ANSRS completely automates the data entry process so instead of coaches frantically filling out all those columns on a play sheet during a game, they simply enter ball location, the formation and defensive play call and everything else associated with the play populates instantly. As soon as the play data is entered, detailed reports are instantly available to help determine what opponents are doing and how to attack it.
“The ability to auto tag a play in the press box so that you can filter through the information to find out what your opponent is doing instantly is a huge benefit for any coach,” said ANSRS CEO Tim Prukop, a former high school, college and professional football coach. “The challenge that coaches have now is they are relying on someone in the press box to manually keep up with what the opponent is doing and it’s very difficult for them to get concrete information that they can trust. With ANSRS, coaches will now have access to accurate reports immediately that will give them the confidence to make adjustments and better decisions throughout the game.”
The in-game solution is just one of the benefits ANSRS provides to coaches. With automated data entry, film breakdowns are done in a fraction of the time and hit charts and tendency reports that coaches use for game planning and self scouting are available instantly, saving coaches an estimated 20-25 hours a week that can be devoted to other things. ANSRS is also seamlessly compatible with every video service in the market allowing coaches to break down practices in less than two minutes with immediate access cutups.
“With ANSRS, we get to the information we need so much quicker,” said Vandegrift Head Coach Drew Sanders. “Now we can get game plans done much sooner which gives us the opportunity to practice our plans earlier in the week so we can develop unique ways to attack our opponents. The benefits are undeniable.”