Transcript Web Pages for Coaches

Web Pages for Coaches
Presenters
Matt Anderson – IT Director, P-E-M Community School
Bob Tieffenbacher – IT Director, Kingsland Public Schools
Outline
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Plan
Design
Update
Traffic
Plan
• Brainstorm all content you want on
your site
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Team
Schedule
Tickets
Stats
News
Fan Zone
Multimedia
Athletic Medicine
Shop
Plan ~ Team
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Players
• Varsity
• Junior Varsity
• Other
Coaches
• Bio
• Achievements
Volunteers
• Names
• Forms for new volunteers
Coaches handbook
Player surveys/voting
Permission slips
Sponsors
• Current
• Forms for new sponsors
Employment Opportunities
Plan ~ Schedule
• PDF Schedule
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Varsity
Junior Varsity
Other Teams
Pep Fests
Awards Ceremonies
State Competitions
• Outlook Downloadable Schedule
– Instructions for download
Plan ~ Tickets
• Price
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Adult
Student
Senior
Family packs
Group Rates
How to purchase
Where to purchase
When to purchase
What admissions is used for (if applicable)
Plan ~ Stats
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Season
Career
Team
Other team stats
Plan ~ News
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Game/Meet recap
Injury reports
Playoff updates
Game/Meet changes
Awards
Accomplishments
Fund raisers
RSS Feeds*
Plan ~ Fan Zone
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Message Boards
Facebook
Twitter
Blogs
Mascot page/s
Plan ~ Multimedia
• Photo Gallery
– Events
– Highlights
• Video Links
– Highlight clips
– Scouting clips
• Audio Clips
– Interviews
Plan ~ Athletic Medicine
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Fitness tips
Fitness video links
Fitness graphics
Nutrition guides
Rehabilitation tips
Plan ~ Shop
• Apparel
• Activities Fees
• Tickets
Design
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Model after professional team sites
Showcase information
Keep it simple
Keep it clean
– Limit graphics
– Limit font colors (black text is good)
– Limit background colors
• Keep it consistent
– Use same font for all pages
– Use same color for all pages
• Reduce the clicks
Update
• Keep information current
• Update every 2-3 days
• Ensure accuracy
Traffic
A website or webpage is of no use if people aren’t
willing to view it. Here are some tips for increasing the
traffic to your site.
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Keep information updated
Post event results quickly
• Same day is best
• No later than next day
Create an e-mail list to send when updating important info
Allow viewers to subscribe to blogs and RSS feeds
Tell people about your site
Add your web link to your e-mail signature
Put your web address on business cards
Put your web address on all forms sent home
Have local newspaper or school newspaper post your web address
Post web address or link on school home page
Encourage athletes to use the page/s
Only post content people want
• Remove or move content that never gets viewed
Post content on high traffic days
Resources
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http://www.wild.com
http://www.vikings.com
http://www.nfl.com
http://www.kingsland.k12.mn.us
http://www.pga.com
http://www.fifa.com/
http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/
Resources ~ cont.
• Matt Anderson
– http://pemsupport.wordpress.com
– [email protected]
• Bob Tieffenbacher
– http://www.kingsland.k12.mn.us
This presentation is available for
download:
http://pemsupport.wordpress.com