Andy and I’s first intention is to get grade schools through the college level using HoopBook. But where else could you see HoopBook being used?
One of our goals is to partner with a recreation center and have them use HBL in their basketball leagues. It doesn’t matter if it is a Lifetime Fitness or a local rec center. We think HBL would be a great addition to any program or league. To illustrate why we think this would be beneficial requires a short story.
Andy and I have had the, call it pleasure, of playing in the “old man rec leagues”. You know, the leagues where everyone believes their role on the team is to be the game-changing scorer. Where some guy could be 0 for 10 but then knock a three off the glass and think he should be rewarded the next 4 trips down the floor for “heat checks”. Well, one thing we have found in common among all these rec teams is the guys who play love boasting via email chain with everyone on the team about their performance in the past game. After two days of emails, 10 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, and 7 turnovers (from behind the back passes and failed ally-oop attempts) quickly turns to 22 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists, and no longer any turnovers.
I say lets keep these people honest! How cool would it be if you had the game summaries and you could call your buddy out on his exaggerations? The day after the game all the players could receive an email with the game summary and if they happened to drop 40, they can put it up on the fridge right over their kids’ report cards. But in all seriousness, we think it would be pretty neat if the players had a record of their game. Maybe this would help teams point out their mistakes and become more competitive.
If anyone works at a rec center or has any connections at one let us know. We would be happy to work something out to get HoopBook running in their program.
Matt
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