DrillBoard Selected as Top 100 Creative Company for Export

We are delighted that DrillBoard has been selected to join a new taskforce set up by the UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) to promote the UK’s Top 100 Creative Sector Enterprises.

The drive to help the UK’s creative companies win high value contracts overseas was launched today by Business Secretary Vince Cable.

The Creative Industries HVO (High Value Opportunities) Taskforce aims to win £500 million worth of high value overseas contracts in the next three years.  The initiative is part of a government plan to get 100,000 more UK businesses exporting.

Companies in the taskforce include DrillBoard, Wolf Ollins, Populous, Mother, AKQA, Zaha Hadid Architects, The British Museum, and the V&A, with expertise encompassing transport, healthcare, retail, cultural developments and global sports sectors. 

Each company in the taskforce will have its own international expansion plan and participate in a minimum of two overseas visits each year to target high value projects.

They will also receive training, support and networking opportunities directly related to these high value opportunities from UKTI and work with International Trade Advisers to identify the projects they are most qualified to bid for.

Business Secretary Vince Cable said:

“The growing appetite for British design offers many opportunities for innovative firms of all sizes to boost their overseas trade and attract new investment. Collectively the creative industries already generate more than £36 billion a year for the UK economy - £70,000 every minute - and employ 1.5 million people.

“From airport interiors to ground-breaking medical devices and design exhibitions, the creative industries account for around £1 in every £10 of the UK’s exports and are crucial to building a stronger economy. With new support from UK Trade & Investment, we want to help creative SMEs access more high value supply chain opportunities across the globe."

DrillBoard Founder and CEO Tim Gentles said:

"UKTI have put together a fantastic framework and we are excited to be involved. We have always taken an international view, it's in our DNA and we're very much looking forward to working with other companies in the taskforce, in particular, to help build upon the tremendous success of the 2012 London Games."

UKTI’s High Value Opportunities (HVO) programme focuses on 100 projects worldwide each of which are over £500mn in budget value and where the UK can compete for at least £250mn. UKTI's ambition is to help UK businesses of all sizes secure, through the programme, £10bn of contract wins in 2013/14 and £10bn in 2014/15.

Formula for World Class Performance

"Better Today Than Yesterday
Better Tomorrow Than Today"

Sport Psychologist Simon Hartley's simple formula for World Class performance.

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DrillBoard - Proud to Support The Sports Careers Foundation

DrillBoard is delighted to become an inaugural supporter of The Sports Careers Foundation, a new charity set up to relieve poverty, advance education and help the development of amateur sport.

The Sports Careers Foundation will work to promote sports education & career development opportunities and to open these to ALL sections of the sport community worldwide with particular focus on social inclusion.

It's a very exciting charity, with great values and we are looking forward to helping The Sports Careers Foundation put something back into the community.

DrillBoard earns place at the Accelerator Academy

 

DrillBoard is one of 10 companies out of over 100 applicants selected for the Accelerator Academy in London.

 

Now in its' 5th semester, the Accelerator Academy enables ambitious early stage and start-up entrepreneurs to build better businesses faster to increase their appeal to investors, with over £3million having been invested in Accelerator Academy companies so far.

 

Click here for full article.

 

DrillBoard spotlighted in Windows Store

 

Very excited to see that DrillBoard's first tablet version has just been spotlighted in the Windows Store.

 

It's great to see the DrillBoard logo sitting alongside the Football Association and ESPN.

 

Built for Windows 8, the app syncs with DrillBoard desktop on PC and Mac, so coaches can work across multiple devices and share drills and sessions with other coaches, players and parents on those devices as well. 



 

 

This is an early taste of some ambitious plans coming together, as well as a forerunner to full integration on iPad and Android.

We've come a long way, yet it still feel like early days, so we're buzzed to get such a big endorsement, especially following on top of DrillBoard's success winning a World Series Award  at Cloud Computing World last year.

DrillBoard subscribers can download the Windows 8 version for free. Click here to visit the Windows Store.

DrillBoards' Linkedin Group Passes 4000 Members

DrillBoard's Linkedin Group - Soccer Coach Central - continues to grow at pace.

The networking group which allows football (soccer) coaches, to share soccer coaching ideas, techniques and job opportunities, has just surpassed the 4000th member to maintain its status as a top destination for football coaches on the professionals’ social network.

Click here to join Soccer Coach Central from DrillBoard™

 

FAQ: How do I draw a straighline using DrillBoard™?

Drawing a straight line in your DrillBoard™ soccer session plan is very easy, simply;

• Highlight the icon for the relevant action and
• Hold down the Shift button as you draw the line.

 

 

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LOVE Soccer - NSCAA Convention - Indy Art - Indianapolis 2013

All set to fly out from London to Indianapolis for the NSCAA Annual Convention. Always super excited to see the revolution that's taking place on the soccer side of the pond in full flow.

DrillBoard™'s  L(sOccer)VE t-shirts for Indy 2013 pay homage to the beautiful game, iconic design and Indianapolis art.

A huge thanks to Jen Ferguson our (hometown Indianapolis) designer for her on-goingly wonderful creativity and the guys at Negs, Soho London, for genuinely world class turnaround and quality.

If you see one of us walking by feel free to reach out or tweet @drillboard

Have a good one!

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Fun Drills - Massive Attack

A fun drill for players of all ages by Damian Roden

Source: playbook.drillboard.com via Tim Gentles on DrillBoard PlayBook

GAME ORGANISATION

Players are split into 2 equal teams
One group of players dribble ball through cones from one end to the other
The others pass to hit player's soccer balls as they dribble

GAME ALTERATIONS

To make the game easier:
Players passing can only pass one at a time

To make the game more difficult:
Players dribbling have limited time period

COACHES HINTS

Do the players keep the ball close to feet?
Do they keep their head up when dribbling?
Do the players who are passing get close to the ball?

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