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™ wins Best Enterprise Case Study award at Cloud Computing World Series Awards, recognition for its internationally acclaimed cutting-edge soccer coaching software.
DrillBoard™ Worldwide, a leader in sports coaching technology, has today announced that it has won the Best Enterprise Case Study Award at the 2012 Cloud Computing World Series Awards.
Having been judged by an independent panel of industry experts, the award was presented to DrillBoard™ at the Annual Cloud Computing World Forum held at Earls Court, London.
Now in it's 4th year, the World Series Awards are widely regarded as a benchmark for the best of the best in the cloud computing industry.
“We are delighted that the judging panel of industry experts chose DrillBoard™ to receive this Award” said Tim Gentles, CEO of DrillBoard™ football coaching software “DrillBoard is helping coaches, players and parents raise their game at all levels of football from internationals to grass roots and it is a real honour to see this being recognized at the Cloud Computing World Series Awards.
I’d like to thank Osian Roberts and the team at FA Wales for their tremendous support over the last year. The Cloud is really helping DrillBoard™, and our development cycle has been transformed since moving onto the Windows Azure platform. We have some very exciting developments in the pipeline and are really looking forward to the future. ”
Dr Michael Newberry, Windows Azure Lead, Microsoft UK said
"It is so exciting to see DrillBoard™ receiving recognition at Cloud World Forum. It is a first class example of what can be achieved with Windows Azure, as well as a tremendous example of innovation, using Cloud technology in such a novel manner. My congratulations to Tim and the team."
Tim Gentles, DrillBoard™ CEO, collects the Award with Bill Hilf, General Manager Windows Azure Product Management and Matt Quinn from IQ Cloud.
The Story of DrillBoard™, FA Wales and Windows Azure
DrillBoard™ achieved this award in good company. Additional winners recognized for their achievements include Microsoft, Metamarkets, SnapLogic, Symform, Ping Identity, VMWare, Really Simple Systems, and YHMAN Ltd. According to Award organizers, a record number of companies and organizations participated this year, with more than 250 entry forms submitted.
For further information on the Awards or about the Cloud Computing World Forum please contact Charlie Bestall on +44 (0) 845 519 1230 or charlie@keynoteworld.com
About DrillBoard
DrillBoard™ is a powerful soccer education tool that allows coaches, players and parents to create, save and share - drills, tactics and match analysis.
DrillBoard™ is tried and tested at all levels of the game, from the international arena to grass roots. It brings the coaches' chalkboard, a technology that’s been used very successfully by coaches for many years, into the modern world with an easy to use app.
Story about the Award Winning DrillBoard™ Coaching Software and how the DrillBoard™ team has been working with FA Wales and Windows Azure to help coach and player development at all levels of the game from International Level to Grass Roots.
Some behind the scenes photos from DrillBoard's film shot at the Welsh Boys Under 16's Squad camp as part of a showcase case study for the good folks at Windows Azure.
Many thanks to FA Wales (especially Esther!), Phil and Matt the film crew from Magic Bullet, Windows Azure and Matt from IQ Cloud for all their help and support in putting together what should be a great video on DrillBoard.
