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Re: POLL: Will you be using a scoring aid?
What this argument comes down to is what do you want the coach to do? Do you want your coach to strictly focus on the rack?? I think this is leaving your team very exposed. That program can have the simplest interface imaginable, but you still are goign to need to take your eyes off the field and change tubes around or what have you.
Obviously people here have their opinions and I honestly do not think that PDAs/palms/whatever are bad...I am not "refusing technology". Technology at times can be distracting. Youve heard it since first grade, your brain is the most powerful computer you can have. I would like to see how your palm works out. However I feel the most effective coaches are the ones that are able to understand the game enough, and evaluate the situations quickly enough to make split second decisions at any point in the match.
Coaching involves ALOT of observation. Your looking at your bot, your teammates, your opponents, the rack, the clock, possible penalties, what the human players are doing, where tubes are located on the field. Honestly the palm pilot or what have you is only concentrating on the rack, nothing more.
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