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Twitter Chats have become a large part of both sharing and gaining coaching expertise and making connections with fellow coaches across the country. Whether it’s drills, schemes, fundamentals, techniques, practice plans, fundraising strategies, nutrition or weight lifting and off season training - there is a Twitter chat for any topic you or your fellow coaches may be interested in discussing. We at GameStrat feel honoured to have had the opportunity to be involved with such an incredible community over the past few years. We took the time to sit down with each of the high school football twitter chat founders and learn more about their story and background.

Back in 2008, Coach Basden agreed to take over a program that, for the last 40 years, had not seen back to back winning seasons. Under his leadership, Muscle Shoals has gone 115-42 with 4 region titles and 12 playoff spots. We were lucky enough to chat for a few minutes with Coach Basden about his experience utilizing GameStrat sideline instant replay and the difference it has made for the Muscle Shoals Football Program.

We decided to sit down for a talk about the GameStrat experience with Sierra Canyon Trailblazer’s Head Coach, Jon Ellinghouse, as he heads into his 16th season running the program. Under Ellinghouse’s leadership, Sierra Canyon has appeared in the CIF Semi-Finals or better in 12 of the last 14 seasons, 4 of those being state championship appearances. The Trailblazer’s, who switched from Hudl Sideline to GameStrat, are a program known for providing a crucial foundation for many of the country’s top college football prospects. Former Sierra Canyon players have attended USC, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, Washington, UCLA, Colorado, and Northwestern, to name a few.

We got the chance to sit down and talk about the GameStrat sideline replay experience with Virginia Tech legend and High School Football Head Coach, Loren Johnson of the Highland Springs Springers in Highland Springs, VA.

Back-to-back 3AAAAAA Region Champions, North Cobb Warrior Football Head Coach Shane Queen and Jason Ellsworth share about their experience with GameStrat Sideline Instant Reply.

Once again, the Central Valley Warriors finished the year at the top of PIAA Class 3A. Under 12th-year Head Coach Mark Lyons, the program became only the seventh team from the WPIAL to win back-to-back state titles. After finishing 15-0, Coach Lyons sat down with us to...

Valdosta High School might be one of the most nationally known high school football programs across the country. Known for earning over 900 wins, six national championships, 24 state championships and 42 regional championships, collectively making the Valdosta Wildcats the ...

Consistently earning top rankings in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Western Conference is the London Knights. Led by brothers and co-owners, Dale Hunter (Head Coach) and Mark Hunter (General Manager), the franchise has become a top performer in Junior Hockey, providing a crucial foundation for the careers of many professional players such as Rick Nash, Corey Perry, Patrick Kane, John Tavares, Max Domi, and Mitch Marner, to name a few. The Knights remain a powerhouse program, having won 11 division titles in the past 18 years. A feat that remains yet to be accomplished by any other franchise in the Midwest.

Chandler Wolves Assistant Coach Collin Botrill speaks on the team's State Title run and their experience switching from Hudl Sideline to GameStrat for Sideline Replay.

St. Thomas Aquinas talks about their experience making the switch from Sportscope Edge Replay to GameStrat for sideline replay. After a nearly undefeated season, ending in a State Championship victory over Tampa Bay Tech, Assistant Head Coach Stevin Scott out of St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, FL talks about the contributions GameStrat made this past season to their highly successful program.