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The Saginaw Spirit are coming off an impressive season in 2024, winning the Memorial Cup on home ice in Saginaw, Michigan. It was the Spirit's first Memorial Cup victory since the franchise moved to Saginaw in 2002. By winning, the Spirit became only the 13th team in OHL history to win the Cup on home ice.

When your General Manager is NLL Hall of Famer Steve Dietrich, and your Head Coach is the NLL's all-time leading scorer John Tavares, there's a good chance your team will find success. That's exactly what happened this past May when the Buffalo Bandits secured their second straight NLL Championship. We had the chance to sit down with Buffalo Bandits Video Coach Eric Vinc to discuss this past season and everything that went into it. Photo Credits: Buffalo Bandits The Bandits made the mid-season switch to GameStrat this year after experiencing some long delays with their previous system. They were looking for a live to bench replay system that would be an upgrade in reliability from what they were using before. We asked Vinc how himself and the Bandits staff first heard of GameStrat and what made them switch over mid-season. We knew some other teams in the league were using GameStrat and we were using a competitor device. At the beginning of this year, the product we were using had some big delays and that's when we decided to make the switch to GameStrat for the remainder of the year.

GameStrat Becomes Exclusive Provider of Sideline Tablet Technology To NCAA FCS Southwestern Athletic Football Conference GameStrat, a leading provider of sideline tablet technology solutions, today announced a groundbreaking partnership with the NCAA's Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), becoming the exclusive provider of sideline tablet technology for the conference's football programs. The Southwestern Athletic Conference is excited to partner with GameStrat and their innovative sideline tablet technology. We look forward to providing this innovative technology to the football programs within our league as they seek to continue to advance in all technological and strategic facets of the game. - Dr. Charles McClelland, SWAC Commissioner

GameStrat Becomes Exclusive Provider of Sideline Tablet Technology To NCAA FCS Patriot League Conference for Football GameStrat, a leading provider of sideline tablet technology solutions, today announced a groundbreaking partnership with the NCAA's Patriot League conference, becoming the exclusive provider of sideline tablet technology for the conference's football programs. We are thrilled to partner with GameStrat to provide our member football programs with the best in sideline technology. They have a well-deserved reputation of innovation and reliability that we expect to serve our membership well. - Jennifer Heppel, Patriot League Commissioner

GameStrat Becomes Exclusive Provider of Sideline Tablet Technology To NCAA FCS Big Sky Football Conference GameStrat, a leading provider of sideline tablet technology solutions, today announced a groundbreaking partnership with the NCAA's Big Sky Football Conference, becoming the exclusive provider of sideline tablet technology for the conference's football programs. The Big Sky Conference is excited to partner this coming season with GameStrat, which has quickly become the leader in FCS football sideline coaching technology. Following the NCAA recently approving the use of in-game video, our membership quickly decided the next best way to continue elevating Big Sky football was with a league-wide deal to utilize GameStrat’s proprietary technology that will provide our coaches the instantaneous ability during a game to teach and scout while on the sideline, in the locker room, and upstairs in their box. - Dan Satter, Big Sky Conference Deputy Commissioner

In the fast-paced world of college football, making quick, informed decisions can be the difference between winning and losing. This year marks a significant change as the NCAA now allows the use of sideline tablet technology, a tool that will revolutionize the way in-game adjustments are made. As college football teams begin to adopt this new technology, we understand there might be many questions about its implementation and how everything works. We've compiled a list of our most frequently asked questions about the wireless GameStrat system to get you up to speed and ready to leverage the full potential of sideline tablet technology.

GameStrat Becomes Exclusive Provider of Sideline Tablet Technology To NCAA FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference GameStrat, a leading provider of sideline tablet technology solutions, today announced a groundbreaking partnership with the NCAA's Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC), becoming the exclusive provider of sideline tablet technology for the conference's football programs. The Missouri Valley Football Conference is fully committed to putting its teams in the best position to succeed in the coming season through the newly approved use of sideline video. After carefully researching options, the MVFC has partnered with GameStrat, a proven industry leader in sideline tablet technology. - Patty Viverito, MVFC Commissioner

Brown University football is one of the most tenured college football programs in the country. The Bears played their first game in 1878, and since then have played over 1,200+ games spanning across 150 years. When the NCAA approved the use of sideline tablets in live competition April 18th 2024, it was interesting to see a team with such a storied tradition, be so quick to adopt this new technology.

Baylor Football wasn't waiting around for the NCAA to decide on sideline tablet technology. They took a proactive approach, researching and implementing the GameStrat Sideline Instant Replay system in their training this spring. This allowed their coaches to experience the advantages of instant feedback and streamlined film review firsthand, and get ready to utilize the system at full capacity this fall. "At the time we didn't know for sure if sideline tablets would be approved or not," shared Kaleb Wood, Baylor's Director of Football Technology. "But our coaches wanted some form of tablet replay system in their hand as soon as possible so they could get familiar with how it worked & figuring out the processes of how they would use it to be even more efficient."

The San Diego Seals recently wrapped up another highly successful season, boasting a franchise-best record of 13-5, and an impressive home record of 8-1. A key contributor to their success this season? Their investment in live to bench instant replay technology. We had the chance to sit down with Dylan Altman, Analytics Coordinator for the Seals, prior to the start of the playoffs to get his insight on how the team has been using GameStrat this season to transform operations on the bench. San Diego Seals forward #83 Austin Staats behind the net vs the Albany Firewolves in 2024 NLL playoff semi-finals.