Web Pages for Coaches Presenters Matt Anderson – IT Director, P-E-M Community School Bob Tieffenbacher – IT Director, Kingsland Public Schools

Outline Plan Design Update Traffic

Plan Brainstorm all content you want on your site Team Schedule Tickets Stats News Fan Zone Multimedia Athletic Medicine Shop

Plan ~ Team Players Varsity Junior Varsity Other Coaches Bio Achievements Volunteers Names Forms for new volunteers Coaches handbook Player surveys/voting Permission slips Sponsors Current Forms for new sponsors Employment Opportunities

Plan ~ Schedule PDF Schedule –Varsity –Junior Varsity –Other Teams –Pep Fests –Awards Ceremonies –State Competitions Outlook Downloadable Schedule –Instructions for download

Plan ~ Tickets Price –Adult –Student –Senior –Family packs –Group Rates How to purchase Where to purchase When to purchase What admissions is used for (if applicable)

Plan ~ Stats Season Career Team Other team stats

Plan ~ News Game/Meet recap Injury reports Playoff updates Game/Meet changes Awards Accomplishments Fund raisers RSS Feeds*

Plan ~ Fan Zone Message Boards Facebook Twitter Blogs Mascot page/s

Plan ~ Multimedia Photo Gallery –Events –Highlights Video Links –Highlight clips –Scouting clips Audio Clips –Interviews

Plan ~ Athletic Medicine Fitness tips Fitness video links Fitness graphics Nutrition guides Rehabilitation tips

Plan ~ Shop Apparel Activities Fees Tickets

Design Model after professional team sites Showcase information Keep it simple Keep it clean –Limit graphics –Limit font colors (black text is good) –Limit background colors Keep it consistent –Use same font for all pages –Use same color for all pages Reduce the clicks

Update Keep information current Update every 2-3 days Ensure accuracy

Traffic A website or webpage is of no use if people aren’t willing to view it. Here are some tips for increasing the traffic to your site. Keep information updated Post event results quickly Same day is best No later than next day Create an list to send when updating important info Allow viewers to subscribe to blogs and RSS feeds Tell people about your site Add your web link to your signature Put your web address on business cards Put your web address on all forms sent home Have local newspaper or school newspaper post your web address Post web address or link on school home page Encourage athletes to use the page/s Only post content people want Remove or move content that never gets viewed Post content on high traffic days

Resources Sites to Model

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