ELITE SPORT TECHNOLOGIES press release

An innovative UK company which applies state-of-the-art technology to sports coaching has been nominated for a top industry award.

Globall Coach has reached the final stages of the prestigiousSports Technology Awards. Based in Liverpool Globall Coach (Elite Sport Technologies) has been used and praised by leading sports practioners.

Featuring market-leading animation, Globall Coach is a time-saving enterprise software solution that allows football coaches to ditch the tactics boards and get their ideas across to players quickly, clearly and visually. Secure, collaborative, data sharing allows content to be distributed club-wide, improving teamwork off the field as well as on.

The company’s system has been nominated for ‘Best Technology for Managers & Coaches’ with the winners to be announced at an awards ceremony at The Brewery in London on April 15th 2016.

Originally founded by Rafa Benitez, Globall Coach has been privileged to work with our internationally recognised footballers, managers and coaches including: , , David Ginola, Mikel Arteta, Tim Sherwood, , and Garry Monk as part of their partnership with the Welsh Football Trust UEFA coach education courses.

Paying a visit to Globall Coach’s studio to congratulate the team on their nomination, Rafa Benitez was pleased with the technological advancements of growth from their original Globall Coach product.

Rafa commented: “I am always keen to explore any and all advancements in technology which can benefit any future football projects that I will be working with. I have always been an avid user of technology in sport and know how it can help enhance day to day football activities. I was pleased to come to congratulate and wish luck to the team at Elite Sport Technologies in their nomination”

Chief Executive Officer Emile Coleman is now well ahead with plans to expand and develop the software, which features market leading animation, into the sporting worlds of rugby, american football, ice hockey and basketball.

He has recently returned from another tour of the USA, where Elite Sport Technologies innovation has won wide acclaim.

Globall Coach is already used by the Welsh Football Association which in 2015 qualified for Euro 2016 for the first time in 58 years, and in North America it is used by top MLS sidesColumbus Crew, Sporting Kansas City and Toronto FC with other teams showing great interest in acquiring the technology.

It allows coaches instant access to players’ individual data such as fitness levels and accesses information about their opposition. Globall Coach gives football coaches access to unrivalled and market leading animation For more information please contact technology that not only allows them to save time in preparing for games but also gets their message across more E: [email protected] T: +44 (0) 151 707 9435 M: 07977 063787 clearly than ever before. www.globallcoach.com

Tactics boards and flipcharts make way for tablets and big screens, magnetic markers replaced by moving counters on the screen, helping the coach work through the language barrier present in every modern football dressing room.

Emile said: ”To be nominated for this award reflects the growth and success that we have had in the last year. Globall Coach has worked in some amazing surroundings as part of our international push, which has seen us travel from Seattle to Sao Paulo, New York to Arizona, Kansas City to Rio de Janeiro and many more exciting locations.

“It’s been extremely rewarding to see the benefit and impact that Globall Coach has had on our teams, from winning the Open Cup, reaching the final of the MLS Cup or qualifying for Euro Championships. We look forward to expanding our expertise to other sports in 2016.”

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