GameChanger Introduces Film Room for Coaches: New AI-Powered Video Analysis Tool for Youth Basketball & Volleyball
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GameChanger, part of DICK'S Sporting Goods, has launched Film Room, an AI-powered video analysis tool for youth basketball and volleyball. This feature, available on iOS and Android, automatically condenses game footage into coachable moments, allowing coaches to mark, annotate, and share key plays with athletes and families at no cost.
To promote Film Room, GameChanger has partnered with Lisa Bluder, former head coach of The University of Iowa Women's Basketball Team, and Steve Pikiell, head coach of Rutgers University Men's Basketball. The company has also introduced a new written series on GC.com, focusing on the technical aspects of their AI and computer vision work.
Film Room builds on the success of AutoStream, an AI feature that automatically follows court action. AutoStream powered nearly 25% of all GameChanger basketball streams last winter.
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- Launch of AI-powered Film Room feature for youth basketball and volleyball
- Partnerships with respected coaches Lisa Bluder and Steve Pikiell to promote Film Room
- AutoStream feature powered nearly 25% of all GameChanger basketball streams last winter
- GameChanger is the top-rated youth sports app with over 570,000 reviews averaging 4.9 stars
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Coaches Lisa Bluder and Steve Pikiell Join GameChanger as Ambassadors to Emphasize the Impact of Film on Coaching and Athlete Development
Film Room automatically eliminates downtime in game footage, condensing hours of video into coachable moments. This allows users to save time and focus solely on the most impactful plays without wading through unnecessary footage. Whether reviewing key possessions and volleys or assessing areas for improvement, Film Room allows coaches to mark, annotate, and share game footage with athletes, their families, and staff — all at no cost to coaches.
"By using AI and computer vision to identify key moments in game action, we're taking another big step toward our vision of automating the most time-consuming parts of the youth sports experience," said Sameer Ahuja, GameChanger president and DICK'S Sporting Goods senior vice president. "Film Room gives every youth basketball and volleyball coach their own personal film coordinator, a benefit typically reserved for the most high-level teams. With this feature, we're leveling the playing field and making these valuable insights gleaned from film review accessible to youth sports communities everywhere."
Film Room builds on the success of AutoStream — another AI feature introduced ahead of the 2023 season that allows users on iOS to set up a stationary, mobile device that automatically follows the action on the court. AutoStream powered nearly
To help drive the launch of Film Room for basketball, GameChanger has partnered with two respected voices: Lisa Bluder, the recently retired head coach of The University of Iowa Women's Basketball Team, and Steve Pikiell, head coach of Rutgers University Men's Basketball. Both coaches bring decades of experience and are passionate about the role film review plays in helping athletes refine their skills and elevate their game.
Bluder famously led
Pikiell has been Rutgers' head coach since 2016 after leading the men's basketball program at
Additionally, GameChanger has introduced a new written series on GC.com, focused on the technical aspects of the company's work with AI and computer vision. The first edition, which dives into the development of Film Room and the technology powering it, is now available at GC.com/content-hub.
Already the top-rated youth sports app for baseball and softball with more than 570,000 reviews averaging 4.9 stars in the App Store, GameChanger released deep analytics, scorekeeping, and streaming services for basketball in 2020. Since its launch, more basketball games have been covered on GameChanger than have been played in the NBA over the last decade. With the launch of Film Room, the company continues to expand its basketball capabilities.
Film Room is available on the GameChanger App on both iOS and Android platforms. For more information about Film Room, visit gc.com/basketball.
About GameChanger
GameChanger empowers athletes, coaches, and families to stay connected through live streaming, scheduling, statistics, and scorekeeping. Available on iOS, Android, and the web, GameChanger covers over 7MM+ games annually and 1M+ teams a year. The live streaming and scheduling technology is available for all youth sports, with deep stats and scorekeeping capability for baseball, softball and basketball. GameChanger is based in
Contact: Zack Yohman - zachary.yohman@gc.com
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