How Prairie Heights High School is Achieving Consistency and Accuracy in Wrestling Stats with MatBoss

The Prairie Heights High School wrestling program (IN), led by Head Coach Brett Smith, includes both boys and girls teams. Coach Smith is involved in every aspect of the program, from recruitment and scheduling to fundraising and training. His comprehensive approach ensures the program runs smoothly and effectively.

Challenges

Before adopting MatBoss, Coach Smith faced several significant challenges related to stat updates and video management:

• Time-Consuming Stat Updates: The manual process of updating and entering stats was inefficient and required extra hours of work.
• Video Management: Filming matches and using them for study purposes was cumbersome and time-consuming.
• Limited Match Review: There was little time available for reviewing matches to work on techniques and improvements.

These challenges impacted the team’s performance by limiting the time available for crucial match reviews and technique adjustments.

Solution

Coach Smith first saw MatBoss in action when another coach demonstrated it at a wrestling camp. Impressed by its simplicity and ease of use, he decided to give MatBoss a try. The decision was driven by the need for a solution that could handle video and live scoring while automatically updating individual and team stats.

Implementation

The implementation process was straightforward but required some initial setup. Key steps in the process included:

• Initial Setup: Entering wrestlers into the system and setting up the schedule.
• Training: Training team managers on how to use MatBoss and save matches. Despite the learning curve, the team quickly adapted to the new system.

Coach Smith found the setup fairly easy, and the team picked up the necessary skills quickly, allowing them to start using MatBoss effectively.

Results

Since adopting MatBoss, Prairie Heights High School’s wrestling program has experienced several benefits:

• Time Savings: The integration of video and live scoring has saved considerable time in updating stats and managing video content.
• Improved Match Review: Many wrestlers now review their matches, which was not feasible before using MatBoss.
• Enhanced Performance Analysis: The video replay feature helps Coach Smith show individual wrestlers and the team areas for improvement and techniques that have worked well.

Conclusion

MatBoss has significantly streamlined the coaching and administrative tasks at Prairie Heights High School. By providing a seamless integration of video and stats, the platform has saved time and enhanced the program’s ability to review and improve performance. Coach Smith particularly appreciates the time savings and the ease of use that MatBoss offers.

While Coach Smith did not have any specific feature requests for improvement, he strongly recommends MatBoss to other coaches. The platform’s comprehensive features and significant time-saving benefits make it an invaluable resource for any wrestling program

"I would recommend MatBoss to other coaches because of the features it offers from a video and statistical viewpoint. The amount of time MatBoss saves is ridiculous."

~ Coach Brett Smith, Prairie Heights High School