AIM4SPORT NEW APP IS READY TO LAUNCH
Dave Leader at Aim4sport, one of the best known retailers in the UK is launching a new and wide-ranging app called Archer's Toolbox, which aims to provide a 'one-stop shop' for all things archery for both archer, club, county, and region. It covers scores, score submissions, analytics, coaching, tuning, social media links and more.
Leader has ambitions that the app will aid the return of archery in the UK by speeding up the submission process of scores through club and county. Features in the initial launch include a score entry journey, round stats, a profile screen, and a portal for record officers to view submitted score. Further feature releases are planned every 2-4 weeks to include all the functions "you could possibly want" from an app.
He spoke to Bow. "The journey has been a long one, that is for sure. Almost five years ago, I was frustrated that the app I was using was good in one area and poor in a lot of others, or the app was too complicated to use. The mission was to produce an app on Apple and Android that would be easy to use, easy to understand, and had all the functionality I wanted in one place." said Leader.
What is different about your app from other archery apps? "The main difference is the way in which the scores can be viewed by the records officers. Currently we hand in a score on paper and the records officer will collect and then enter either a club-built system, or long hand. Here, the archer enters the score and upon completion, the score will be visible by the records officer who will have special access to all the members scores that use this system. This can be rolled out to county records officers along with county team selectors who struggle with score submission. The reply of “I didn’t think I was good enough to shoot for the county, so I didn’t submit any scores” is all too familiar."
"We have several clubs and counties that have expressed an interest. Once the initial version has been released, we will deliver new features incrementally. We will listen to our users and learn from them; ensuring features are prioritised based on user needs and behaviours. Coaching and performance archery will be high on the list of requirements. Again we are looking to come away from the paper driven process we currently use. Coaches, for example, will have sight of their archers session plans, goals, and periodisation. Archers will be able to enter their journals straight into their phones/tablets and the coach will see the entries once they have been made through a unique link."
The app is expected to be free for archers to use initially, but perhaps with a paid tier for clubs to use.
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