If learning could be accomplished remotely, then coaches could reallocate precious practice time to things that can only be done in person – agility, teamwork, execution, speed. After researching available options and speaking with coaches, Matt made several discoveries. Even though cutting-edge tech solutions existed for creating football video libraries and that new products to calculate speed and positioning were coming to market using GPS tracking and accelerometers, no one had synthesized best practices in contemporary education specifically for football. Matt seized the challenge of building an intuitive app which would automatically turn any coaches’ video, playbook, lessons into interactive head-to-head games, saving coaches the effort of hand-building learning modules. At a time when most sports teams still rely on 3-ring binders and in-person team meeting film lectures, this initiative was a no-brainer.

The founders drew up an app that would play like a game but deliver high-quality learning experience in a head-to-head competitive environment.

Team Nation believes in coaches. Each of us was influenced by someone who sacrificed their time to coach one of our teams and who taught us teamwork, hard work, discipline, grit, friendship, and character. Coaches stand as role models and mentors for their athletes, using precious time and often thin resources to make a difference in young lives. Team Nation’s goal is to empower coaches and to extend their reach to help young athletes learn the things that competitive sports teach them better than anything else can.