June 22, 2009

The Southwestern Athletic Conference has signed a five-year agreement with LRS Sports to provide video-editing software and equipment for the Conference’s 10-member institutions. Also, the SWAC has signed a five-year agreement with DragonFly Athletics for the digital internet exchange of video.

As part of the agreement with LRS Sports, among the items each Conference athletic department will receive include cameras with accessories, video-editing software, laptops and a server to provide consistent, top-quality game-file sharing for football.

“Our new partnership with LRS Sports will tremendously benefit our Conference athletic programs,” SWAC Commissioner Duer Sharp said. “The LRS Sports System will allow our schools to quickly, efficiently edit game film. This will help our coaches to be more efficient, which in turn will raise the level of performance of our outstanding student athletes.”

LRS (Levi, Ray, & Shoup, Inc.) provides video editing solutions to head coaches and video coordinators for sports programs. Their products focus on the full range of athletic program needs at the high school, collegiate, and professional levels.

“We are certainly honored that SWAC chose to partner with LRS Sports for the next five years,” said Dan McCain, LRS Sports Senior Manager. “We are excited and committed to doing all we can to enhance the student athlete experience as well as providing solutions that lead to increased efficiencies, modern technology, and better coaching tools.” 

The Conference’s agreement with DragonFly Athletics will allow for the internet transfer of game film. With an average transmission time of 45 minutes, teams can now exchange game film at the click of a button.

“With DragonFly Storm, all football video exchange will be done electronically and efficiently,” Commissioner Sharp continued. “All of our institutions will be able to spend less time exchanging film and more time preparing for success. These new technologies will greatly assist our coaches and student-athletes.”

DragonFly Athletics provides video-exchange for more than 150 NCAA Division I institutions and some the nation’s top conferences including the SEC, Big East and ACC.

“DragonFly is truly excited to work with the Southwestern Athletic Conference,” said Chad Q. Brown, Director of Business Operations, DragonFly Athletics, LLC. “The SWAC has been extremely aggressive in their efforts to advance technologically within their athletic departments.  Commissioner Sharp and his staff have been so impressive to watch as they set their sights on being a league that is truly proactive in sports technology.   We look forward to our future relationship with the Southwestern Athletic Conference.”

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