Interaction Before Action: ; High Schools Incorporating Social Media Into Sports Programs
Sunday Gazette-Mail › June 27, 2011
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The impact of social media on the high school sports scene is growing more apparent each year.
Charleston Catholic's successful baseball season, one that ended with a Class A state runner-up finish earlier this month and the school's first win in the state tournament, was aided in part by Facebook.See the full content of this document
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Interaction Before Action: ; High Schools Incorporating Social Media Into Sports Programs
Fighting Irish coach Bill Mehle posted videos of his players' swings or pitching deliveries to a closed group on Facebook that only the players could access with the use of a code. The players could then dissect their mechanics, and when they reported to practice the following day, they'd have a pretty good idea of what they needed to work on.
"We filmed guys in practice and they would get an email saying new videos are available," sai...See the full content of this document
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