GAME CHANGER
Imagine having direct, personal access to the top athletes in your sport. They critique your performance, talk to you on the phone and email custom suggestions for continual improvement. While this is still an impossible scenario for most sporting events, it is the current virtual reality for team ropers through online coaching.
To get started, all a person needs is a cell phone. A video clip of a practice run is uploaded to a coaching company’s website, where it is viewed by a pro who offers personalized suggestions for improvement. Some companies offer additional services such as free video storage, memberships to exclusive Face-book groups, podcasts and access to slow-motion videos of the pros’ ideal runs.
“The online coaching is really a game changer. Everyone that I know who is rodeoing is doing it,” said Pace Freed, founder of X Factor Team Roping.
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