The Network
Above diagram is a comparison of the default high school 2 angle packages
The SkyCoach Difference Series
Anything less than a three-point network is inadequate. You can provide WiFi to an entire NFL stadium with a single antenna when nothing else is going on, but trying to connect an iPad to an antenna 30 yards away in a densely packed small stadium surrounded by chain linked fences can be a real challenge. Shapes of stadiums, distance between points, construction material, WiFi interference, crowd size, crowd shape, etc. can all impact an iPad’s ability to connect with an antenna. The closer the antenna is to the iPad the better chance for success.
SkyCoach
3 point network - 6 total antennas
Press box - 3 antennas. Two of them produce WiFi for iPads so that filmers don’t have to be in same room as coaches
Antenna that points at end zone to create bridge to the end zone
Antenna that points at sideline to create bridge to the sideline and provides WiFi access to filmers near this antenna
Antenna that provides WiFi to the coaches near this antenna
Sideline - 2 antennas
Antenna that creates bridge to the press box
Antenna that provides WiFi to sideline iPads
End zone - 1 antenna
Antenna that creates bridge to the press box
Hudl Sideline
2 point network - 4 total antennas
Press box - 2 antennas
Antenna that points at the end zone
Antenna that provides WiFi to iPads near this antenna
Sideline - 0 antenna
End Zone - 2 antennas
Antenna that creates bridge to press box
Antenna that provides WiFi to sideline iPads
Gamestrat
2 point network - 4 total antennas, 2 additional if they deem it necessary (will provide a 3 point network set up for college/pro teams)
Press box - 2 antennas
Antenna that points at the end zone
Antenna that provides WiFi to press box iPads
Sideline - 0 antenna
Gamestrat has stated that pro and college teams get 2 sideline antennas, but high schools will only get them if they deem it necessary
End zone - 2 antenna
Antenna that creates bridge to press box
Antenna that provides WiFi to sideline iPads
Edge Replay
3 point network - 5 total antennas
Press box - 2 antennas
Antenna that points at the field to bridge both sideline and end zone
Antenna that provides WiFi to iPads near this antenna
Sideline - 2 antennas
Antenna that creates bridge to the press box
Antenna that provides WiFi to sideline iPads
End zone - 1 antenna
Antenna that creates bridge to press box
In 2016, SkyCoach moved to using two antennas to point to the field, one dedicated to the end zone bridge and one dedicated to the sideline bridge. From experience, it was not always possible to bridge the end zone and sideline from a single antenna. The shape of the stadium can have an impact on being able to use one antenna to effectively communicate to both the end zone and the sideline at the same time.