Toowoomba shooting for Glory with new innovation

THE Toowoomba Basketball Association is looking to the future with the implementation of a new video engagement system.

NEW ERA: Young Toowoomba Basketball Association players like Laura Conway (pictured) will be able to track their game with Glory League. Picture: Kevin Farmer

BASKETBALL: The Toowoomba Basketball Association is gunning for glory with its latest acquisition set to be a game-changer.

The association has acquired the use of automated video engagement system Glory League, which is set to add a new level of professionalism.

Glory League will film all association games from the juniors through to seniors, giving players both statistical insights and video of their performances.

TBA president Jamie Biggar said this would prove to be a vital tool for players, coaches and officials, helping Toowoomba reach new heights.

“Glory League is a really cool software that allows us to track every game,” Biggar said.

“It’s important from a safety aspect if we have ever have judicial problems. Coaches are looking forward to being able to review game footage.

“For players, it breaks down their game into certain portions like points and assists and allows them to build their own stats.

“If they want to move on (to bigger things), it’s important for them to have their own footage and stats, and now this can start from a very early age.

“Before it didn’t start until rep games, now with filming club games they can start building stats from as early as U10s.”

Biggar said that the technology would allow more eyes to be focused on local games, with the ability for games and highlights to be shared on social media.

“Players can track their progression, but coaches can also track theirs as well, to see what they are doing well,” he said.

“It gives the opportunity for people that wouldn’t normally attend games to see them. Players can share the footage via Twitter or Facebook.

“Grandparents or parents that aren’t at the game, or if the game is played out of Toowoomba, they can still see them.

“It allows for a one-hour game to be watched in 10 minutes.

“Currently we’re looking for a sponsor across the whole platform. Once every three months Glory League gives us a breakdown, where we can track if it is shared overseas among other things, and sponsors get a real recognition of where their brand is shown.”

Glory League will be up and running in time for the return of TBA fixtures, which Biggar said they are hopeful of resuming next month.

“We haven’t actually filmed a game yet, but we will film a training session to make sure it works,” he said.

“We will roll it out when we start fixtures, which is gazetted for July 13 should we reach the relevant government stage.

“This will allow for full contact. We’ve resumed training for the seniors, and the QSL squad has trained twice a week.

“It’s a little bit different than normal (with no contact), but they’ve been getting through a few different ideas.

“What we’ve found is the higher athletes have been doing their own work. It’s just a matter of combining all those athletes together to have them working towards a similar process.”

The QSL season is scheduled to commence on August 8, with the Toowoomba Mountaineers nominating two men’s and one women’s team.

Biggar also confirmed that the second staging of the Toowoomba Basketball League will take further steps forward later this year, with sponsors confirmed for four teams, as well as new uniforms.

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