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I keep having problems losing connection between my ipad and lasers during sprint timing events. For example, I was running flying starts with two lasers for about 10 athletes. I was doing 20 yard flys. I was standing half way between the two lasers. Lasers would work fine for a few runners and then lose connection. I would have to reconnect lasers on ipad and walk closer to the lasers to do so. My ipad didn't have a cell connection. Just used bluetooth with the ipad connecting to the lasers. Very frustrating as this happens consistently with the dashr timing. I am not sure if a better device such as android would work better or if this happens with weak batteries but it is very frustrating. Any advice would be appreciated.

As a coach you want to see your athletes succeed. Hard work is required for them to reach their goals – and it is your job to help drive that work ethic and provide the necessary tools. Just like with any program where you want to measure “change” you take baseline metrics – whether that is weight, strength, academics, etc. – and then you take your exit measurements at the end of the program. It is important to select measurable outcomes that are both relevant to your athlete’s goals and can be accurately and unbiasedly measured. When these goals are improvements in athleticism, standardized tests such as linear dashes, change of direction, and jumps are commonly measured. Keeping a close eye on how athletes are progressing is important, as some athletes respond differently to different programs. Therefore we suggest that you make testing a common part of your training program so that: 1.       Your athletes are encouraged to keep up the hard work. 2.       You foster healthy competition and moral within your team/training group. 3.       You can make changes to your programming if you are not seeing the progress you expect. Depending on the athlete and the program you assign them, it may be difficult to quantify their improvements. Perhaps your athlete puts on 8 lbs of muscle during their time with you, but their performance tests showed little to no improvement. Well, they are moving more mass at the same rate, so they are more powerful. The Epley Advantage Performance Index (EAPI) takes this into account, as it scores the athlete based on their size and performance tests. As a coach at a gym, parents want to know they are getting something out of their investment. Depending on the parent – this may be a difficult task. Using the EAPI reports you can quantify an initial baseline and share it in a form athletes and parents can easily understand. Creating a tangble unbiased metric to track their child's athletic performence journey. The report includes core information such as name, height, weight, etc. along with their raw test results. For linear speed you can test either the 10 yard dash or the 40 yard dash, for agility you test the Pro-Agility (5-10-5), and for power you test either the vertical jump or the broad jump. In the Index Results section you get the three components presented as a pyramid-like graph – giving a visual representation of your strengths and weaknesses. What do these Index numbers mean? Well, there is a star chart to relate these numbers to college athletes in different sports – but how does that relate to my 12 year old son? Based on tens of thousands of data points we have created percentile ranks for each component of the score. We know that a score of 500 in a drill suggests that you could have D1 potential, but what does a score of 200 mean at 12 years old? Your athletes and their family can now see how they rank up and track their progress through their time with you. This Index is a POWERFULL tool in reporting/tracking performance metrics and auditing yourself or your coaches' programs. But it can also be used to bring in revenue outside of gaining and maintaining customers! Dashr has partnered with GETHIGHLIGHTED to massively expand the value of the EAPI. Through the GETHIGHLIGHTED recruiting/match-making platform an athlete can get noticed at the collegiatelevel where otherwise they may not have had an opportunity. With GETHIGHLIGHTED an athlete creates a profile that hinges on athleticism (measured with the EAPI), mental toughness, and a video interview. Not only is GETHIGHLIGHTED helping athletes reach their goals of playing at the next level, they will donate back to you/your program for each athlete that signs up. Learn more about the Dashr + GETHIGHLIGHTED solution. To add EAPI reporting to your program just login to your online Dashboard and go to the Store tab on the left. Click on Licenses and you will see the options to get the Performance, Strength, or both for a year. Note that you get a 7-day free trial as well! You will need Roster Spots for each athlete your are training/testing and if you have Dashr equipment - Fantastic! If not, you can order and have it within a week in most instances. If you just want to run the Index without Dashr equipment, follow the steps HERE to do so. As always - please post here, email us at info@dashrsystems.com or call us at 844-443-2747 if you have any questions

Obviously we prefer that you use Dashr equipment to collect times, jumps, and biometric data to ensure your data is as accurate as possible - but if you do not have access to our equipment we still want you to have the option to use these Index Reports. Here is how you can still use them! Please read all instructions before starting – creating Rosters and adding athletes to those rosters at the start will make things more automated down the line. 1. Create a Dashr account if you have not already at https://dashboard.dashrsystems.com/ 2. Create Rosters (optional – but great for organization and speed of report generation) and add athletes to your account. Rosters are created one at a time on the Dashboard, then you can upload athletes to the rosters in bulk by downloading the template and adding in the athletes. If you have information such as height, weight, DOB, gender, etc. you can upload that now as well. Instructions/video on this can be found at https://www.dashrsystems.com/dashboardoperation - go to “Adding athletes and rosters” 3. New accounts are credited 10 Roster Spots (Roster Spots are athlete credits – you need one for each athlete you add to the Dashboard) and you can purchase more Roster Spots by clicking the “Buy More” button at the top right of the screen. More details on Roster Spots - https://www.dashrsystems.com/rosters 4. Once you have your athletes added to the appropriate Rosters you can upload their data. To do this you will go to the results tab – individual results, select the “Upload” button near the top right. Download the template, view and delete the sample data in it – then add in your own data. Note that if a date is not included on the event/drill then it will default to the day that you uploaded it. Instructions/video on this can be found at https://www.dashrsystems.com/dashboardoperation - go to “Uploading and exporting results” 5. Once the necessary data is uploaded (height, weight, gender, 10 or 40 yd dash, vertical or broad jump, and the 5-10-5) you can run EAPI reports. To do this go to the Reports tab on the left – EAPI – Individual. Once there press the “+ Add” button at the top right. You can run a report on a single athlete or you can change selection type to Roster and select a roster. If you do this it will run a report for each athlete on the roster that has all the necessary data listed above. Instructions/video on this can be found at https://www.dashrsystems.com/dashboardoperation - go to “Epley Advantage Index Reports” 6. You will need to purchase an EAPI License of an Index Package to generate these reports. You can do this directly through the Dashboard by going to the "Store" tab on the left and selecting Licenses. The cost is $200/yr for the Performance and Strength Indexes individually, or $300/yr for them both. Note that you can get a 7-day free trial when you sign up. 7. Additional features: Please post here, email us at info@dashrsystems.com or call us at 844-443-2747 if you have any questions