By Joe
Let's make a comparison of apples to oranges - HomeField in 2009, to HomeField in 2010. We officially launched HomeField to the public a year ago this month with a version we like to refer to today as HomeField 1.0. For a newly launched product that had barely been tested, it fared pretty well. We had over 20 paying customers in the spring, and a bunch more teams using HomeField’s free demo.
More importantly, we got to watch, listen, and learn a lot about how you wanted to use HomeField. With all that input, we created the version you see today. HomeField 2.0! We built the features you requested, added in some ideas of our own, and ultimately made it better, faster and even easier to use.
So how is HomeField growing so far in 2010? We are now through the first two weeks of January, and HomeField is already in use by 66% of Division I Men's Lacrosse, with 41% upgraded to Pro! And the season hasn't even started yet!
Johns Hopkins, Ohio State, Hofstra, North Carolina, Maryland, Rutgers, Brown, Bryant, Bucknell... shall we continue? Because believe me, the list goes on!
We not only have individual teams signing up, we have entire leagues! The CAA and the Ivy League jumped in early, though more leagues are confirming with us as they realize the benefit of having all of their conference using HomeField for film exchange.
And apparently word travels fast, because the women’s lacrosse teams are catching on quick! Already, the American Lacrosse Conference - home to dominant programs like Vanderbilt, Penn State, and the defending National Champs, Northwestern - has agreed to make HomeField it's official online video system! We're also working with the ACC, the Ivy League and other women's programs across the country.
The HomeField network is growing stronger and stronger with every new team, whether they’re men or women - NCAA or MCLA - Div I, Div II or Div III - even high school teams are jumping on HomeField.