FOOTBALLISM guarantees democratic access of technology to the soccer world
The FootballISM platform has a new, more flexible subscription model that enables any soccer club, regardless of its size and resources, to enhance the management of its processes. The solution is presented as the most complete technological platform for managing clubs, soccer academies and analyzing athletes' career paths. An international partnership has been established with the Global Sports Innovation Center.
Lisbon, June 6th, 2018 - The platform FootballISMdeveloped by agap2IT, makes it possible to rethink sports management strategies, promote best practices and a more efficient working environment through the implementation of an original technological solution. This platform is now being marketed with a new, more flexible subscription model (SaaS), developed with the aim of democratizing access to technology for all professional and youth soccer, thereby taking a supportive approach to all clubs, regardless of their budget or size. The tool that streamlines all the processes of a soccer club and academy and enables decision-making that results in financial and sporting gains is within everyone's reach.
The FootballISM platform is now available as a monthly fee e on cloudwith three possible models depending on the plan and features chosen. The plan one shot fee remains available, guaranteeing that it can be installed on the client's servers or in the cloud. The new purchase configuration has different values, adaptable to the budget and needs of each club. The smaller the club, the lower the monthly cost. This ensures that all institutions have access to this innovative management technology. This model was prepared with the collaboration of Liga Portugal, with which a partnership has been established, the details of which will be announced at the start of the next sporting season.
Evidence of the platform's scope, FootballISM is at the heart of the international partnership signed with the Global Sports Innovation Center (GSIC), based in Madrid, which aims to develop the value chain in sports, boosting innovation through Microsoft technology and facilitating operational links between entrepreneurs and startups, sports organizations, educational institutions and companies. FootballISM is now among the range of solutions offered by GSIC to clubs in a variety of sporting contexts.
For Filipe Esteves, Managing Director of agap2IT and responsible for FootballISM: "the underlying purpose of implementing FootballISM is to reinventing the way soccer is managed. For the first time, we have access to complete information on a single, customizable platform, which allows us to integrate all the departments in a club. We believe that this reality of increased efficiency made possible by FootballISM should be within the reach of most sports organizations, regardless of the resources at their disposal. This new marketing format responds precisely to this objective of giving any club the opportunity to reach a new level in the way it manages the well-being and progression of its players and the different processes that contribute to their success.".
Among the new features integrated into the platform is an app for players. This allows athletes to access all the information that concerns them on their mobile device, including information on profitability in the context of games and training, medical rehabilitation and nutritional plans, among other features. Another new feature is the "Player Lab", which allows you to cross-reference information from various sources, such as nutrition, training evaluation, GPS, etc. wearablespsychological and social assessment, subjective perception of effort, among others. This added value guarantees the club a 360º view of its athlete's performance and well-being.
The FootballISM interface has also been improved, allowing for an increased degree of customization of profiles and the configuration of dashboardmenus and functionalities at the user's discretion.