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At the beginning of each week, members of the New York Jets wander over to a computer in the player’s lounge and select video clips they’d like to review ahead of the next game. But rather than burning these clips to a DVD they’ll watch on their laptops or sitting in a darkened room staring at a screen, players have the films sent to their Apple iPads.
The Jets are but one example of how the ubiquitous tablets are changing how teams throughout the National Football League prepare for, and review, games. The iPad is quickly replacing traditional “films” and even printed playbooks in the NFL, much like it is replacing charts in many airliners. A growing number of teams find the devices are faster, cheaper and easier than ripping thousands of DVDs and compiling reams of paper. Tablets also provide far greater flexibility in when, where and how players and coaches prep for upcoming games, allowing them to, say, review annotated game clips or new plays just about anywhere.
(via For NFL Teams, iPad Is Valuable Playbook | Playbook | Wired.com)
