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New Web Site Allows Coaches To Teach More Than 200 Video Courses

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A web site enabling athletes to connect with expert coaches through a video course platform launched Wednesday. More than 200 courses are available featuring baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cricket, fitness, football, golf, hockey, lacrosse, martial arts, running, skiing, snowboarding, soccer, softball, sports performance, swimming, tennis, track & field, volleyball, wrestling and yoga.

The site -- CoachTube -- allows coaches to disseminate useful content, without having to worry about technology, distribution costs or marketing. It is available on desktops, laptops and smart phones. The coaches include Matt Nokes and Jerry Weinstein (baseball), Koran Godwin and Dr. Hal Wissel (basketball), Oscar Wegner (tennis), Mike Hollis and Scott Newman (soccer), and Carl Adams (wrestling).

Founded last year by Wade Floyd, the Austin-based company allows coaches to set the course prices with demand driving the optimal price point. Many of the courses are free with the most expensive costing just $100. Coaches can choose to donate all proceeds to their foundation or make their videos free.

"After talking to hundreds of coaches, from pros to parent volunteers, I realized the impact CoachTube could have in today’s online-learning atmosphere, especially because there isn’t an online marketplace for coaching and learning sports skills like there is in academic and technology learning,” Floyd said.

Wegner, the tennis coach, said, “I have spent the past 30 years coaching tennis and influencing the best players in the world, from Venus and Serena Williams to former top-ranked Brazilian Gustavo Kerten. Now CoachTube.com is helping me deliver my revolutionary tennis techniques to a whole new generation of future pros.”