Mt. Edgecumbe Volleyball Shares How BAND Helps them Spike the Competition

A team is like a family. At Mt. Edgecumbe, a public boarding school in a small town in rural Alaska, students spend most of the year away from home, so they need a place where their voices will be heard and their grievances listened to.

Athletes and coaches on the Mt. Edgecumbe High School Volleyball team need strong communication to keep connected, especially in the summer months, when they’re back at home. That’s where BAND comes in.

Before using BAND, Mt. Edgecumbe was using TeamSnap to share updates on practices and competitions. The girls hated it, and so did the coaches — it was unreliable, clunky, and expensive. By happenstance, science teacher and coach Michael started using BAND, and decided to bring over the team.

Since then, they’ve had an easier time staying connected. BAND helps cut down the drama so the team can focus on the game. With BAND, each of the four teams (Varsity, Junior Varsity, C-Team, and JV C-Team) has their own Chat group.

“I wanna coach volleyball, and all of the other stuff distracts us from what our goals are… BAND is an important part of how they communicate with each other”

Coaches can share videos and communicate about schedules straight into the chat, so girls get the information they need quickly and easily. He has separate chats for all of the different roles on the court, so it’s easy to share detailed information and drill videos without notifying the other players.

BAND also has a built-in Calendar. Because the majority of students live far from home, Michael created a separate BAND for parents to stay updated on team news and competition days. Coaches can post scores and game updates for parents who are unable to attend. The parents will occasionally use BAND to coordinate travel with coaches when they want to surprise their kids on game days.

Ready to check out BAND for yourself? Click here to get started!

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