AlphaSprite's iPad & iPad 2 app, CoachPad was recently showcased in Apple's iPad 2 television advert. Airing in November 2011, it revolves around the emotive theme of 'Love' and how people engage with the iPad on a daily basis.

CoachPad appears at the beginning of the clip where a basketball coach shows a gameplay strategy to his team on an iPad 2. Here at AlphaSprite, we felt privledged to be a part of Apple's inspirational marketing campaign.

Click here to watch the advert on Apple.com

Click here to learn more about CoachPad

With the Seven's heating up to take place here in Wellington next month, we're ecstatic to hear about coaches around the world using their iPad's on the side-lines.

Thanks to BlitzBokke.com, we have been made aware of South African coach Paul Treu using CoachPad to run through some plays with his players.

Click here for the article on BlitzBokke.com

Or here for the YouTube clip from the IRB Total Rugby show that features it in use (it's around the 4 minute, 15 second mark for those short on time)

It's always great to hear stories about our products being used in fun and interesting ways. Quite a few users from around the World have spoken to us about how they use CoachPad for sports like futsal, curling, korfball and kaatsen (we still don't fully understand what these last two are). But the high-adrenaline and tactic-heavy sport of Paintball has also been popular with CoachPad users.

It was a privlege to be featured in Ramped Magazine this month, who describe CoachPad as a "reason to justify buying that iPad".

Click here for the article or visit their website for more information on Ramped Magazine - www.rampedmagazine.com

We've been working hard on some much-needed updates to CoachPad. A new update will be available shortly that adds custom fields + templates to let anyone use CoachPad - no matter what your sport is! Even professional paintball players are using this app to map out tactics and plans of attack!

CoachPad Rankings on the iTunes App Store as of 15th September 2010

The Number One Sports App in over 35 Countries Including Canada, Sweden, Spain, Brazil and Denmark	#1 Sports iPad App in the United Kingdom (Ranked 64th overall across ALL iPad Apps)
Ranked 3rd in the Sports iPad App Category In the United States	Ranked 2nd in the Sports iPad App Category In Australia

Because of your support, CoachPad sales have continued to grow around the globe. Below are the new ratings 2 weeks after launch!

CoachPad placing in the "Top Grossing Sports Apps" (on the iTunes App Store as of 30th August 2010)

S. Africa - Ranked 4th in Sports (79th overall)	Canada - Ranked 1st in Sports (141th overall)	USA - Ranked 4th in Sports (127th overall)
Turkey - Ranked 2nd in Sports (50th overall)	Argentina - Ranked 2nd in Sports (25th overall)	Denmark - 10th in Sports (not ranked overall)

Thanks to everyone who downloaded CoachPad this week, because of your support CoachPad is now in the top Ranking Sports Apps category around the World. A further thanks to everyone who has offered their feedback and comments - we are currently looking to release an update shortly!


CoachPad placing in the "Top Grossing Sports Apps" (on the iTunes App Store as of 24/08/10)

Russia - Ranked 1st Top Grossing Sports Apps	Italy - Ranked 4th Top Grossing Sports Apps	Australia - Ranked 5th Top Grossing Sports Apps
Germany - Ranked 5th Top Grossing Sports Apps	United Kingdom - Ranked 9th Top Grossing Sports Apps	United States - Ranked 12th Top Grossing Sports Apps

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