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CARLTON players could head into this year's finals series armed with a new and innovative weapon – their phones.
Owing to the Blues' affiliation with TeleChoice and Optus, they have equipped every player with an iPhone – the latest touch-screen advanced mobile operating system that can sync with a computer and connect to the Internet.
The Blues can now send their players regular updates, including training and game schedules, personal nutritional information, and video.
Carlton development and academy manager Darren Harris said the innovative approach to communication would assist the players in improving their time management skills.
"The iPhones are going to be something going forward that will be pretty important with our communication," he said.
"With 46 players and having to get schedules out, being able to do that quickly and effectively is really important.
"You'll be able to send vision to the player, and you can get the right cords so you can put your phone into your television so you can watch your vision as it's sent to you by the coach.
"At the moment, they watch the vision with the coaches and there is the ability to do that here.
"For a coach to be able to email a player vision to their phone and leave them to watch that in their own time as well, would be a pretty good tool."
Harris said players would be sent footage of their previous games' performance, as well as video of their next opponent.
He also said the club's newfound ability to inform players of schedule changes meant there were even less excuses for tardiness.
"There's nowhere to hide now," he said.
"That's the key. Every player knows that in an AFL system, timetables change occasionally, and to be able to get that information so a player knows exactly what's going on quickly will be important."
Harris said he expected coach Brett Ratten to also embrace the iPhone.
"He's pretty up with most things so I'm sure he's all over it," he said.
"If not, I'm sure someone will help him."
Midfielder Bryce Gibbs, who currently has footage of his upcoming North Melbourne opponents on his iPhone, believes the technology will be beneficial.
"They send out our training schedule, nutritional information, when we're having meetings … just stuff to keep the boys updated," he said.
"It's a great initiative and a great service."
Owing to the Blues' affiliation with TeleChoice and Optus, they have equipped every player with an iPhone – the latest touch-screen advanced mobile operating system that can sync with a computer and connect to the Internet.
The Blues can now send their players regular updates, including training and game schedules, personal nutritional information, and video.
Carlton development and academy manager Darren Harris said the innovative approach to communication would assist the players in improving their time management skills.
"The iPhones are going to be something going forward that will be pretty important with our communication," he said.
"With 46 players and having to get schedules out, being able to do that quickly and effectively is really important.
"You'll be able to send vision to the player, and you can get the right cords so you can put your phone into your television so you can watch your vision as it's sent to you by the coach.
"At the moment, they watch the vision with the coaches and there is the ability to do that here.
"For a coach to be able to email a player vision to their phone and leave them to watch that in their own time as well, would be a pretty good tool."
Harris said players would be sent footage of their previous games' performance, as well as video of their next opponent.
He also said the club's newfound ability to inform players of schedule changes meant there were even less excuses for tardiness.
"There's nowhere to hide now," he said.
"That's the key. Every player knows that in an AFL system, timetables change occasionally, and to be able to get that information so a player knows exactly what's going on quickly will be important."
Harris said he expected coach Brett Ratten to also embrace the iPhone.
"He's pretty up with most things so I'm sure he's all over it," he said.
"If not, I'm sure someone will help him."
Midfielder Bryce Gibbs, who currently has footage of his upcoming North Melbourne opponents on his iPhone, believes the technology will be beneficial.
"They send out our training schedule, nutritional information, when we're having meetings … just stuff to keep the boys updated," he said.
"It's a great initiative and a great service."
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