u/icemarkom

Hey folks, 

Some time ago I mentioned in passing that I was working on a few things that I thought would genuinely benefit the water polo community, but that I was reluctant to post about them given the whole app fatigue expressed here. 

Alas, here I am, posting about those things. If you don’t care about YAWPA (Yet Another Water Polo App [actually, multiple]), please skip :-). I really wanted to enlist AI to help me with this, but it insisted on starting the post with “I built an app” - a kind of worn-out intro.

I built three apps. And a piece of hardware.

(well, firmware too, and I decided that custom hardware was expensive, but that’s a story for other kinds of nerds, not water polo ones)

VERY SHORT, much longer below:

• Water Polo Board gadget: https://lgias.com/wpboard
  • Sends scoreboard data (clock, score, etc) to the phone
• Water Polo Camera: https://lgias.com/wpcam
  • Adds broadcast-style overlay in real time
• Water Polo Referee Companion: https://lgias.com/wprefassist
  • Measure the pool using augmented reality camera; hear clock cues over headphones or radio
• Water Polo Log: https://lgias.com/wplog
  • Digital version of the official water polo scorebook with automated timestamping

VERY LONG SECTION FOLLOWS :-),

Hardware:

Water Polo Board

• A tiny piece of hardware that receives signal from compatible game consoles (Colorado Time Systems) and sends data to the phone
• You can buy one from me (ready to go), or from Amazon and install software on it from my website (free).
• You can read more about it here: https://lgias.com/wpboard
• It enables really cool features in other apps!

Software

A few pieces of software, each independent and solving a specific problem I, and my water polo friends, have encountered, part of what I dubbed “Water Polo Suite” (see more here: https://lgias.com/). There will be a few more coming, it just takes time to develop quality software.

Water Polo Camera: For parents and other spectators! 

Film the game, add broadcast-style overlays. Scoreboard, game events as “lower-thirds” (goals, penalties, exclusions). It's rules-aware too, in case you want to yell at me (or other refs). Please don't.

• It can be used with or without the Water Polo Board mentioned above.
• When used with the Water Polo Board, it will give you broadcast-style game clock and shot clock - directly from the “scoreboard”!
• In addition to the above, it allows you to keep “light” stats and add automatic broadcast-style overlays: goals, exclusions, penalties, etc.
• Read a bit more about it here: https://lgias.com/wpcam
• Apple App Store link

Disclaimer: It is perfectly usable for free, but true power is unlocked with one-time in-app purchase (no subscription). It also helps me develop more and better software for our community!

Water Polo Referee Companion: For my fellow refs… and coaches :-)

• Before the game:
  • Use the built-in augmented reality camera (works on any recent iPhone; most accurate on LiDAR-equipped Pros) to measure out the pool.
  • Accurate 2m, 5m, 6m, center-point, goal area 2m markers.
  • Measure, place the cones, don’t do the Ministry of Silly Walks stepping.
  • Yes, a tape measure works, too, but it ain’t nearly as cool.
• During the game:
  • When paired with the Water Polo Board (see above), receive audio cues in your headset (or a compatible referee radio; EJEAS v4c for example) from the game clock.
  • Cues like shot clock resets, when time goes under one minute, when the score changes, etc.
• Read a bit more about it here: https://lgias.com/wprefassist
• Apple App Store link

Disclaimer: Same as with the camera app. Perfectly usable for free, one-time in-app-purchases for more advanced features.

Water Polo Log: For desk officials, assistant coaches or spectators

• First off, I posted about this in the past.
  • Post is here: Free Poolside Game Log and Stats App — wplog.

   

• Produce a fully digital copy of the official game log.
• Use the web-based version (https://log.wpref.org),
• ... or use the native Apple app; pair it with the Water Polo Board and event times fill in from the live clock.
• Coming “any day now” to the App Store (Apple approval timeline).
• Read a bit more about it here: https://lgias.com/wplog

Disclaimer: Both are free for their primary purpose.

/wpref

P.S. No AIs have been harmed during the composition of this message.

P.P.S. I really wanted to name at least one of these YAWPA :-). There is still time.