February 2021 Release Notes

On Saturday, February 6, we released our second set of enhancements of 2021. This one was almost entirely driven by user requests. Here's a quick look at the changes:

1. Player and Move Detail - this was a really popular request of our most prolific play creators. The Player and Move Detail options have now been moved to the Design Toolbar. They will contextually appear when you've selected either a player or a move. See the Move Type and Add Role pop-ups in the screenshots below.

2. Share Folders - With this enhancement, you can now share entire folders from My Playbook to Team playbook.

3. Rearrange Plays/Folders - You can now re-order your plays and folders within your playbooks to stay organized and prioritize for your players. Use the "Move Up" and "Move Down" options in the play or folder drop-down.

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Share Public Plays with Free Accounts

Want to see a trick? We're excited to announce that plays can now be shared and even embedded (like above) with your free Lacrosse Lab account. Sharing can be done by selecting the play options drop-down in "My Playbook." Select SHARE PLAY and navigate to the PUBLIC tab. For now, you can share directly to Facebook and Twitter. You can also copy a direct link to share anywhere that you please! For those of you that might be a little more "techy," you can also embed our play viewer on your site, just like I've shown above. As always, let us know what you think and start SHARING! -Eric

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Effort Counts Twice

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