My Pro Hero emerging as an influential app in sports
AC Client My Pro Hero is a new, e-learning app that is bridging the gap between professional and grassroots hockey.
The online coaching tool allows aspiring athletes to receive equal and unrestricted access to top-level experts, regardless of income or location. “Young players need translatable skill development and mentorship from those who have competed at highest level,” says Todd Bidner, Detroit Red Wing Alumni and Cofounder of My Pro Hero.
The app combines live videoconferencing and built-in tools that allow professional athletes, former players, and skill development coaches to share their learned skills with a new, expanded online audience of young players.
With support from The NHL Alumni BreakAway program (a program dedicated to assisting players transition after hockey), the app was built to help NHL Alumni build their post career path by creating new coaching connections between former players and the next generation of promising players.
“After retiring from the game I saw an opportunity to stay connected by hosting coaching clinics for minor hockey” says Bidner, who also owns Skill Shots LLC where he has taught skill development to 800 local youth. “But a coaches’ physical reach is only so wide. My Pro Hero allows top players to translate their coaching methods into the online world, reaching tens of thousands instead hundreds of players.”
One of the players taking advantage of My Pro Hero is Brian Trottier, 7 time Stanley Cup Champion and Hockey Hall of Famer. “I saw My Pro Hero as a perfect business opportunity for me. I’ve always desired to do what Gordie Howe did for me, serve as a leader and positive role model for the next generation of hockey.”
Coaches also have the option to donate the proceeds from their session to a preferred charity or to the app’s featured player initiative or charity.
“The spirit of hockey is the essence of who we are,” says Steve Wicklum, Cofounder and former minor professional player, “I know firsthand the depth of affect a coach can have on a player; one small piece of advice can change your career and we’ve found a way to support that.”
As the first of its kind, My Pro Hero is transforming the way modern athletes develop.
The vision for the company is to expand beyond hockey to all sports including figure skating and the introduction of a sports nutrition division.
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