Dry Erase Coaches Clipboards | Basketball, Baseball, Soccer, Football, Hockey, Volleyball, Lacrosse

Many years coaching and this is the first time I have bought anything but the very basic board brought to the market 20 – 25 years ago.The very first thing I noticed was the rough edges. Not like they are going to cut you but noticeable anytime you are holding it.It is slightly longer than the traditional board but that seems to bring the court into the proper portions.The half cost view on the back of the board is good. A majority of the time coaches are drawing things up, they are only drawing things up on either the offensive or defensive end. The only time you use a full court version is when pressing or dealing with a press. I would probably prefer the half court version on the front of the board. Non the less it is a nice feature.A big advantage of this board over a classic board is that the lines of the court are under a clear layer. On traditional boards the court lines rub off over time.I chose this board over ones with lanes that are colored. The colored lane can make it hard to see what is drawn in the colored areas.To address an issues I have read in this products reviews along with reviews of other boards. 1st – who cares if the marker is dried out. Typically coaches use markers other than black so as to keep our lines separate from any lines you might draw. For $5 you going to Walmart and by a 4 pak of colored markers. 2nd – I see reviews about boards that don’t clean off. If you leave the last thing you drew up, on the board for a few days or more they start leave a mark on the board but even then if you use the white board spray cleaner or wipes most stains will come off. 3rd – the clip portion of this board seems to be very strong.Durability of the board seems to be OK, it has some flex to it, more than the classic board. How it will hold up to that first real slamming that an upset coach tends to do we’ll have to wait and see.I’m old school and don’t see a need for fancier or bigger boards. Just need a simple board to draw things up on and this board seems like it will do the job.