Why a Battery Powered Monitor Is Perfect for Outdoor Practices and Training
Gameday or training, the action happens outdoors. With that in mind, you need tech that moves and performs the way your players do. A battery-powered monitor is just the solution that your professional or collegiate athletic team needs.
If you’re on the fence about investing in a tech solution that eliminates the constraints of tethered monitors and cabled chaos, here are seven compelling reasons that will change your mind.
No Outlet, No Problem: Take Your Display Anywhere on the Field
Outdoor training facilities are designed for athletic performance, not AV infrastructure. Power outlets on a practice field are rare, and the ones that do exist are usually mounted on a building wall far from where position groups work or where film review happens between drills.
Your coaching staff may have worked around these hurdles for years with extension cords, portable generators, and battery packs that weren’t designed for the job. However, each workaround introduces its own friction, like cords that create tripping hazards and generators that require fuel and maintenance.
A battery powered display built into a purpose-designed cart sidesteps all of that. The Cordless Explorer runs on a 1,024 Wh lithium iron phosphate battery that delivers over eight hours of runtime on a single charge, so your staff can run a full practice day without planning around a power source.
Built for Outdoor Environments
What do all monitors and the charging infrastructure that powers them all have in common? They’re designed for indoor environments.
Take them outside regularly and the wear shows up fast, whether that’s in the frame, the wheels, or the electronics handling temperature swings between a cold morning walkthrough and an afternoon practice in the heat.
What if there were a solution that held up to the elements while you’re conducting practices?
A battery-powered monitor cart like the Cordless Explorer is rated for outdoor conditions. Its battery carries an IP65 certification, meaning it handles dust and water exposure without failing.
Also, the operating range runs from -4°F to 113°F, which covers most practice environments across seasons. And eight-inch sport casters handle grass, gravel, and uneven turf that would slow down or damage standard cart wheels.
A Screen Large Enough for the Whole Team To See
Reviewing a play on a tablet works fine for one or two players. Scale that to a full offensive line, a defensive backfield, or an entire roster gathering at halftime, and the screen size stops being adequate. Coaches end up repeating themselves because half the group couldn’t see the detail clearly enough the first time.
The Cordless Explorer Cart’s battery-powered display supports displays up to 75 inches and up to 200 lbs. That means your staff can mount a screen large enough for a full position group to review simultaneously without crowding around a small device.
If you use video review as a regular part of practice, moving that capability to a large-format battery powered display on the sideline gives you an edge. With it, your coaches can accomplish more within a single outdoor training session rather than pushing everything to a film room later.
Less Time Setting Up, More Time Sharpening Your Team’s Game
Practice windows are fixed. Most programs run on schedules where every fifteen minutes has a purpose, and setup time for equipment comes directly out of time that could be spent on the field. A display solution that requires locating an outlet, running a cord, and troubleshooting a connection before anyone sees a single frame of footage is a solution that coaches stop using.
Rolling a self-contained battery-powered monitor to the sideline takes minutes. There’s no cord to run, no generator to start, and no compatibility issue to work through before the session begins.
When your staff can move the cart from storage to the field and have a display up and running before the first drill ends, video review stops feeling like an interruption to practice and starts functioning as a natural part of it.
Battery Power and Runtime for a Whole Training Day
There’s nothing worse than tech that fails mid-training. A portable display that runs out of power halfway through a double session is a liability your team can’t afford.
When training sessions drag on for hours, you need a battery-powered display that’s energized for the long-haul. The Cordless Explorer Display Cart fits this description to a tee.
Its 1,024 Wh lithium iron phosphate battery lasts over eight hours on a single charge, which covers most full practice days without needing a recharge. For programs running back-to-back sessions or all-day training camps, a spare battery is available and swaps out without powering the unit down.
Mobility Without Disconnection
Coaching needs shift throughout a session. A cart positioned at midfield for a team walkthrough needs to be at the end zone 20 minutes later for red zone work, then back on the sideline for a full-team review before the session ends.
The Cordless Explorer Cart’s eight-inch sport casters handle the transition between surfaces without resistance, from a concrete storage area to a grass field to an artificial turf practice facility. All four casters lock, with two that also directionally lock, so the cart stays put when your staff needs it stationary and moves cleanly when they don’t.
Durability That Lasts Multiple Seasons
Why buy something you’d have to replace every couple of years? If you want a solid investment, you need a battery-powered monitor cart that holds up to the elements and for the long-haul.
The ideal cart when you’re looking for durability should have robust construction and mobility features that can endure various surfaces. Battery-powered display carts like the Cordless Explorer have a two-inch square tube frame capable of supporting large and heavy monitors on various surfaces.
They’re also equipped with industrial-grade wheels for various surfaces. If something breaks, Bretford offers comprehensive warranty, so you know your cart lasts as long as you need it to.
Coach Anywhere With a Battery-Powered Monitor
Film rooms and indoor facilities have their place in an athletics program, but the decisions that win games get made on the field, during practice, in the moments between drills when a coach can show a player exactly what they need to correct.
Do you need a battery-powered display cart that moves with you and your team? Get a free quote on the Cordless Explorer Display Cart and our other athletics-friendly tech solutions.
