This week in apps features Leo the Lightning Bug, which focuses on building self-confidence and believing in yourself as players follow Leo's quest to make his very own light, based on the award-winning children's book. Also this week is Go Coach Football, a handy app for football coaches that gives advice, video clips and suggested drills, as well as advice for how to make a practice schedule for a team.
Title: Leo the Lightning Bug
Publisher: Oceanhouse Media, Inc.
Release date: June 30, 2011
Price: $2.99
Background: The app stresses believing in yourself and building confidence as players follow Leo as he tries to make his own light. The book won the Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Children's Book as well as an honorable mention for FoerWord Magazine's Book of the Year Award.Features: Professional narration, background audio and enlarged artwork for each scene. Individual words can be highlighted as the story is read. Features Read to Me, Read it Myself, and Auto Play. Players can find hidden sounds by tapping within the pictures, pages pan and zoom to accentuate the art.
Title: Go Coach Football
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Release date: July 6, 2011
Price: $1.99
Background: Allows users to better run practices and game-day planning with 33 video clips and 21 animations demonstrating 38 skills and 48 drills for offense, defense, and special teams.Features: Instant access to step-by-step instructions and video clips, sample season and practice plans for ages 8 to 14, checklist for game preparation, guidelines for running the team during the game, tips for addressing the team after the game, full listing of rules and specifics aspects of football.
