Sierra Canyon School Case Study | Gipper Touch

Sierra Canyon School (Chatsworth, CA) is one of the most recognizable high school athletic departments in the country: 1 National Championship, 13 State Championships, 20 CIF Southern Section titles, 80+ league championships, and nine NBA players.

When David Sobel, Athletic Director at Sierra Canyon, decided to bring their legacy to life with a touchscreen display, he needed a platform that could match the quality of his program.

With Gipper Touch, he got a display that rivals UCLA's hall of fame — and can be easily updated in seconds.

Before Gipper Touch

Three trophy cases
No way to showcase 18 sports in one place
Achievements and history forgotten and lost
38-acre campus too big for admissions tours to walk every facility

"It's easy to remember things that happened three months ago or four months ago. But we've got 18 varsity sports here. Things evolve and people forget those stories over time. And you definitely can't tell the full story with a trophy case.”

With Gipper Touch

State of the art 72" touchscreen display that wows his community
Engaging, interactive history, showcasing professional athlete alumni, Team USA, state championships, collegiate commits, 360 virtual facility tours, and more
Updates take seconds, in a platform anyone can use
Crown jewel of the admissions tour

"Our touchscreen display has become what I call ‘a living yearbook.’ As things happen, we post things up on it — and it creates this digital archive that brings our program to life.

We are absolutely blown away by this product. Please be sure to use me as a reference for any schools interested in Gipper Touch."

To create a D1-level experience.

David toured Villanova with his daughter and they saw that their basketball entrance had a full interactive display showcasing their program. Sierra Canyon now has the same thing for their athletic department. Except they are a high school. The 72-inch touchscreen is the first thing every visitor sees as they enter their gym. Visitors are blown away.

"Our administration buys into what it takes to have an elite program. We like to compete at every level, giving our student-athletes the best education, the best facilities, the best coaches. This is just another way that we are able to do that. It's a way we differentiate ourselves from other schools."

To make updates quick and easy.

David and the Sierra Canyon athletic department have limited time. They needed touchscreen software that was modern, intuitive, and quick to update.

“One thing that we've loved about the product from the beginning is that it is very, very user-friendly. It’s very simple for anybody to learn on the fly.”

To save time with an all-in-one platform.

As a long time Gipper Engage partner school, it was a game-changer for David to have one platform that had all their graphics, photos, and videos easily accessible. It made updating the display quick and easy. No downloading, switching platforms, and re-uploading—just fast, seamless updates in one place.

“It’s the ease of having all the assets in one place. For example, tomorrow is signing day. it literally takes us about 20 seconds to go from creating a college signing day graphic in Gipper, to then adding it to our Gipper Touch display. It's seamless.”

To have an admissions tour moment.

Sierra Canyon has three campuses and 38 acres. You can't walk every prospective family to the baseball field. The 360-degree virtual tours embedded in their touchscreen display solve that — parents get the full experience standing in the gym entrance.

"The admissions group says, 'Oh my God, we love this.' It really helps tell our story. It sells parents on our program."

To get world-class onboarding & support

Gipper’s white glove onboarding helped take the work off the plate of David and Sierra Canyon. Gipper took Sierra Canyon's history and content - and delivered a launch-ready display. And the support didn't stop at launch.

On Gipper Touch's white-glove onboarding:

"We don't have a lot of time to devote to this, but obviously we want to see the end results being at our level of quality. You took the work off our plate and brought your expertise."

On Gipper's support:

"A lot of companies, the product's sold and they go: 'Hey, I'm done.' Gipper cares about making sure the customer is happy on day one — and year after a year. We’ve been with Gipper for almost 10 years now. The customer service is really special."