As one of the youngest coaches on every sideline he inhabits, A.J. Smith has always sought to challenge the traditional way of doing things. In fact, Smith was barely older than his players when he began developing the framework for the company now known as VAR Football.
VAR Football is a Virtual and Augmented Reality training suite, developed by Smith, that allows football players at every position to get extra reps to help build comfort and familiarity within a system without hours of physically grueling practice. Smith’s claim is that, by training virtually, players are able to read, think and react almost instinctively when they’re put in game situations.