HARRISONBURG, Va. – Continuing its relationship with web provider
SIDEARM Sports, James Madison Athletics launched a redesign of JMUSports.com, aimed at delivering a more responsive web layout across all platforms with a focus on a clean presentation that is more user friendly on all devices.
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JMUSports.com continues to feature responsive technology, which debuted in the 2017 redesign. Visually, the new website transitions from a media-wall layout to a more traditional website that prominently displays stories at the top of the page followed by various digital mediums, including photo galleries, videos and social media posts.
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"JMU has partnered with SIDEARM Sports for its athletics website since 2014 and we are excited to extend that relationship," Assistant AD for Communications
Kevin Warner said. "Jeff Rubin and the team at SIDEARM have proven to be the industry leader and continue to invest in improving the product. That growth is evident in this redesign of JMUSports.com. We are grateful to Learfield IMG College for its help in securing this partnership and to our external operations personnel for extensive work towards this launch."
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Other features of the redesign include:
- Story rotator on front and sport pages that filters through top stories
- Replacement of top-level dropdown menu to a left-corner menu with consistent appearance across screen resolutions
- Updated scoreboard interface with option to choose specific sport on home page
- New buttons atop all pages with quick links to tickets, giving and merchandise
- Use of SIDEARM's new narrator page function, providing a 100% mobile-friendly experience
- Breakout areas for photo galleries, videos and social media to emphasize digital presence
- New photo gallery layout, which is more visually appealing
- Statistical team leaders highlighted on sport landing pages
- Improvements in team's recruiting pages, including the construction of a recruiting central hub that pertains to all teams