User Testing Feedback

I received some very helpful feedback when going through my prototype testing. I’ve compiled a list of things I heard from users, and am beginning to incorporate. Here is the latest Prototype: http://anni-hechtner.com/thesisPrototype/index.html

IMPROVEMENTS

• Rules Page:
• Add more description on the # of players section. Label what positions do what.
• Also for # of player, emphasize the number 11 for each team so users don’t have to count.
• Add more description on the field section. Label what each line or area on the field does what.
• For the ball section, add an image of the ball, maybe showing dimensions. There is a different ball  size for each age group, so I should research that and show the differences.
• For the referees, it might be helpful to show more images then just text. For example, show the referees’ gear, like their flags. Or showing symbols of the different signs a referee makes and what each one means.

• News Page:
• Add more details about where and when you can watch upcoming games.
• What is the source of the newsfeed? (I am doing more research on this, but right now the source is ussoccer.com)
• Make filters for the newsfeed for pro, college, high school, and youth.

• Homepage
• Increase the usefulness

• Navigation
• Re-order tabs to put the News and Teams first (complete)

• Teams Page
• Re-order navigation to read pros, college, then youth.
• For youth, since I do not have specific data for each state, maybe the user can click on the state they are interested in learning more about, and that would take them to that’s state’s youth soccer website. (Still looking for numbers)
• On the pro section, users should be able to click on each team and see their logo, name, and make some sort of stats.

• History Page
• Text is difficult to read, either darken the background color or enlarge the type.
• Maybe relate the information to a major US event that happened that same year to give the reader some context.

• Growth Page
• X-axis is difficult to read, might need to incorporate a range.
• Make your comparisons of increasing interest/participation in soccer more comparative among the different groups so you can get a feel for the relative growth of pro woman's soccer in relation to what's happening with young girls taking an interest