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This is Why We Have Myth Busters Posts

Posted March 03, 2010 by Matt Mueller
Under  • Business  • Opinion

Hopefully you’ve had a chance to read the Hudl Myth Busters post from earlier in the week. Posts like that allow us to deliver a straightforward message to our partners and potential customers about how Hudl can help your team prepare more efficiently.

But there’s another reason those posts are valuable: they help paint an honest picture of Hudl in the face of competitors’ reps who will deceive you to make a sale.

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Hudl Myth Busting: DVD Burning, the Silver Package, and Pricing

Posted March 01, 2010 by Matt Mueller
Under  • Business  • Partners

One of the most frustrating things for us is when people have the wrong information about Hudl. We’re not certain where some of these “myths” come from.

Sometimes people catch the tail end of a demo at a clinic. Sometimes bad information is spread by our competitors. Occasionally, it’s a miscommunication from us. Everyone deserves a better understanding of Hudl - current partners should understand its full potential and prospective ones should not be misled.

We do this by exposing everything about Hudl:

• We let people try it risk-free for 30 days.
• We are the only video editing solution that publicly displays our pricing.
• We have a public features page where you can read for yourself what Hudl is all about.
• We help everyone get the help, support and training they need. It’s all publicly available.

Despite all that, there are still misconceptions. This is the first in a series of posts in which we bust the top Hudl myths:

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Glazier Season Pass Holders Get 15% Off Before April 30

Posted February 24, 2010 by Kim Burnham
Under  • Business

Sales are coming in hot and we still have so much clinic season left! If you haven’t had a chance to check out Hudl, come visit us.

We’ll be at clinics in just about every state but if we aren’t at one near you contact us to set up an online demonstration. We’ll show you Hudl in action.

Remember the 30 day trial is free. Even if you’ve already made a decision to spend money with one of the other guys, you need to try Hudl to see the difference.

If you’re a Glazier Season Pass holder, you get 15% off all Hudl packages Silver and up. Enter your season pass code in the promotion field during sign-up before April 30, 2010.

Here are the clinics we will be attending in the coming weeks:

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Text Messaging, Smart Recruitment Emails, and Athlete Video Tracking

Posted February 17, 2010 by Jon Dokulil
Under  • Features & Updates

You asked for it. You got it. Gold and Platinum Hudl partners can now send text messages with Hudl. You just need to add your players’ mobile phone number and carrier.

The off-season is our chance to really push ahead with new features, polish existing ones, and make sure coaches can get the most out of Hudl.

Although text messaging is the marquee feature for this release, there are a number of others.

Here’s what we did:

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Hudl Teams with CBS Sports’ MaxPreps.com

Posted February 16, 2010 by David Graff
Under  • Business  • Partners

We’re excited to officially announce our partnership with CBS Sports’ MaxPreps.com, the most-visited online high school sports destination. MaxPreps’ president, Andy Beal, and his team have worked with us to craft a partnership that benefits all our high school partners.

We’d like to provide a little background on the partnership:

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Welcome to Hudl - February 6th-12th

Posted February 15, 2010 by Kiley Story
Under  • Partners

It was yet another big clinic weekend for the Hudl Team. Thanks to all of our partners who stopped by the booth to chat with us about their love of Hudl.  We really enjoy hearing about how Hudl has changed the game for you!

We also want to welcome our newest Hudl partners to the team:

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Better Widescreen Video, Invoices, and Consistent DVD Pricing

Posted February 09, 2010 by Jon Dokulil
Under  • Features & Updates

Last week we released an update to Hudl that included several minor (but still important) changes:

• We added better support for widescreen video.
• Coaches can now view and print their teams’ invoices from within Hudl.
• We lowered the price of premium highlight DVDs to $25. All DVDs are the same price.
• We tweaked and improved the presentation tool. We’re almost ready to take the “beta” sticker off…

Read on for the details.

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How Film Study Gives Peyton Manning an Edge

Posted February 08, 2010 by David Graff
Under  • Coaching & Athletics

There was a great article in the New York Times this weekend that anyone who loves football (players, coaches, and fans) should read. The article, “Peyton Manning’s Case for Being the Best Ever”, describes how Peyton out-prepares the competition each week and the vital role that studying video has played in making him one of the best quarterbacks of all time.

From the article:

Of his thirst for film, Manning said: “I knew that’s where I was going to try to gain some type of edge. I knew I wasn’t going to run away from guys or throw through three guys. My idea was to try to have a good sense of where they were going to be. I never left the field saying, ‘I could have done more to get ready for this team.’ ”

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Welcome to Hudl-January 30th-February 5th

Posted February 08, 2010 by Kiley Story
Under  • Partners

We have had a busy week here at Agile and it is only going to get busier as we get further into clinic season. With 10 people on the road this past weekend at 9 different clinics, teams across the country are diving into our trial! We can’t wait to see who will be joining us this week.

We would like to welcome the following schools as the newest members of Hudl:

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Hudl Plays Role in Today’s NCAA Signing Day

Posted February 03, 2010 by Kim Burnham
Under  • Business  • Coaching & Athletics  • Partners

Today’s NCAA Football Signing Day is well underway. Dating back to post-World War II when soldiers returning home from war were recruited by universities to play football - over the years Signing Day has become quite an American sports tradition. From the Bayou Bash to the FSU War Party, college football fans across the country are dialed in to see what the future looks like for their favorite team.

This National Signing Day will be different from years past. High-tech recruiting advancements have shortened the time it takes for college recruiters to evaluate high school prospects. At the forefront of this shift to high-tech recruiting are websites like Hudl.com that use the same video technology that powers sites like YouTube, Hulu, and Netflix. Just as you would stream last night’s episode of Lost, coaches can use Hudl to stream last night’s game to players and recruiters.

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If You Can Play It On Your Computer, You Can Use It In Hudl

Posted February 02, 2010 by Matt Mueller
Under  • Tips & Tricks  • Technology

One of the challenges we faced when we built Hudl was designing a system that wouldn’t limit our users or force them into specific video formats. We know you don’t just get video on digital tape, so we wanted to build a solution that let you use whatever video you have in the format you have it.

As many of you know from using Hudl, we have conquered this task. Since we designed our own capture tool (and didn’t rely on someone else’s system for capture), we let you have complete control over what video formats you want to use. Hudl handles WMV, AVI, MPEG-2, and DVDs (just to name a few) without any extra work, but that just scratches the surface of what you can and will be able to do in Hudl.

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Learn Hudl from the Experts at a Free Online Training Session

Posted February 01, 2010 by Bryant Bone
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Coaches: are you just getting started with Hudl and looking to learn the basics of Hudl Video Editor? Or are you a seasoned Hudl veteran looking to get the most out of the system? Whatever your experience level, we’re excited to announce the first ever Hudl Online Training sessions, led by members of Hudl’s expert support staff.

Register for as many as you want and feel free to get your whole staff involved.

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Welcome to Hudl- January 22-29th

Posted January 29, 2010 by Kiley Story
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Another week has flown by, and we too have been busy flying around the country visiting clinics large and small and racking up those frequent flier miles. In the past week we have also managed to get some teams on board as well.

We would like to welcome the following schools as the newest members of our Hudl family:

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Check Out Hudl at a Clinic Near You

Posted January 26, 2010 by Kim Burnham
Under  • Business

We are a month into the 2010 clinic season and we’ve already met with hundreds of coaches across the country - time flies when you’re on the road! These clinics are a great time for us to spread the word about Hudl, put faces to the names of some of our newest partners and catch up with those coaches we’ve enjoyed working with over the years. If you haven’t yet, come meet us at a clinic where we can show you Hudl in action. Also, rumor has it there’s some free Hudl swag for the taking!

Here are the clinics we will be attending in the coming weeks: 

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Welcome to Hudl - December 15th- January 20th

Posted January 22, 2010 by Kiley Story
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The month of December has been a busy one here at the Agile office. Between Christmas, New Years and scooping ourselves out of the 10 feet of snow that landed here in good ole’ Nebraska, we forgot to let you know who has joined us!

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Hudl Gold Package Now Even More Affordable

Posted January 21, 2010 by Kim Burnham
Under  • Business

We lowered the price of our Gold package from $1,600 to $1,400. Why? Coaches love the additional features and storage space, but found it difficult to justify the old price to those that held the school’s purse strings. So, we made it more affordable.

We get quite a few questions from coaches asking about the differences between the packages and tips for which package they should choose.

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Things Coaches Hate: Paying Hundreds of Dollars for Remotes

Posted January 14, 2010 by Matt Mueller
Under  • Tips & Tricks  • Technology

We spend a lot of time talking with coaches about things that we could improve with their coaching lives. One of the things we heard over and over was that the remotes used to control video right now are too expensive (meaning it is a luxury to have one or two) and they break easily (meaning even if you were fortunate enough to have one, you no longer do). It didn’t make sense to us that after you spent thousands of dollars on an editing system that you also had to spend hundreds on each remote to control it, so when we created Hudl, not only did we want to make sure we designed a cost effective video editing solution, but we made sure that we found a remote that was both affordable and reliable.

This lead us to integrate with the Microsoft Xbox 360 controller. Xbox 360 controller had a lot of benefits over other remotes: you could use the wireless version, it integrated easily with Internet Explorer, it only cost $50, and if you threw it across the room chances are it would still work. Further, since you can get an Xbox 360 controller from any number of places, you didn’t have to worry about us needlessly marking up hardware just to make a quick buck at your expense. Who knows - you might already even have one in your house!

But just like every other area of Hudl, we didn’t just stop once we found something that worked. In an upcoming release, we have a new remote called the Smart Pointer that is cheaper and will work on any computer (Mac or PC) in any browser without the need to do install Hudl’s advanced features!

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How to Browse the Web Like a Pro

Posted January 11, 2010 by Kyle Murphy
Under  • Tips & Tricks  • Technology

Have you ever gone to your favorite sports site for the 10th time in a day and been frustrated when there wasn’t something new to read? That’s not an efficient way to browse the web. You’re a coach. You should be browsing like a pro.

I want to show you how RSS can save you a ton of time by bringing the best coaching and sports news, updates, and resources directly to you.

Watch the quick explanation video from commoncraft. Then, I’ll help you setup Google Reader to follow your favorite content.

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Using Hudl to Give Rock Star Clinic Presentations

Posted January 09, 2010 by John Wirtz
Under  • Tips & Tricks  • Features & Updates

Now that high school and college football season has wound down, it’s time for clinic season to ramp up. For all of our coaches preparing to speak at clinics across the country, Hudl can save you some serious time and help you put together a presentation that will blow away your audience.

We just released the ability to download your presentations so you can easily give them with or without an internet connection. And, we just added the ability to use Hudl with the Smart-Pointer remote ($39 on Amazon.com), so now you can use an Xbox 360 controller or the Smart-Pointer to walk your audience through your slides and video.

Hopefully this post will give you some useful pointers on how to make a sweet clinic presentation in Hudl - a process that will be a lot easier than trying to create and present with a DVD or PowerPoint.

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Jets Rushing into the Playoffs

Posted January 08, 2010 by Kyle Deterding
Under  • Partners

Here at Agile we all wanted to offer our congrats to the New York Jets for making the NFL playoffs! It has been a roller coaster year for the Jets with first year coach Rex Ryan and rookie QB Mark Sanchez, but both have stepped up to the challenges and have the team rolling at just the right time.

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Refer Coaches to Hudl and Earn Cash

Posted January 06, 2010 by Kim Burnham
Under  • Business

Hudl Rewards is a simple concept that allows our coaches to earn money by spreading the word about Hudl.

• You tell a coach about Hudl
• They sign up with your referral code
• We send you cash for each school that purchases Hudl
• Referred coach also receives 10% off for using your referral code, so it’s a win-win for all!

The more coaches you bring in the Hudl, the more money you make.

• 1-3: $50 each
• 4-10: $100 each
• 11-20: $150 each
• 20+: $250 each

We’ll pay you through PayPal each month. If you don’t have a PayPal account we’ll create one for you with your Hudl email upon your first payment. Why PayPal? We think it is the fastest and safest way to get you your cash. Learn how to get started so you can start bringing in the dough.

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Trim Your Premium Highlights, Burn Highlight DVDs, and Earn Cash

Posted January 05, 2010 by Jon Dokulil
Under  • Features & Updates

Premium Highlights just got a little better.  You can now zero-in on the action by setting custom start and stop points on highlight clips.  Trim out the dead time before or after the play, or just skip right to the spot where you level the QB.

The new update in Video Editor allows coaches to download and burn highlight videos yourself.

Coaches: Earn cash from the Hudl Rewards Program by spreading the word about Hudl to other teams.  We are starting a new referral program where you can earn money by referring new schools to Hudl.  If you are happy with us and Hudl then earn some money spreading the word.

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Happy Holidays from the Hudl Crew!

Posted December 24, 2009 by David Graff
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Happy Holidays to you and your family from all of us here at Agile Sports!

We have enjoyed an awesome 2009, getting to know coaches throughout the country, learning how they get their teams to perform at the highest level, and making Hudl the best tool possible to help them win.

We are very excited to get to know many more teams in 2010 and to share in their successes. Over the next few months, the Hudl team will be on the road traveling to more than 100 clinics around the country.

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Canyon Creek Becomes Texas State Champions and NPSAA Div. II National Champions

Posted December 21, 2009 by Brian Fleissner
Under  • Partners

Back-to-Back State Champions.  That is what the Cougars from Canyon Creek Christian Academy can now be called after beating Legacy Christian Academy 46-34 earlier this month in the TAPPS IV Championship Game.

The Cougars finished 13-0, winning by an average score of 46-15. 

Head Coach Larry Thexton and his staff have enjoyed using Hudl to help them dominate the game…before the game even started.

“Hudl gave us an incredible advantage in preparing our players for the opponent each week.  With the ability to add notes to the video, it taught our players how to watch game film.  Each week our players were online watching video during their free time.  I think we may have been one of the best prepared teams in the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools.  Thank you Hudl Team.”

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