Frequently Asked Questions, Answered by the Hudl Billing Department

Posted June 24, 2010 by Todd Prauner
Under  • Business

Every school in Hudl will eventually see this notification pop up in their Hudl account at least once a year:

We know that coaches would rather focus on football than invoices and purchase orders. Like conditioning drills, billing is a crucial part of the process, even if it isn’t a cause for much excitement.

Our job in the billing department is to make the billing process as simple and pain-free as possible for coaches. Below is a list of frequently asked questions regarding billing that might be helpful for you.  You can also check out our tutorial for more information on accessing your invoices online.

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Hudl Partners with Pete Carroll’s Win Forever Academy

Posted June 22, 2010 by Matt Mueller
Under  • Business  • Coaching & Athletics  • Partners

Have you ever wanted to attend a football camp and be pushed to improve by premiere NFL and college coaches? The Win Forever Academy gives you that chance.

The Win Forever Academy opens June 28th, 2010 at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, Calif. with the Win Forever Festival, a football camp for athletes from all positions ranging from grades 9 through 12. Each athlete will be given the ultimate competitive experience and will be coached by top-level NFL coaches and players including Pete Carroll, Matt Cassel, Matt Leinart, and more.

And the best part:

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The Meaning Behind Tonight’s Nebraska Shrine Bowl Game

Posted June 19, 2010 by Kim Burnham
Under  • Opinion

With Hudl returning as a sponsor of the 2010 Nebraska Shrine Bowl, this week I had the honor of flying with the South Nebraska Shrine Bowl team to St. Louis to tour one of 22 Shriners hospitals. Side-by-side with the best of the best high school football players in the state, we were in for something more than just your average tour.

The bus ride from the airport to the hospital consisted of small talk between media and players. “Where are you headed on to play in college?”, “What position do you play?”, “How’s the week been living in the dorms?” These questions were trivial compared to what we were about to learn.

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Using Video to Improve Performance

Posted June 17, 2010 by Craig Secora
Under  • Guest Post  • Coaching & Athletics

Coach Craig Secora is an assistant football coach at Westside HS in Omaha, Neb. Coach Secora also teaches Advanced Sports Performance, Exercise Science, and Weight Training classes at Westside HS.

We learn better by what we see, not by what we hear—both on the field and in the classroom. Video conclusively shows what we’re doing well and what needs to be fixed. It helps you compare your performance and see improvements for yourself.

I’ve applied this fact in the classroom.

We use Hudl to analyze video every day because it allows my kids to see firsthand where they need to improve. I can tell them over and over, but until they see the lines showing their body angles or a frame-by-frame where their hip position should be, they won’t fully comprehend what they need to fix.

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Achievements, More Efficient Navigation, Volleyball Reports

Posted June 15, 2010 by Kyle Murphy
Under  • Features & Updates

We love it when coaches dive right in to Hudl. That’s what we hope everyone does during their 30-day trial.

But even when coaches are super motivated, we hear this question too often:

“OK, so what do I do next?”

Starting today, we think Achievements will be the answer.

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Why Coaches Should Care About Twitter

Posted June 11, 2010 by Kyle Murphy
Under  • Coaching & Athletics  • Technology

Tweet this. Twitter that. Did you see my TwitPic?

It all just sounds like nonsense. And if you’re a sports coach, maybe you’ve asked yourself:

“Why in the hell should I care? How will this help me or my team?”

Well, I’ve done a little research on your behalf. I think I can answer those questions.

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Interview with Scoble - Coaching Made Easier with Hudl

Posted June 10, 2010 by Kiley Story
Under  • Business  • Technology

Ever wonder where the idea for Hudl came from?  Robert Scoble of building43 interviews Chief Technology Officer Brian Kaiser to find out exactly how Hudl started and how coaches use it to dominate the game:

Post-Game Analysis Made Easy with Agile Sports:

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Make Your Own End Zone Camera System for $800

Posted June 09, 2010 by Mike Johnson
Under  • Tips & Tricks  • Guest Post

Mike Johnson is the d-line coach and video coordinator at Lakeville North High School in Lakeville, MN. He’s been sharing these step-by-step instructions to coaches around the country who have some DIY skills and are looking for an affordable, top-notch end zone camera system. The plans are free - all he asks for in return is pictures of your final product and tips on how to make the plans even better. We love it!

I know many of you are in the same situation we were in at Lakeville North - we understood that an end zone view of our games would be a huge benefit for the team, but getting that angle of video was no trivial task (especially on the road). The challenges:

• Working with pressbox video only makes it tough to give athletes the feedback they need (especially our linemen)
• Buying a “professional” end zone camera system was too expensive ($3,000-$6,000)
• Using a scissor lift is expensive, cumbersome, and not possible at away games
• Installing scaffolding is a pain, can be an eyesore, and only helps at home

The answer for us was building our own system that was affordable, reliable, portable, and easy enough I could do it without a mechanical engineering degree and with parts I could order or pick up easily. I want to thank all of the coaches that I have worked with on this design.  My current design is a mixture of my ideas along with suggestions from the other 40+ coaches that built their end zone camera with these tips. Read on to check out, in detail, how it’s done.

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Top 10 Things to Focus On During Football Film Study

Posted June 01, 2010 by Greg Nelson
Under  • Tips & Tricks  • Coaching & Athletics

Between my work at the University of Nebraska as a student assistant and as an assistant coach for a local high school in Lincoln - I’ve spent many hours pouring over film. I have my own style of analyzing video, but I was interested to find out what you look at during your film sessions.

I took a poll of our Hudl coaches to find the top ten things to focus on when studying film.

Survey says:

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