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The Weekly Hudl: Super Bowl Sunday, USC talks Scholarship limits, and more

We’re excited to bring you the first edition of The Weekly Hudl. Each Friday, we’ll post a compilation of our favorites from the week—ranging from articles to apps. We want to know what your favorites are too, so be sure to post them below.

Here are five of our favorite articles from this week:

Keep All of Your Favorite Websites in One Place

We definitely don’t hide the fact that we love all things Google. Google Reader is no exception. Reader displays content from your favorite blogs and sites as it’s posted, eliminating the need to jump from one site to the next.

Here are some tips for finding your way to more efficient web browsing:

New Remote Price for 2012

‘Tis the season to be jolly, and nothing makes us more jolly than a hot deal.

We worked with our manufacturers to get a bulk, discounted price on the Hudl Coaches’ Remotes for 2012.

You can now get a Hudl Remote for $195.

Technology that Makes Our Lives Easier

We love technology around here. We especially love when technology makes some aspect of our lives run just a little bit smoother. This week we have two such things that make Hudl COO, John Wirtz’s, life just a little easier.

See if these two apps might help with any of your New Year’s resolutions:

Keep Track of your Stats with MaxStats for Basketball

Coaches and statisticians looking for a time saver can now use MaxPreps’ new basketball iPad app MaxStatsBB.

This simple in-game stat manager allows you to track real-time stat totals and percentages, shot charts, team and opponent stats, plus other great features like the ability to sync your schedules and rosters from MaxPreps.com.

Download the app free for free.

See it in action:

Our Favorite iPhone Apps

There’s a little bit of geek in everyone at the Hudl office, and we’re all addicted to apps. With the release of the Hudl iPhone app, we figured it’d be fun to share some other great iPhone apps that we’ve come to love. Here are some Hudlie favorites:

Hudl Camera Recommendations

We get asked all the time: “What kind of camera should I use with Hudl?” The answer depends on whether or not you’re going to use Hudl to capture game video as it’s happening, or if you’re planning on loading video in to Hudl after the game is over. Either way, we’ve got you covered. Below you will find a list of reasonably priced cameras that’ll work in either live capture or post-game situations.

Are You Using the Best Computer for Your Video?

If you think about it, your computer may just be your MVP. Power, speed, and agility all combine to make a great athlete. With computers, it’s no different. Powerful hardware lets your computer handle any video editing task you throw at it, speedy processors get the job done quickly, and modern software gives your computer the agility to handle video from any source.

Add it all up and your computer has the potential to save you a lot of valuable time, so you can focus on the details that make or break your team’s preparation.

Coaches often turn to us for recommendations when it comes time to purchase or replace their computers. Read on for our tips on finding the right machine for your team.

Watch Video on Your iPad Immediately After a Game

Is there anything better than video of your team on the iPad? Maybe that same video in your hands on your iPad immediately after a game. Our latest update for the iPad makes that possible.

Import video from your SD card into your iPad so you can watch it on a long bus ride home without waiting for it to be published to Hudl.com.

Technology That Makes Our Lives Easier: Amazon Prime and Golfshot GPS

There’s nothing better than using a new product and having that glorious moment when you think to yourself “What did I ever do without this?”  When a product makes your life easier, it’s hard to imagine having to go back to your old ways.

Amazon Prime and Golfshot GPS are two such products for Hudl’s UX Manager Kyle Murphy. Here’s what he had to say about them:

Which Hardware Works Best for Your Program?

Coaches ask us all the time which computer and camera we recommend to use with Hudl. The hardware you have for your team will play a big role in your video breakdown and publish time on Saturday morning. It’s important to not only think about quality, but also what’s best for the specific workflow of your team.

When you’re thinking about the hardware that’s right for your team, there are a few things you’ll want to think about:

Screenshot Your Formations Like a Pro


Lately I have noticed a trend with our coaches. Many of them want to know how to capture a still frame of their formations and print playcards from reports. We have the perfect solution and it just happens to include one of my favorite tools.

How Colorado Gets the Best Video of Their Team

The more prepared you and your film crew are before you begin filming practice or a game, the better your video will be. Preparation, regardless of the level of football you play, will keep things running smoothly. I’ve found that when I’m properly prepared and have prepped my film crew, they take more pride in the video they’re capturing and the job they have to do.

You may have other ways you get your film crew prepped and ready but this is what I’ve found works best for us.

The Secret to Colorado’s Awesome HD Video

Colorado’s video coordinator Jamie Guy likes to keep his team on the cutting edge of technology. He said it helps keep his coaches and players “further ahead of the game.” When he’s not working on one of his nine monitors, Jamie does an awesome job keeping our development team busy with lots of feature requests and improvements for Hudl.

As a two-time Big 12 Video Coordinator of the Year, we love to tap Jamie for advice about how teams can better use video to prepare to win. When we saw how amazing Colorado’s video from their spring game looked in Hudl, we had to learn more.

Hudl + iPad 2 = Awesomer


Three words: i. Pad. 2. I’ve only known about it for a day and I already threw out my first iPad. It’s that awesome (it’s an iPad afterall), but I want to point out a few things that make it particularly awesome, in case you forget.