Hudl in the Offseason

Posted May 13, 2013 by Rob Everett
Under  • Tips & Tricks  • Guest Post

As a high school teacher and football coach, the old adage is “football doesn’t pay the bills”. People who utter these words aren’t aware of the amount of time, effort and shoe leather that goes into running a successful program.

Think of the program as a car: You can do the bare minimum and change the oil twice a year, wash at the end of the winter, etc. Your car runs, but are you getting the most performance out of your machine? Compare that to the person who washes and details their vehicle regularly, keeps the tires properly inflated and rotated, and gets all scheduled maintenance done on time regardless of cost and inconvenience. The later description is often called a “car guy” and, for the purposes of this discussion, the equivalent to a high school football coach.

Using Hudl in Inclement Weather

Posted March 12, 2013 by John Marinelli
Under  • Tips & Tricks  • Guest Post  • Partners

In November 2012, the Northeast was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy. Most schools were closed for at least a week, if not more. Our school was dismissed for a week due to the amount of destruction in our town and how unsafe the area was post-Sandy.  Not to mention we didn’t have power at the high school for five days. We downloaded cut-ups and game film to our iPads, iPhones, Androids, any device we could to stay ahead of the curve, knowing we were going to lose power and internet. We shared what we wanted our kids to download and sent out a Hudl message telling them what to download.

An Athlete’s Guide to Getting Recruited

Posted February 06, 2013 by Kyle Bradburn
Under  • Tips & Tricks  • Coaching & Athletics

National Signing Day is a great time to congratulate the Class of 2013 on excellent high school careers and wish them well in playing at the next level.

It’s also the perfect reminder that the classes of 2014 and 2015 don’t have long before they’re the ones at the podium, announcing their school of choice.

Whether you’ve already started the recruiting process or you have yet to give it any thought, take a look at some tips we collected from college coaches across the country.

Get Your Hudl Basketball Questions Answered

Posted November 21, 2012 by Ashley Broesch
Under  • Tips & Tricks

It’s just the beginning of basketball season and we’ve already heard from plenty of basketball coaches. Check out the answers to some common questions we’re hearing and be sure to sign up for one of our free online basketball training sessions:

Five Tips for Making a Killer End-of-Season Highlight

Posted November 09, 2012 by Caitlin Donohoe
Under  • Tips & Tricks

We are always excited to see what great accomplishments teams have had over the year, and the best way to share that is through highlights.

Hudl’s highlight tools can be used to make great banquet videos. Here are some tips to get you started. Soon you’ll be making highlight reels that will make SportsCenter jealous:

How Colorado Gets the Best Video of Their Team

Posted October 30, 2012 by Jamie Guy
Under  • Tips & Tricks  • Guest Post  • Coaching & Athletics  • Technology

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.

Make Your Banquet Video Awesome with Celebration Footage

Posted October 10, 2012 by Sarah Armstrong
Under  • Tips & Tricks

Your video is a powerful tool. You cut, dissect, and analyze it to help your team get better during the season. It can also be a very powerful tool to tell the story of your team at your end-of-year banquet.

Footage of your athletes celebrating or getting pumped up before a game may not add much to your tendency reports, but is worth keeping around for awesome highlight videos. Here’s how you can use Hudl to store those snippets of goodness to pull out at the end of the season:

Hudl Camera Recommendations—Spring 2012

Posted April 18, 2012 by Hannah Feller
Under  • Tips & Tricks  • Technology

Check out our newest recommendations here.

Help Athletes Quickly Recognize Formations with Online Quizzes

Posted March 13, 2012 by Hannah Feller
Under  • Tips & Tricks  • Coaching & Athletics

Coaches are constantly looking for new ways to keep their athletes focused through the week. Using video to scout your opponent is a great way to prepare them, but it’s also great to have a way to supplement your film study. One of our field reps, Frank Steele, uses a website called ProProfs to create free online quizzes to test his players’ knowledge of formations and develop the ability to quickly recognize them.

View Hudl Bootcamps at Home

Posted March 08, 2012 by Brandon Gries
Under  • Tips & Tricks  • Coaching & Athletics  • Technology

We held our last Hudl Bootcamps at Glazier clinics this past weekend. We were overwhelmed by the response from coaches this year. It was awesome to see so many of you come out to learn how to coach smarter with Hudl.

Thanks for making our Hudl Bootcamps a success this season. For those coaches who couldn’t make it to a session, or requested more information, here are the links for you to view the presentations at home:

Streamline the Player Grading Process

Posted February 09, 2012 by Sam Nichols
Under  • Tips & Tricks  • Guest Post  • Coaching & Athletics

When we started using Hudl three years ago, we were focused on both learning the basics and also diving in deeper to use the software to its full potential.

What we found was that not only does it meet our needs as a video analysis tool but also the solution to another common problem that we, as well as other coaches, were facing:

How can I use Hudl to grade my players practice or game performance?

This problem is easily solved using Hudl’s custom columns and views options. Here is a quick step-by-step introduction on how we used it as a staff to grade our players last year:

Teach Your Players About In-Season Volume and Recovery

Posted February 08, 2012 by Alan Stein
Under  • Tips & Tricks  • Guest Post  • Coaching & Athletics

I recently did an informal experiment with my athletes. I had them wear a Nike+ Sportswatch GPS during games to see how far they were running. What I found was that they were running upwards of six miles per game. If you consider we play 2-3 games per week from December to late March, our athletes are racking up marathon-type weekly distance. This doesn’t include practice and off-season workouts.

Excessive volume during the season will begin to cause issues if proper steps aren’t taken. Here are some ways to avoid burnout and injury:

Boise State: Behind the Scenes and on the Field

Posted January 17, 2012 by Greg Nelson
Under  • Tips & Tricks  • Culture  • Partners

Boise State and TCU. Both of these teams are very successful non-BCS teams. Going into this game, Boise had a 65-game home-winning streak, they hadn’t lost in Boise in more than 13 years when I rolled into town. As a fan, I was not only excited to see the blue turf field, but also to see the creative offenses that both teams employ. From a coaching perspective, I focused on two aspects of their program:

• Their pre-game routine the day before the game
• Their impressive shift game

Hudl Highlight Training 101 - See What You Missed

Posted December 06, 2011 by Hannah Feller
Under  • Tips & Tricks  • Coaching & Athletics

We were excited about the great turnout for Hudl Highlight Training 101 last Thursday. Athletes, parents, and coaches all came with great questions.

There are more sessions this week and next week, hosted by the Hudl experts. Sign up for a live session or download the video from last week’s session: