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5 Reasons to Use Automated Capture to Livestream Your Football Matches

9 Aug 2024

3 min Read

Discover why automating the livestreaming of your football matches can bring a whole host of advantages for your team, players and fans.

Livestreaming football matches has become an indispensable tool for teams at all levels, possessing the ability to unlock a number of benefits that extend far beyond the playing field.

But for semi-professional and non-league clubs and organizations, limited time, resources and experience with live broadcasting can be obstacles to overcome. That’s where automated capture can play a crucial role.

Tournaments such as Europeada have shown that by leveraging Hudl Focus Flex technology to automate the recording and broadcasting process, they can be innovative in delivering high quality footage to fans.

See how Europeada livestreams their tournament with Hudl Focus Flex

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Here we look at five reasons why using automated capture to livestream your football matches can benefit your team, players and supporters.

Cost Efficiency

One of the most decisive factors is the impact on the bottom line. Automated capture saves time and money because the camera follows the action automatically, removing the need for someone to be manually recording and monitoring the game. This removes the need to outsource the capture of football games and the reduction in manpower directly lowers costs.

While manual filming setups often require multiple cameras, investing in a camera that can automatically record and can be calibrated to capture tactical and wide angles consolidates the equipment needed and reduces ongoing maintenance costs. Over time, the reduction in recurring expenses makes automated capture a more cost-effective solution compared to traditional methods.

Connect with a bigger audience

Livestreaming significantly broadens the reach and accessibility of the games, allowing fans, family members, and scouts who cannot attend in person to still experience the action and support their team.

Automated capture can widen this reach and engagement as it ensures that more games can be covered, particularly at lower levels where it might not be feasible with traditional methods due to resource constraints.

The viewing experience is also higher quality, as AI and motion-tracking provide smooth, professional coverage, crucial for retaining viewer interest. These high-quality streams are also more likely to be shared and recommended, increasing the reach to new fans.

A football team playing a game on the pitch with a Focus Flex camera in the foreground

Improve your analysis

As well as livestreaming your matches, automatic capture doubles up as a tool to enhance your post-match analysis. High-quality footage of various angles ensures you never miss a moment and means coaches and players can review the game in detail, identify strengths and weaknesses, and make informed decisions for future matches.

It can also help opposition analysis. For example, at the Europeada tournament, teams who were playing at the same time as their opponents, were able to quickly review and analyze footage captured by Hudl Focus Flex before facing their next opponents.

Scalability

The ability to easily set up and move your automated capture takes your livestreaming to the next level. Not only does it mean that you can record and livestream your match, regardless of where you are or the facilities available, ensuring fans can always watch their team, it also means it eliminates the need for professional expertise to get started and start the capture, saving on operational costs and making the process more accessible to everyone.

The scalability of cameras with automated capture means that they can be used to livestream multiple teams within a club. In situations with tight turnarounds, the cameras can be quickly taken down, transported and erected, ready to livestream the next fixture with the minimum of fuss.

A platform for your players

Livestreaming is a great way to get your players noticed, particularly in the lower leagues where visibility is limited. Especially as scouts cannot attend every game, it gives players a chance at a career at a higher level and can even encourage them to perform better if they know there is a chance to be spotted.

Automated capture ensures high-quality footage, capturing all key moments of a player’s performance and giving scouts and recruiters all the information necessary to make better decisions.

In summary, automated capture for livestreaming football games offers unparalleled accessibility, consistent quality, valuable analytical opportunities, and long term savings, making it an indispensable tool for modern football teams.

Visit our site to learn how Focus Flex’s automated capture and livestreaming will change the way you see the game.

Watch how Europeada uses Focus Flex to Livestream Their Tournament.