We gathered top high school football minds to talk about the new beta that is supercharging the way coaches scout.
On Aug. 26, we held a live roundtable for nearly 150 coaches to walk through our new Hudl Beta. With the help of a decorated panel, led by Chris “Coach Vass” Vasseur, we explained how the beta works and covered best practices.
Intro: Our Story and How You Can Get Started
Nate Patterson
Hudl
Patterson, one of the lead architects of the Beta, talks about how we came up with the idea and the best ways to start using it.
How Coach Vass Changed his Workflow
Chris Vasseur
Coach Vass Football
Coach Vass shows how much time he’s saving, how easy it is to make playlists, and how the smallest details add up to enhance your analysis experience. “All these tiny things, when you put it all together, the time I saved was fantastic,” he says.
What the Efficiency Column Reveals
Adam Donnelly
Lake Mary High School
Lake Mary, Fla.
Donnelly wasn’t happy with what the efficiency numbers told him about his team’s third-down performance. He concluded:
- They were living and dying by the big play.
- They weren’t putting themselves in great distance situations.
- He needed to reevaluate his own playcalling.
“If you don’t think I’ve talked about that at every workout since then,” he said. “This is awful. I was embarrassed to look it up. But I was glad to have that information.”
Understanding Value of Tendencies by Quarter
Freezy Smalls
Dallas, Texas
Smalls, an alpha tester for the Hudl Beta, didn’t always consider looking at tendency data by quarter before this beta. Now he’s seen the light.
It’s Saturday. You Have All Your Film and Data. Now What?
Freezy Smalls and Adam Donnelly
We discuss how the beta impacts the front of your week during the season.
Future Updates
Nate Patterson
Patterson gives us a peek at what’s coming to the Beta, including shared sessions and customization.
Q&A
Coach Vass, Adam Donnelly, Freezy Smalls, Jeremy Fisher
When do you stop tracking data in a blowout? What’s the best place for a new coach to start? The panel answered a few questions from the audience.
Putting It All Together: Scouting Coach Vass
Adam Donnelly and Coach Vass
Donnelly gives us his scouting report on Coach Vass, based on his findings from the Hudl Beta.