2020 Preseason Football Essentials Checklist

The Basics

Set up your roster.

• Add new addi­tions to the ros­ter and dis­able grad­u­at­ed seniors.
• Edit play­er details:
  • Height/weight
  • Posi­tion
  • Jer­sey number
• Sort your athletes into cus­tom groups to make shar­ing videos and reports easier.

Add your 2020 – 2021 schedule.

• Sync the Hudl & MaxPreps inte­gra­tion to auto­mat­i­cal­ly trans­fer your sched­ule and stats to MaxPreps. 
• Set 2020-21 as your cur­rent sea­son.

Manage your storage.

• Be sure you’re not over your limit. Here's how to clean up your account.

Re-learn the ropes.

• Browse Hudl Academy courses to refresh your memory on anything you’re stuck on.
• Visit Hudl Classic How-To’s to short videos on what you can do in your account.

Make sure the bills are paid.

• Visit the Billing & Invoices page on your account to down­load your invoice or pay your bill with a credit card. 

See What's New

Get some help from Hudl Assist.

Save time this sea­son by let­ting our team break down your game or scout film. Submit your video and with­in 24 hours you’ll get 16 columns of data to help you prepare.

• Select your oppo­nents from the drop-down list on your schedule. 
• Have a des­ig­nat­ed per­son to name your for­ma­tions to elim­i­nate con­fu­sion.
• See our tutorial page for best practices with submitting games.

Get your playbook in order.

With Play Tools, your entire play­book can live on Hudl to be eas­i­ly shared with play­ers and coaches. Learn more about how you can use it to shape your practice plans.

• Ensure your play­book is up to date. Add any new plays and remove out­dat­ed ones.

• Update your installs and share them with the cor­rect players.

For Game Nights

Make sure your cameras are ready to roll.

• Fully charge your batteries. 
• Wipe SD cards or clear space to avoid stor­age problems. 
• If you’re record­ing with the Hudl app, dou­ble-check that you have the most updat­ed app ver­sion.

Assign a reliable tagger to live tag.

• Ensure your team managers are fully briefed on game night.
• Get them to a prac­tice so they’re com­fort­able with Hudl’s tag­ging work­flow.
• Need some ideas? Learn about this school’s impressive student manager workflow.

Plan your process for uploading.  

• Decide where you’ll upload your games, whether it’s at the school or at home, to be sure there's no firewalls.
• Do a test upload to make sure there aren’t any issues.

For Hudl Sideline Users

Do a trial run before your first game. 

• Try your best to simulate a game-like atmosphere. This includes: 
  • Loud­speak­er announce­ments
  • Head­set fre­quen­cies 
  • Move­ment on the field
  • Crowd noise
• Double-check coach respon­si­bil­i­ties with Hudl Sideline to avoid any last-minute scrambles.

Gather your accessories.

• Have extra HDMI cables on hand in case one breaks.
• Be ready with any tarps or weath­er­proof­ing gear before inclement weath­er hits.

Know where your hot routes are.

• Whatever your Sideline package is, bookmark these tutorial videos for help setting up.
• Schedule a chat with a Hudl Support expert.

Get your iPads and iPhones ready.

• Download the Hudl Sideline app and make sure every­thing on the devices is up to date. 
• Check that there's avail­able stor­age so your devices are able to record and send clips.
• Plan which devices you will use on game day. The old­er the device, the less com­pat­i­ble it is with Sideline.
• Nothing's worse than a dead battery on the first down—double-check that your pow­er is ready to go.

Additional Resources

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