Program Building

Hudl’s school-wide solution allows coaches at this Texas high school to work smarter.  Randy Barnes has a lot on his plate as head football coach and athletic director at Texas’s Farmersville High School. That’s why Hudl’s athletic department package was an easy choice for his program. “Hudl saves us time and makes us better,” he said.  Texas ...

Cohesion and col­lab­o­ra­tion is the name of the game at the Kinkaid School, thanks to Hudl’s Athletic Department Package. Houston’s Kinkaid School isn’t a typical school. It’s one of the country’s top-ranked private schools that puts students through a rigorous academic program. This creates a culture of hard work that extends to the athletic fields, according ...

It wasn’t easy to squeeze Hudl into the budget, but Spring Valley (N.Y.) athletic director William Pilla is certainly glad he did. William Pilla was in a real pickle. When Spring Valley (N.Y.) football coach Andrew Delva approached him about adding Hudl a few years ago, he strongly wanted to say yes. As a former football coach ...

Use these ideas to help manage players who challenge your team culture. Most athletes do their best to avoid being disruptive, but every coach has encountered their fair share of challenging players. Next time this happens, consider using these tips to improve the situation. Make sure everyone on the team is engaged Kids, particularly younger ones, have a ...

The Athletic Department Package gives Willis High School the teaching tape they need to win.   In Michael Wall’s role as athletic director and head football coach at Willis High School, he’s constantly searching for ways to improve his athletic department. Obtaining and using video has been at the center of those efforts. “Video is extremely important ...

This article was originally published on www.sidelineinteractive.com This post is a summary of our key takeaways from Volume 2 Episode #97 of The Educational AD Podcast, hosted by retired high school Athletic Director Jake Von Scherrer.  This summary of the podcast episode is posted with permission of Coach Von Scherrer. You can watch the 27 minute interview on ...

  Every sport is on an equal playing field at this Texas high school, thanks to their Hudl Athletic Department Package. As a former head football coach, Max Kattwinkel learned firsthand how Hudl Assist could be both a competitive advantage and a time-saver for a coaching staff. “It’s very time-consuming to get film broken down,” he said. “ cut our ...

  Most athletic departments need fundraisers to fill the gaps in the budget. Athletic director James Coffey shares some out-of-the-box ideas that have worked for him.   In my last blog, I discussed how booster groups can be the answer to a sports team’s fundraising problem. But even once you have a booster club, you still need to come ...

  When Don Kurth was first introduced to Hudl, he was dubious. “When things are too good to be true, they usually are,” he stated. After a year with an athletic department package, he’s singing a different tune.  Expanding the Opportunity Last year, technology use exploded. Every industry was affected by the power the internet gave consumers during ...

Two years after landing the head coaching position he so badly desired, Coach Jones (not his real name) was quietly fired. The administrative staff realized they’d made a mistake hiring Jones. They weren’t quite sure why he didn’t work out. They did their homework. Well, enough to consider him a solution to their coaching needs. However, ...

Coaches at all levels of competition rely on Hudl to develop their athletes, grow their team and promote their program. Here are ways you can use Hudl to share your team’s best moments and rally the community.   Show off with a team profile. Every team gets a public profile page when they join Hudl that includes your ...

Former coach and athletic director Cory McCarthy shares how focusing on three main priorities made a huge impact on New Mission High School — and how they can do the same for your school. Basketball transformed my school, New Mission High School (Boston, Mass.). We were once an alternative education school with low student growth. Our basketball teams had ...

Being a coach is much more than teaching proper volleyball techniques. See how to stay connected and show compassion to players during uncertain times. When their playing days are over, athletes aren’t going to remember the box scores or hitting percentages. They’ll recognize who was there for them during the most vulnerable times of their lives. Here ...

Learn how an independent college prep school in Tennessee used Hudl to teach athletes and parents the value of video analysis.   Things at McCallie work a little differently. As an independent school, they have more opportunities than usual to give their students the very best, including access to premier academic curriculum and superior athletic programs. Do-it-all ...

Long story short, it should be. Head volleyball coach Lindsay Peterson explains the structure she uses to get to know her players.   Here we go again. The high school volleyball season is upon us. Like every good coach, you’ve meticulously planned out your season…right? Actually, if this is you, then I’m impressed—and also jealous! As I began ...

The recruiting landscape has changed — learn how Hudl has made it easier to search, evaluate and save prospects. COVID-19 brought a lot of change. Athletes have never needed online visibility more. Recruiters now need a safe way to find the best athletes for their program. But at least one good thing came out of 2020—we’ve improved our ...

THE FORMULA FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAM BUILDING Dr. Cory Dobbs The Academy for Sport Leadership “Tell me and I will forget. Show me and I may remember. Involve me and I will care.” -Your Student-Athlete Here’s a simple formula that should provide you a clear way to grasp high performance in the area of team leadership. High involvement plus ...

Leadership Lessons from John Wooden Dr. Cory Dobbs, The Academy for Sport Leadership It’s Been Decades Since “Coach” was on the Sidelines but His Commitment to Character is as Relevant as it Ever Was March is known for its madness. A time when team greatness is revealed. March is also a time when the best baseball players in ...

The Two Most Destructive Attitudes: Resentment and Arrogance Dr. Cory Dobbs, The Academy for Sport Leadership Parents, teachers, coaches, and managers, all invest a great deal of time trying to instill attitudes they consider appropriate. The central role of each of these leaders is to guide those they lead to adopt, modify, and deploy relevant ways of ...

By Lindsay Peterson From the Hudl Blog High school vol­ley­ball coach Lindsay Peterson has ideas on how to keep your play­ers engaged dur­ing film review. Film. As coach­es, we know it helps us under­stand what our teams do well and what we need to work on. It allows us to scout our oppo­nents and gives us insight into ...

From the Hudl blog By Lindsay Peterson Team cul­ture takes the com­bined effort of coach­es and play­ers. In this blog, vol­ley­ball coach Lindsay Peterson explains how coach­es can start build­ing the right traditions. I’ll nev­er for­get my first col­le­giate vol­ley­ball game. It was the first time I’d been through the actu­al warm-up with the team. We did all ...

By: Tiegen Kirkwold From the Hudl Blog We know what it takes to craft the per­fect high­light reel for your banquet. The state tour­na­ment is over. Jerseys are turned in. The next sports sea­son is gear­ing up, but there’s still time to reflect on the one that just fin­ished. Most teams will host an end-of-sea­son ban­quet to gath­er ...

By: Lindsay Peterson From the Hudl Blog As a high school coach, it’s way too easy to only focus on your team. But when you con­nect every lev­el of your pro­gram, each ath­lete knows they’re part of some­thing bigger. One of my biggest strug­gles dur­ing the vol­ley­ball sea­son is find­ing the time to get to know all the ...

This article was provided by  Training-Conditioning Having players keep a journal can help a coach connect with their players. At Bettendorf (Iowa) High School, Head Girls’ Volleyball Coach Diane Lichtenberg has been a steady rock for 32 years. Last year, she became the ninth active high school volleyball coach in the state to reach 700 wins and ...

This post was provided by Coaches Network Today’s coaches are expected to succeed in many different areas—supporting academic achievement, teaching life lessons, developing character, raising money, and of course, winning on the court or field. Excelling in even some of these areas is reason to feel proud, but hitting the mark on all of them is ...

This post may also be found at the Coaches Toolbox, a resource for coaches of all sports Bill Wadley Recently retired Men’s Swimming Coach Ohio State This presentation deals with shaping and changing cultural barriers and shifting well established habits which becomes the challenge of cultural shaping. Coach Wadley discusses the goals and barriers that impact faculty and staff ...

By Dr. Rob Bell Dr. Bell is a Mental Toughness Coach and Certified Consultant of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology.  He consults with hundreds of athletes, coaches, and teams and has served as the mental coach for PGA tour winners, USTA Champion, and Olympic Medalists.  He is also the author of several mental toughness books. ...

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Players join clubs to gain a competitive advantage and be seen by recruiters at the next level. In a recent Hudl survey of 1,000 club athletes, more than 56 percent of respondents said their main motivation for playing was earning a scholarship to compete at the college level. This means club athletes don’t stick with an ...

Are you asking the right questions when it comes to giving your athletes the best recruitment opportunities? We surveyed close to 1,000 club athletes across four key sports to understand how athletes choose their clubs. We discovered more than 56% of club athletes compete with the goal of playing college sports, making recruitment opportunities a top factor ...