A Whistle Around My Neck and a Camera Above My Head

Well, as of a couple of weeks ago, I am officially a football coach again; and, at the high school level, that means doing a little bit of everything. In addition to trying to get the inside linebackers at Desert Pines High School up to speed on a new defense, I am learning all about the Hudl integrated camera system. This is a far cry from the old VHS system of uploading a tape into a digital format in a computer and marking it up. With three unique angles filming every down, the sophistication level of film study is light years ahead of where it was 10 years ago. Although I have kept up with the coaching trends (the silly RPO being all the rage until someone figures out that a fullback is useful again), the advances in "film" study are amazing. My guess is that AI will get us even more into two camps: stat coaches vs. football coaches. No, I am not a big fan of Linconln Riley and the ilk that let data drive their decisions regardless of what is actually going on in the moment. But I digress. I appreciate the additional angles, footage and data. Now, if I can just get the players to watch it analytically versus watching it like it's a highlight reel it'll actually makes us much much much better.