BLOG ASSIGNMENT
In middle and high schools today, sports or extracurricular activities play a big role in the overall educational experience of their students. Many teachers will be asked if they will be willing to take on the responsibility of being a coach or sponsor of a club or sports team at some point in their career. Technology is not only infiltrating classrooms, but it is becoming a major aspect in sports when it comes to maintaining the competitive edge and bringing the pride of winning to the student body. Everything from computer software to specialized equipment can give a team an edge in competition.
For this assignment, you will view How Technology is Affecting Sports. Think about how new innovations in technology can improve accuracy in officiating and take further burden away from official decisions.
Next, visit this website. Hudl.com.
In a new blogpost, describe how this software or a substitute could improve the competitive edge of a sports team you may coach one day. Do you feel like this could help your team win? What particular sport would software like this be useful for?
BLOG POST
Hudl is a specialized software program that was originally developed for the game of football. However, it has also been utilized by basketball, baseball, and various other sports teams since its creation. Hudl is used by coaches as a means of communicating information to their players. So many coaches in various sports have been utilizing video in their preparation for competition for years. Hudl allows coaches to break down that video data into a more efficient presentation for their players. It also allows coaches to communicate with their players over the internet using voice over video, blogs, special notes, add on graphics, and general team announcements to build an overall smarter team. Anyone who has played team sports knows that a team that is on the same page gets more accomplished and inevitably wins more games.
Hudl also helps coaches reduce the amount of time spent on preparation by automatically processing raw video data instead of them having to process the data manually. Because Hudl is an online account based program, coaches can coach from anywhere they have internet access. This allows coaches to spend more time at home with their families, which is a plus for any coach. The job of coaching is evolving so fast today that those coaches that remain stuck behind the technology curb will find it difficult to keep up in the future.
Hey Evan,
ReplyDeleteFirst of all I have to say this is so COOL! I knew that there were some good ways that technology was helping sports, but I had no idea it was on this scale! THis would be a great assignment for the physical education majors that come through this class, thinking they will never use any of this in their classroom.
This is an awesome assignment Evan,
Stephen Akins
I wanna be a football coach. I have actually done work with huddle during the time of working with my other school...and it great way to exchange game film to break down and can be a great to teach physical education
ReplyDeleteHi Evan,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your blog post. You did a great job with researching all the information. I am glad to see that someone else did a blog post about something other than classroom agenda. I am a Physical Education major, so I was really excited to see this in a blog post. Keep up the great work.
Mckinley Kennedy
Hi Evan,
ReplyDeleteI am glad you decided to post something about sports. I grew up playing sports and still love to play when I can. When I was in high school I can remember not only sitting through long hours worth of game film for football but also when I ran track, we used a photo finish technology so that you could see the winner and the exact times. Also, I watch a lot of sports games on t.v. Many times the outcome of a game can come down to a single play, and thanks to special technology officials are able to review and reverse a close call. Great post!
Kellen
Hey Evan, I really enjoyed reading your post! I love sports and I have witnessed the anger of my peers when they feel a call by an official was a bad one. I'm always for improvement and if technology can improve the way we perceive sports in the future then I say go for it! I agree with Stephen, there are many physical education majors that I know, who overlook the use of technology as a way to define or better their classes. At this point technology has no boundaries and you have proved this in your post. Great Job!
ReplyDeleteHi Evan, first of all great assignment and I wish we could have done something this cool for class. I too am going to be a football coach and people really don't understand how important technology is to the sport. Film is probably one of the most important tools available to coaches in this time. Overall great post and good luck to you on the last week or so of class!
ReplyDeleteHey Evan,
ReplyDeleteGreat job on your blog post! I can tell that you really worked hard on this assignment. It must took alot of time and research. We actually use something like the Hudl here at USA on our football team. It fast and easy for us to go in and watch film. We use it just about everyday during camp and in the season. Keep up the good work!
Evan! First off, I want to say that it was nice to meet you that one time in the lab. You definitely helped me out. I want to be a coach as well and have been wondering for the longest time what film tech I would use for film study. I decided I would go with iMovie or something similar, but since I read this post and you introduced Hudl to all of us, I will definitely check it out. The information held in this blog is interesting, and like everybody is saying, it's a good post!
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Thanks for this post, it helped me out.
Hey Evan,
ReplyDeleteAwesome idea for a post and a good follow through on it. I have heard of the hudl program but have never seen it in use. It definitely looks like a good piece of technology that Coaches can use and maybe negate the need for those Saturday and Sunday team meetings. The being able to add voice over definitely seems like an added bonus. Good Post.
-MD
Hey Evan,
ReplyDeleteI just read your Blog Post 12A assignment and I was impressed and excited. I'm actually in college for PE and coaching. My main goal is to become a head coach for a high school basketball team. My assignment for 12A was similar to yours(please view) about how technology is growing in fitness. You've done a great job explaining your project as well as grammar and puncuation. I hope to use the technology from hudl.com with my teams footage! Please,keep up the great work and I wish you the best!
Hello everyone,
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the great feedback. Honestly, I did not have PE in mind when I wrote this post. I was more in tune with extra curricular activities. However, I am glad and excited that y'all found this information helpful. I just subbed a PE class yesterday. I hope y'all can implement something motivating for these kids. Every time I sub a PE class, I walk away disappointed with how uninteresting PE has become. Thanks for all your comments.
Thanks for the information Evan ,I am a P.E. major and I was thinking of ways to include technology. Thanks to your blog I have many ideas now. Thanks again It was really helpful.
ReplyDeleteHey Evan,
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to complement you on your blog post 12, we've talked about Hudl a few times, but I had no idea it breaks down film like you described. I wish we would've used this program at my high school,I believe we could've been better prepared on Friday Nights. I appreciate the information and definitely plan on using it in my coaching preparations. Awesome job man, and we're almost there guy!!
Thanks,
Terrell S.
Hey Evan,
ReplyDeleteIt's incredible how technology effects sports in today's world. I had never heard of Hudl, but it seems like an amazing tool to get players prepared for a game. I saw a rugby match on television, one day a while back, where the players were wearing vests that connected them to a computer on the sidelines where the coach monitor the player's vital signs. It even recorded how far the player had ran. Truly incredible equipment for the game.
Hey Evan,
ReplyDeleteI thought your idea was so cool. I would have never thought about combining technology and sports. Great idea and great blog post.
Hey Evan,
ReplyDeleteThis is a great assignment! This past year was my first year coaching basketball and don‘t think people understand how important film is for coaches. I had to used iFlip and iMovie to break down all my films. Hudi not only allows you to break down, but is a great way to exchange film without all of the hassle. You don’t have to call all the other school, get addresses, then mail out film before the next game. This is something I will definitely look into. You did a great job on this post. Thanks for sharing and keep up the good work
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ReplyDeleteHey Evan,
ReplyDeleteI am a Physical Education major and your blog post makes me realize how important technology really is. It gives you a edge over the other teams if they are stuck in the stone age. Messages and plays can be related directly to players in their huddle,or within their helments where an ear piece is located to communicate, in order to insure accurate play calling. This was a very helpful post keep up the good work.