To start off our exploration of video in sport and in classes like PHE and in school sports, we found a blog post discussing the benefits of videography as a coaching tool. This blog is from Hudl, a video program for sport assessment of performance. Keeping in mind this is a self- promoting blog post, they bring up some great positives of performance-based video coaching in sport. It is important to acknowledge whether these would be equally beneficial in the classroom or in an educational setting.
Reasons according to Hudl (a video and review process for
athletes)
- Develop your players
– Ability to appeal to visual learners (make
assumption majority of athletes are visual)
– Allows coaches to show what player is doing well/wrong
rather than just tell them (backup in a way)
– Athletes can make a greater connection to their play and
any mistakes because they are getting verbal feedback and visual feedback
– The generation of kids have the respect of videos so to
be able to see themselves on the screen make a bigger impact
- Stay objective
– Eliminate emotions that can cloud coaching judgment or
biases of play
– The tendency to look for negatives in performance if the
team is playing poorly but with a video review a second look can allow for a
more in-depth review after the emotion has passed
- Find the right stats
– Linking videos to stats Eg. passing rates
– Connecting the right stats to the player’s actions (might
be passing lots but in a less effective way) so having the ability to use these
stats to evaluate the quality of performance
- Scout your opponent
– Giving your team a competitive edge by being able to
watch and analyze your opponents play
– Allows your own team to be prepared and know what to
expect from each opponent
- Gets athletes recruited
– A collection of good plays and clips can get athletes
noticed at the next level
– Either short snippets or whole games available to use and
hand out to recruiters
– Recruiters are going to pursue impressive play
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