GameStrat Blog

Check out these tutorials on how to connect the GameStrat system to your Hudl Focus Camera. Be sure to select the appropriate package based on the type of hardware your team has. 2023 and Newer Hardware Tutorial: 2022 and Older Hardware Tutorial: Has your school recently purchased and installed an outdoor Hudl Focus camera and don’t want to be stuck with Hudl Sideline for sideline replay? Well you’re in luck, because GameStrat is currently the only sideline replay system, other than Hudl Sideline, that is fully compatible with Hudl Focus. Whether you’re already using GameStrat for sideline replay or are considering making the switch from Hudl Sideline, it’s extremely easy to get Hudl Focus to connect and get working with GameStrat.

After closing out another impressive season, which ended in a battle with Saguaro for the Arizona Open Division State title, we decided to sit down with Coach Collin Bottrill, Assistant Coach of the Chandler Wolves, to talk about his experience switching to GameStrat from Hudl Sideline. Since Head Coach Rick Garretson took over the program 5 years ago, the program has earned their place as a top 5 team in USA High School Football, with a record of 60-5 and 6 straight 6A/Open Division Championship titles.

After a nearly undefeated season, ending in a State Championship victory over Tampa Bay Tech (another GameStrat Team), we sat down with Assistant Head Coach Stevin Scott out of St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, FL to talk about the contributions GameStrat made this past season to their highly successful program. STA had been considering making the switch from Sportscope Edge Replay to GameStrat for a while and finally decided to make the leap in the middle of the 2021 season. My biggest regret is that I did not switch over sooner.

Closing out the season with a State Championship win is nothing new for Arizona's powerhouse program, the Saguaro Sabercats. After clutching the program's 13th State Championship title, Head Coach Jason Mohns and Director of Football Operations Nyles Outley were kind enough to sit down with us and reflect on how GameStrat contributed to their outstanding performance. Coach Mohns began by expressing his overall thoughts about how the season went using GameStrat for sideline replay. I thought things went really smooth this year. We always had our sideline film ready to roll. It was easy to access and we really got instant feedback of what was happening on the field. It was a big key to our success since we were able to make adjustments in the game in real time that helped us to have success.

With August right around the corner and the start of a new season growing closer, we wanted to take the time to re-live some of last seasons highlights with Florida Class 8A State Champions, the Sanford Seminoles.

As the Walton Raiders gear up for another big football season, we decided to take some time with Head Coach Daniel Brunner and TE Coach Patrick Kay to talk about their experience switching to GameStrat. Photo By: Andrew Pollock In his opening remarks, Coach Kay noted that it was the ease of use that immediately drew their staff to GameStrat The one thing that I say to anybody who wants to ask me about GameStrat is that it's easy. The ease of the basic setup and use of the program is what sold it overall for us Coach Brunner, who had previous used Hudl Sideline, echoed this sentiment and added that he is continually impressed with the customer service which GameStrat provides

With the first weeks of summer practice underway, the Prairie High School Football Team is gearing up for another big fall football season in Vancouver, Washington. We decided to sit down for a talk about the GameStrat experience with Prairie Falcons Head Coach, Mike Peck, as he heads into his fourth season running the program. The falcons, who have been with GameStrat for two years now, have been climbing their way up the state rankings since Coach Peck took over in 2018 - winning the Greater St. Helen’s League Championship title in 2019.

Soon after the Mount Tabor Spartans closed out their 11-0 season with a NC 3AA State Championship win in the UNC Stadium - we decided to sit down with assistant Coach Rich Brendle, to recap the experience this highly successful program has had using GameStrat for sideline replay. Like many of our GameStrat teams, the Spartans had previously been using Hudl Sideline for their sideline replay. When asked about making the transition to GameStrat, Coach Brendle noted that the enthusiasm for the switch was sparked by his experience with our demo After seeing it, and understanding its advantages, it was really no question of whether or not we would switch

After an undefeated season resulting in a second consecutive MAIS 6A championship win, we sat down with Head Coach Herbert Davis and WR Coach John Weaver out of Madison-Ridgeland Academy in Mississippi to talk about the contributions they believe GameStrat has made to their highly successful program. Coach Davis, after switching the team from Hudl Sideline to GameStrat two years ago, was quick to point out a correlation between using GameStrat and the success of their program over the past two years. We’ve been with GameStrat for two years now - back to back championship wins both years

After a difficult, uncertain offseason this past year, the East Leopards pulled off a very successful season! Coach Bowers and the Leopards finished the season on a 6 game winning streak before falling to the eventual Utah State Champions, Corner Canyon. East earned a #5 position on the 2020 High School Football America Utah Top 10 and we were very happy to have them using GameStrat throughout the season! Coach Bowers switched to GameStrat, but unlike most others who make the switch from Hudl Sideline, the Leopards switched from SkyCoach! It was more than just looking for a product that worked, but finding the best possible sideline replay system to give them an advantage on game day. “We had SkyCoach before and it was good but it just didn’t give us that other option to where we could do the things we wanted to do with it. Just the difference in ease of setup and overall quality was just so much better than what we had dealt with before.”