Sanford Pentagon partners with Hudl to offer video, other services

The Sanford Pentagon has a new partnership with Hudl, the online service used to help athletes and teams improve performance and share their skills through video.

Sanford’s partnership will allow fans to watch live events and help athletes improve their skills and visibility, it said.

Hudl works with more than 180,000 global teams, from youth clubs to the pros.

The Sanford Pentagon is the first multisport club facility in the country to use Hudl Focus cameras and offer Hudl services to its basketball and volleyball teams. It’s all part of a clubwide subscription that includes Hudl’s coaching tools, Hudl Assist’s stat breakdowns and Focus smart cameras, which will allow parents and fans to livestream games and practices.

Sanford will be a testing and development partner for Hudl as it continues to revolutionize the use of video capture in sports, it said.

“During this time when attendance has to be limited, these services give families and fans the opportunity to still catch the action and cheer on their teams,” said Steve Young, president of Sanford Sports. “With added recruiting resources for athletes, we are breaking new ground to provide the athletes that step into the Sanford Pentagon the best opportunity to capture their accomplishments on tape.”

The range of the system debuted this past weekend with the Winter Warmup, the home opening tournament of the Sanford Pentagon Volleyball Club. An event livestream was available for visiting club organizations and fans.

Production of other livestreamed events will vary. All events will have live video, while some also may have live play-by-play or live stats. The minimum cost for an event will be $7.95.

Hudl is based in Lincoln, Nebraska, and has 6 million users across more than 40 sports.