How many views of the game do some coaches film?

We believe that there are about five different views of a game - with variations of each one. We have worked with coaching staffs that have used:

Pressbox Wide - pretty much a standard shot. Zoom out to get every player in the viewfinder - making sure to get the down markers in the viewfinder for a moment.. Work to keep the ball in the middle of the viewfinder. Zoom in a little toward the end of the play.

Pressbox Tight - Tight End to Tight End - All Running Backs to all Linebackers. Try to keep the ball in the middle of the view finder. Great video for player evaluation. Image is large enough without any change in zoom.

End Zone - This view is starting to catch on as more and more schools are either purchasing endzone video equipment or using lifts, scaffolds, pickup trucks and other structures to get an additional camera in the end zone. If the camera is less than fifteen from the ground it is best to keep a tighter focus on the offensive and defensive line. From a greater height you will be able to get a much wider view.

Sideline - This view is a fun one to add to highlight films. Great one to snag "stills" from as well. We will quite often use an injured player or manager to walk on the sideline either in front or behnd the line of scrimmage. Our Demonstration DVD has a few clips taken from the sideline.

Scoreboard - This view is a bit unique to Coach's Video Assistant. A camera is placed on a tri-pod and sighted to the scoreboard. As the play begins, or at least after the scoreboard has been updated, a short five to six second shot is taken. This view can then be "synchronized" using Coach's Video Assistant - creating an offensive or defensive film study that includes a scoreboard view before each clip. An alternative to a real scoreboard segment would be to use Coach's Video Assistant and create a "virtual" scoreboard by simply using the data entered into the video database.