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RANDOLPH — Local sports fans will be getting a new view this school year.
Randolph Public School approved a new streaming service, which will provide more options for sharing school events.
Soon-to-be Principal and athletic director of the local high school, Kyle Conroy, brought the idea to join the Hudl program to the board at their July 14 meeting.
The three-year subscription was $4,250, and the cost was dispersed between different activities and general funds. The subscription also covered the cost of two new streaming cameras that are motion- focused.
“The cameras we are getting, nobody has to run it, they’ll be configured, where the movement goes, it focuses on it,” said Conroy.
The board agreed one camera would be placed in the gymnasium to stream volleyball, basketball, concerts, graduations and more. Superintendent Daryl Schrunk said, with their previous service, the school was only able to stream a few games a year but now has many more options.
“Now it’s kind of unlimited, the amount of things we can stream,” said Schrunk.
The other camera will be placed outside, on the press box, to stream football games. Conroy said the outdoor camera can brave rain and snow and still have better video quality than their past service.
He also said the school will be able to post a link on its Facebook page to the live stream for anyone wishing to watch from home, and it will be free to viewers.
Conroy said once the live stream is over, he can submit the film to be saved in a “pool,” which organizes different schools’ tapes by class.
“As soon as I submit my film from that previous week, I have access to every class D film in the state,” said Conroy.
Schrunk said when he was a football coach, they would have to schedule a meeting for the exchange.
“Back in the day, you used to have to exchange VHS tapes with another coach, so you would meet halfway between a town and then exchange the tape,” said Schrunk. “Now this is all live stream with an archive.”
Conroy said the new program will also help coaches prepare tape for players to rewatch.
“You can type comments in, and then as soon as (a player) comes to it, it will pause it for them,” said Conroy.
Coaches will be able to point out specific parts of the play with inputted notes, arrows and circles, as players review the film.
The board approved the purchase, so fans, coaches and athletes will hopefully all have a smoother rewatch experience.
