High School Soccer Coach Cuts Video Analysis Time from Hours to Minutes

"I haven't got that much time. I'm a full-time teacher during the day. So let's say we have a game. The game finishes at seven. I've gone home by 7:30. I have four kids at home. I got to break the film down. Then I've got to show it to the players the next day, because the day after that we've got another game. So just the turnaround is incredible," says Paul Cutter, Boys Soccer Head Coach at Garden City High School.

Cutter's reality mirrors that of thousands of high school coaches across America who juggle full-time teaching responsibilities with coaching duties. The time crunch between games leaves little room for the detailed video analysis that modern players need to improve their performance.

Garden City High School's coaching time challenge

Paul Cutter has been coaching boys' soccer at Garden City High School for 17 years while maintaining his full-time PE and health teacher role. Originally from Newcastle, England, Cutter brings an international perspective to his coaching approach and has led his teams to county finals seven years in a row, winning three championships.

Garden City High School serves a traditionally athletics-oriented community in New York, where soccer has deep roots and high expectations. As the fourth head coach in the program's history, dating back to the 1930s, Cutter manages annual tryouts with over 90 players while working with minimal staff resources.

The school's soccer program operates like most high school teams across America, with coaches wearing multiple hats and working within tight time constraints that make thorough game analysis nearly impossible.

The problem with traditional coaching methods

Before implementing automated video analysis, Cutter faced the same time management nightmare that plagues high school coaches everywhere. "We used to spend two hours a game breaking things down. I'd be getting up at five in the morning on a MacBook, cutting and copying things," he explains.

High school soccer programs typically play three games weekly with 24-hour turnarounds between analysis and preparation for the next game. "Most high school coaches either do it by themselves or an assistant, so you haven't got that 4 or 5 hours to go in breaking clips down and moving things around," he adds.

The time pressure meant players often missed crucial learning opportunities, and coaches like Cutter had to choose between personal time with their families and providing quality feedback to their teams.

How Veo's automatic highlights solved the problem

Cutter discovered Veo's automated video analysis platform in 2017-2018, becoming one of the early adopters who recognized its potential to transform high school coaching efficiency. The automatic highlight generation feature immediately addressed his biggest challenge: time.

Instead of spending hours manually cutting and editing game footage at 5 AM, Veo's AI technology creates instant highlight reels organized by game situations. "All right, here's yesterday's game. Can I just click on a little button and then there's my seven corner kicks," Cutter explains about the system's capabilities.

The platform's instant access feature revolutionized his workflow between games. Where he previously needed two hours to break down a single game, Veo provides immediate access to specific plays and situations without manual editing. This efficiency gain is crucial when coaching schedules demand quick turnarounds.

The automated system allows him to focus on coaching rather than video editing, providing professional-level analysis tools that were previously only available to college programs with dedicated video staff.

Cutter's experience shows how automated video analysis can transform high school coaching efficiency. Ready to discover what video analysis can do for your team? Veo experts are standing by to help you get started.