VidFuego Follow the drill, not the camera
Show runners and jumpers the moment you want to explain, from the first steps out of the blocks to a relay handoff. Keep the phones out of their way.
10 guides for your next shoot
Ask the venue where you can film, then choose the short stretch your lesson needs to show. Leave lanes, runways and landing areas clear, and check a saved sample before the next attempt.
Film the runner leaving the blocks and taking their first steps.
Sprint Start Video: Capturing the Blocks and Early Steps ↗Choose a short stretch of track to review.
Filming a Short Maximum-Velocity Running Zone ↗Connect the approach to the jump takeoff.
Long and Triple Jump Practice: Approach and Takeoff Coverage ↗Pick the part of the start your coach wants to see, then frame that short section of track. Keep the phones well outside the lanes and leave the runner's full run-through route clear.
Read guideChoose a short stretch of track and give the cameras a clear job there. A steady view of that section can help your coach explain movement without trying to follow the runner around the whole track.
Read guideGive your coach a view that connects the approach and takeoff. A closer second angle can help, but only if it stays outside the runway and leaves the landing area clear.
Read guideAsk your coach which part of the approach and clearance the lesson needs to show. Choose fixed phone positions outside the running and landing areas, then test the full frame.
Read guideShow the steps into the hurdle, the clearance and the exit when those are part of the lesson. Framing only the hurdle can leave out the movement your coach needs to explain.
Read guideKeep the whole runner visible from the side and rear, and write down the task and surface. Those two views can help a coaching conversation without turning the video into a medical gait assessment.
Read guideAgree on one running cue, record a short pass and talk about what you can see. You don't need to turn an ordinary clip into a force measurement to make it useful.
Read guideRepeat a familiar drill and keep the recording notes through the season. Your coach can then compare examples with the conditions in mind instead of guessing why two clips look different.
Read guideMake a short test at the track before you rely on your setup. Check the sun, wind, saved picture and connection, and keep every phone out of the athletes' way.
Read guideKeep both runners and the handoff area in the picture. Your coach will get more from seeing how the exchange developed than from a close-up of the baton alone.
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