HoopBrief vs FastModel Sports (FastDraw / FastScout)
FastModel Sports makes FastDraw and FastScout, the play-diagramming and scouting-report-building tools that generations of college and high school basketball staffs have used to produce clean, printable scouting documents. Hudl acquired FastModel Sports in March 2025, folding it into the larger Hudl product line. The distinction that matters: FastScout is a document builder. It gives you an excellent template and typography for a scouting report, but every word of analysis in that report still comes out of a coach's head after hours of film. HoopBrief generates the analysis. Published pricing, $9.99 to $999/month, versus FastModel's quote-based licensing.
- Published pricing, $9.99 to $999 per month
- About 5 seconds to a scouting brief
- No film upload, no tagging, no analyst
The free scout needs no account and no card.
Side-by-side snapshot
| Feature | HoopBrief | FastModel Sports (FastDraw / FastScout) |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | $9.99/mo (Starter), $999/mo (Pro), published | Quote-based, not published; now sold under Hudl |
| Ownership | Independent | Acquired by Hudl, March 2025 |
| Core job | Generates the analysis | Formats and diagrams the analysis you wrote |
| Play diagramming | No | Yes, FastDraw is the category standard |
| Printable scout documents | Report view, Enterprise PDF export | Yes, FastScout's core strength |
| Opponent tendencies produced for you | Yes | No, coach-supplied |
| Time to a finished scout | ~5 seconds to the analysis | Hours of film work, then formatting |
Where HoopBrief wins
Where FastModel Sports (FastDraw / FastScout) wins
The verdict
HoopBrief is best for
Coaches whose bottleneck is producing the analysis, not laying it out, and who want opponent intelligence without spending a day on film per game.
FastModel Sports (FastDraw / FastScout) is best for
Staffs who need to diagram their own sets and produce polished, printable scouting documents in a format their coaches and players already know.
Try it on a real matchup
Pick an attacker and a defender and read what HoopBrief writes: the attack plan, the guard plan, and the read when the first option is gone. Free, no account.
Frequently asked questions
Did Hudl buy FastModel Sports?
Yes. Hudl announced the acquisition of FastModel Sports in March 2025, bringing FastDraw and FastScout under the Hudl product umbrella alongside Hudl's film and Sportscode offerings. For existing FastModel customers the practical effect is that licensing and support now run through Hudl's sales organization.
Is HoopBrief an alternative to FastScout?
Partly. FastScout is a scouting-report builder, its value is structure and formatting. HoopBrief is a scouting-report generator, its value is the analysis itself. If your problem is that reports take hours to research, HoopBrief replaces that. If your problem is that reports need to look a specific way and include your own diagrammed sets, FastScout still does something HoopBrief does not.
Does HoopBrief diagram plays like FastDraw?
No. HoopBrief does not have a play-diagramming canvas and is not trying to replace FastDraw. It produces written matchup intelligence, coverage plans, tendencies, and positioning guidance. Coaches who need to draw sets should keep FastDraw.
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Starter is $9.99/mo, Pro is $999/mo, both published. Every account starts with a 7-day trial, no card required.
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