Director of Video Services
David Kaplan is entering his 14th year at UConn where he oversees all
aspects of the day-to-day video operations for the UConn Division of Athletics,
including football, while also producing several annual highlight and recruiting
tapes along with internet content for Huskies All-Access. He produces the audio
and video board on game days at Rentschler Field and at UConn’s home basketball
games. He is also in charge of the football team’s weekly film exchange. Kaplan
joined the UConn staff in 1995 after serving as the assistant video director for
three years at the United States Military Academy.
Kaplan also served as video director for the New York/New
Jersey Knights of the World League of American Football, the Connecticut Coyotes
and Cincinnati Rockers of the Arena Football League and at Wagner College in
Staten Island, N.Y. He also spent time as a video assistant with the NFL’s New
York Giants.
Kaplan attended the University of Northern Colorado and
earned a degree from the Institute of Audio and Visual Research in New York
City. He is a founding member of the Collegiate Sports Video Directors’
Association. Kaplan is a native of Brooklyn, N.Y. and currently resides in
Tolland, Conn. He has a son, Bobby (16) and a daughter, Kelsey (14).
