In 38 years with the Hawaii football program, George Lumpkin has performed nearly every job.

Thursday, he found one more.

Positioned on the roof of the three-story UH athletic complex, Lumpkin shot video of practice.

"We’re kind of short-handed, so I volunteered," Lumpkin said. His role of director of personnel focuses primarily on recruiting.

Two weeks ago, video coordinator Chris Williams went on personal leave. That left the Warriors with one student assistant to video practices. A player who completed his eligibility handles the other camera.

The raw footage is then edited, with each position coach receiving cut-ups of drills.

When the Warriors practice on Ching field, video cameras are set up on two rooftops — one offering a sideline view, the other an end-line angle. When practice is at the grass field, video is shot from a nearby dormitory.

But for Wednesday’s practice at Ching, the Warriors had one video operator, leaving them with only one view of practice.

Lumpkin volunteered to work Thursday’s practice. He said it was his first time shooting videos that would be used for game preparation.

"There’s a first time for everything," Lumpkin said. "Whatever it takes, I’m there to help."

A technician from the mainland arrives today, and will help in shooting and editing video of practices and games. The technician has experience with the video-editing software that UH installed this past summer.

Alo: special special-teamer

Kamalani Alo is regarded as one of the Warriors’ hardest hitters on special teams. It is a skill first honed at home.

"I used to practice on my (older) brother," Alo said. "I’d lose, but it was fun."

At Kahuku High, it was a considered an honor to play on the kickoff team. Alo earned his badge of courage early.

"At Kahuku, kickoff is big," Alo said. "It sets the tempo for our game. Coming here (to UH), I wanted to be on kickoff."

Alo redshirted in 2009, and was used only on the punt-return team through the first 10 games in 2010. But then he was added to the kickoff team, "and good things happened," associate head coach Rich Miano said. "It started with Kamalani Alo."

After Dick Tomey was hired, he made candidates for special teams go through a series of drills each day.

"In the spring, he was outstanding," Tomey said.

Tomey put Alo on four special-teams units.

"He’s done the most consistent job for us all year," Tomey said. "He cares. He’s tough. He makes play after play."

On kickoffs, Alo has a simple philosophy: "Go after the biggest guy."

Miano said: "You can’t have enough Kahuku players on your football team. They learn the fundamentals of football at an early age. They have the intangibles, like passion and toughness. They get coached up. They love the game."