▁Following ▁Hudson ' s ▁departure , ▁Martin ▁described ▁Hudson ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁coach es ▁N Z F ▁has ▁had ▁and ▁he ▁would ▁leave ▁behind ▁a ▁professional ▁standard ▁that ▁N Z F ▁had ▁never ▁had ▁before . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁High ▁Performance ▁Sport ▁N Z ▁programme , ▁Hudson ▁also ▁spent ▁time ▁with ▁All ▁Black s ' ▁coach es , ▁Steve ▁Hans en ▁and ▁long - time ▁assistant ▁Wayne ▁Smith , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Cr us aders ▁coach ▁Scott ▁Robert son . ▁Hudson ▁has ▁close ▁relationship ▁with ▁Hans en ▁as ▁All ▁Black s ▁previously ▁shared ▁time ▁with ▁him ▁and ▁the ▁All ▁Wh ites . ▁ ▁Colorado ▁Rap ids ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Hudson ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁Colorado ▁Rap ids ▁in ▁Major ▁League ▁Soccer . ▁At ▁ 3 6 , ▁Hudson ▁became ▁the ▁young est ▁head ▁coach ▁in ▁Colorado ▁Rap ids ' ▁history ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁young est ▁head ▁coach ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁M LS ▁season . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁season ▁in ▁charge , ▁Hudson ▁led ▁the ▁Rap ids ▁to ▁nine ▁consecutive ▁losses ▁across ▁all ▁compet itions , ▁including ▁a ▁loss ▁to ▁lower ▁division ▁United ▁Soccer ▁League ▁side ▁Nash ville ▁SC ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Open ▁Cup . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁Rap ids ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁rel ieved ▁Hudson ▁of ▁his ▁duties ▁following ▁comments ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁media ▁post ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁United