what types of video should a recruit create
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What Types of Videos Should a Recruit Create
Goal: College Athlete
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By Steve O’Brien – Goal: College Athlete
I believe you should create a range of videos focused on your athletic ability and
character. Here are some videos I would create if I were trying to be recruited:
Personal Video
You should create a short video (23 minutes) that will allow coaches to see you
and get to know you. Just you in front of the camera. Here is what you could
mention:
• Your name
• Sport
• High School
• Year of Graduation
• GPA and Test Scores (academic awards)
• Athletic highlights (stats, times, awards)
• What qualities you will bring to a program
You will be sending this video via email so you can also mention that you would
like to schedule a call, meeting or school visit, and that your contact details
(phone and email) are in the email you sent them with the Youtube link if they
want to coordinate a date and time.
If you wanted to take the Personal Video a step further you could create videos
personalized to that particular program. In upcoming sections, I mention the
research you should do on your target schools. You could utilize this research to
create specific videos for specific coaches and schools where you reference what
they are looking for, based on your research, and what you can bring to their
program. These videos could be extremely powerful in getting you on a coach’s
recruiting list.
Individual Skill Video
This should be no more than a 3minute video showing off your skills. It can be
you just free styling. It doesn’t have to be anything crazy. For example:
• Basketball player: record a video of you running, dribbling, passing and
shooting
• Track & Field: running form or event
• Lacrosse player: running, passing, shooting, stick skills
• Hockey player: skating, stickhandling, shooting
• Skiing: use training or race video taken by your coach
You want to give the coach a glimpse that you are in fact a legit athlete. You are
not going to prove the world to them in this video, nor should you. I will say if you
can do something special that other athletes can’t, put it in the video. The goal is
to get a little more exposure and get a coach to respond, engage and set up a
next step.
Game Highlights
If your high school games are being taped and you can get access to those
recordings you should also create 34 minute highlight tape. You don’t have to
show great plays all the time (although don’t leave any out). You can also show
the little things you do well, and that college coach’s love. For example:
• Football: throwing a block
• Hockey: winning faceoffs
• Soccer: Consistent quality corner kicks
I am not an expert on every sport but you get the point.
Here is a great example video. This is Drew Laundry, Sophomore Varsity
Lacrosse Player (Attack) at Billerica Memorial High School in Billerica,
Massachusetts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdn7nzc3ay4
Questions? Don’t be afraid to shoot me an email: [email protected]
All the best, Steve & Julia O’Brien
Goal: College Athlete