How do I go about this? Responding to recruitment letters.

Answer all the forms and info requested--you never know what will happen

Thanks TR.

And if you have a nice looking "profile" that you've been sending to schools, usually with academic info, color picture, honors, speeds, times, etc., we also sent one of those too.

Thanks for the info hokieone. Some of the colleges have requested that I send video as well...Do you think there would be a problem with my father and I making our own video, instead of purchasing from a showcase?

Can't really afford those ones, and the ones that I've seen are poor quality.

A college player that watched videos with his head coach once told me they received tons of poor videos. My son's was a Skillshow version (pricey but effective). He said it clearly stood out. This was 3 years ago so parents may have gotten better at it by now. Skillshow does it perfect: short (no more than a minute or two), showing swings at the plate, 60 yard dash, regular and slo mo, pitching (5-6 throws), fielding (5-6 ), all set to music. If you don't use them, go to their web site and look at how they do it for ideas.

If you do it yourself, and you can, enlist some help from someone with some skill at editing, let them shoot with a digital video camera, and let them edit on the computer. If you send it on a DVD/CD, make sure it's in a format they can open. A lot of coaches still have VCR's, but all baseball offices have a computer somewhere these days.

Yeah the Skillshow videos look very well done. Unfortunately I don't have the budget right now to pay for it. I'll probably do it myself and see how it comes out. If it's alright I'll get an editor.

jsorb, I tried to send you a PM to talk about this w/ you but couldn't. Send me a PM and we can talk about about how to put your video together for the college coaches.

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Originally posted by TSfan:
jsorb, I tried to send you a PM to talk about this w/ you but couldn't. Send me a PM and we can talk about about how to put your video together for the college coaches.

TSfan- How about we just communicate through email. I think it'd be easier than this site's less than adequate PM system.

jsorb8997@gmail.com

If you send Skillshow a bunch of footage they'll edit it for you for a price no where near that of one of their own tapings. It doesn't cost anything to talk to Tom K. on the phone to get the info.

One other thing. We've spent a few days talking about this on the message boards. These coaches like to see these letters, questionaires, videos ect... turned around as quickly as possible. They gauge your interest in their program somewhat that way I believe. So, even if the video isn't ready yet, I'd return a letter and questionairre, anything else you have right away and note that the video will be forthcoming. Just a thought.

Thanks PopTime, good info.