what do yall think about them and are there any sites with sample videos? and what should be on them whats the cost to get one done? thnx alot
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BaseballWebTV is great, and don't forget www.skillshow.com
quote:Originally posted by cub1jon:
what do yall think about them and are there any sites with sample videos? and what should be on them whats the cost to get one done? thnx alot
Here is the one I did last year for my son:
http://home.comcast.net/~julievalente/BrianValente2006.wmv
If you have a digital video camera, and software to do basic editting, you could probably put together a pretty decent video yourself. All you need is some web space that will host the video clip and away you go.
Good luck.
I made a video myself and sent it out. It wound up in the hands of a former MLB scout who told me shorten it and just keep in the essentials. My son is a pitcher, so he told me to take out the pickoff moves and anything that wasn't pitcher/batter.
As a consequence of the conversation, I redid the video...you can see it at www.kirkporter.com
The only addition that you don't see on the web, is that the video shows his stats at the beginning and his contact information at the end.
Hope that helps ya
As a consequence of the conversation, I redid the video...you can see it at www.kirkporter.com
The only addition that you don't see on the web, is that the video shows his stats at the beginning and his contact information at the end.
Hope that helps ya
this is reall6 great. How did you put this together?
what kind of response did you get?
Thanks very, very interesting
what kind of response did you get?
Thanks very, very interesting
cub1jon....
The folks at Skillshow really know what they're doing. It worked great for us!!!
The folks at Skillshow really know what they're doing. It worked great for us!!!
CPLZ....
Nice web page!!!!!
Nice web page!!!!!
CPLZ so Skillshow did this page for your son? The kirkporter website?
And if you don't mind me asking, he looks great. Did he decide on a school?
And if you don't mind me asking, he looks great. Did he decide on a school?
I accumulated hundreds of innings of my son over a few years. I edited some of them taking out the wasted footage.
There were a couple things I wanted to show. One was the mechanics and one was the ability to pitch.
I picked games were the competition was top quality. I was also carefull not to cherry pick or to make the video too long. I wanted the video to show my son under pressure because all pitchers get in jams.
I chose to put the videos on DVD/CDs because you could open it up and see all the clips,photos, news items and his atat sheet. The items had descriptions, titles and approx # of innings. It also had a referrence to the level of competition. EG the team was full of college & minor league players so the coach would gage the skill level. I actually had no HS clips although I had tons of videos from HS.
I did a collage of pictures for the DVD label with a couple shots of my son and the ball park. I handed them out at a college showcase my son didn't even attend and sent the rest to sellected colleges.
It was very effective as I followed up with emails and phone calls. The hardest thing was to get coaches to take the time to take a look. Once they did I got immediate reaction.
I am not a fan of over produced video or ones that look like home movies. I left the ball park sounds no Rocky tunes. Keep it simple and show what you got without a lot of distraction. I had hours of videos on each DVD but it was settup so you could pick and choose. A couple asked for more because they said they really enjoyed the action.
There were a couple things I wanted to show. One was the mechanics and one was the ability to pitch.
I picked games were the competition was top quality. I was also carefull not to cherry pick or to make the video too long. I wanted the video to show my son under pressure because all pitchers get in jams.
I chose to put the videos on DVD/CDs because you could open it up and see all the clips,photos, news items and his atat sheet. The items had descriptions, titles and approx # of innings. It also had a referrence to the level of competition. EG the team was full of college & minor league players so the coach would gage the skill level. I actually had no HS clips although I had tons of videos from HS.
I did a collage of pictures for the DVD label with a couple shots of my son and the ball park. I handed them out at a college showcase my son didn't even attend and sent the rest to sellected colleges.
It was very effective as I followed up with emails and phone calls. The hardest thing was to get coaches to take the time to take a look. Once they did I got immediate reaction.
I am not a fan of over produced video or ones that look like home movies. I left the ball park sounds no Rocky tunes. Keep it simple and show what you got without a lot of distraction. I had hours of videos on each DVD but it was settup so you could pick and choose. A couple asked for more because they said they really enjoyed the action.
As to the webpage, the framework was done by a guy in the biz, pretty simple and inexpensive tho. I added all the data, video, calendar and pics and do all the updating.
It's actually pretty easy. Google hosts the video and the calendar. The video doesn't have great resolution on the web but does on the DVD.
Bobblehead is right on the money, it's all about getting them to view it. If your son has the stuff, they'll make contact. I found that sending the coach an email with a link to the website telling them that they could see current stats and video there really got them to look more than mailing a DVD out.
Thanks for the compliments.
No, my son is unsigned. Long story short, he popped up out of nowhere throwing 90 and mowing people down. Then come fall showcase season his velocity fell off and some control also. We thought he had a tired arm, turned out he had mononucleosis. He has some D1 offers on the table, but he wants to come back in the spring really showing what he can do to see how much interest there is in him.
It's actually pretty easy. Google hosts the video and the calendar. The video doesn't have great resolution on the web but does on the DVD.
Bobblehead is right on the money, it's all about getting them to view it. If your son has the stuff, they'll make contact. I found that sending the coach an email with a link to the website telling them that they could see current stats and video there really got them to look more than mailing a DVD out.
Thanks for the compliments.
No, my son is unsigned. Long story short, he popped up out of nowhere throwing 90 and mowing people down. Then come fall showcase season his velocity fell off and some control also. We thought he had a tired arm, turned out he had mononucleosis. He has some D1 offers on the table, but he wants to come back in the spring really showing what he can do to see how much interest there is in him.
Bobblehead;
Can you send me a copy of that DVD? I would love to see how youput it together.
Mark
Can you send me a copy of that DVD? I would love to see how youput it together.
Mark
Mark PM me with your address. One video was my son at 17 throwing 2 innings against the Brantford Red Sox. 5 Ks in 2 innings against their top lead off hitters.
Cub1jon...
...Here is a site I built a couple years ago for my son--it includes a link to his video. Good luck with it all.
Jeffrey Taylor, Jr
...Here is a site I built a couple years ago for my son--it includes a link to his video. Good luck with it all.
Jeffrey Taylor, Jr
Use the info on this website. I bought a compact tape camera and our computer has microsoft software for editing. I took some game footage from HS and showcases and mixed it with BP and fielding practice. Kept the tape to 5 minutes. I left in the game audio including mom cheering for her "baby". My son is a center fielder with a fast bat and great speed on the bases. He is now studying Information Technology at a D1 school in NJ as a Freshman. That major limited the schools available. I used the NCAA Website to narrow down the list to schools here in the northeast with IT majors and baseball. The tape definately helped. Even coaches who were not looking for outfielders gave good feedback. You don't need to spend a fortune to make a good tape. Just be aware that good players do better in tough game situations than in practice. They hit different, run faster, make better catches and throws. Don't go overboard on practice footage. If a school was at the showcases then I referenced that in the cover letter. My son got interest from several schools. But when it came time to make offers only 4 came through with good scholarship packages. Of those, 2 really intersted my son. The one he went with actually first heard of my son through a recent grad who was coaching another summer team. You never know. Good luck.