I have had a couple request to see videos from colleges. What all do they want to see ? What kind of length ? Is it okay if I just upload it to my computer and email the coach a link ?
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I suggest you call the coaches who have requested video and ask them what they would like to see and whether a link to a website is satisfactory.
I spoke to a coach a few days ago at a major D-1 program who has seen video of my son via a link that was emailed to him -- and he asked for a DVD so he could share it with other coaches on the staff. I then asked him what he would like to see on the video and he told me. Coaches elsewhere may have other preferences, so its probably best to check with the target audience
to find out what they want.
I spoke to a coach a few days ago at a major D-1 program who has seen video of my son via a link that was emailed to him -- and he asked for a DVD so he could share it with other coaches on the staff. I then asked him what he would like to see on the video and he told me. Coaches elsewhere may have other preferences, so its probably best to check with the target audience
to find out what they want.
Bob - I will ditto what Titan said about asking the coach what form he wants the video in: e-mail, vhs, or dvd.
I will add that all the college coaches tell us that two minutes is plenty of footage. When people ask us how to make a video, we tell them to make sure in the first two minutes they have the footage of the player playing their position and batting. After the first two minutes, coaches stop looking because they don't have time to fast-forward or go through an entire tape to see the highlights that a player should have edited themselves.
I will add that all the college coaches tell us that two minutes is plenty of footage. When people ask us how to make a video, we tell them to make sure in the first two minutes they have the footage of the player playing their position and batting. After the first two minutes, coaches stop looking because they don't have time to fast-forward or go through an entire tape to see the highlights that a player should have edited themselves.