In the responses to my first letters, many of the college coaches wanted to "see me in action". Should I send my highlight video right away or should I only give them my schedule or both?
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Coaches want to see you play in person, send them your HS, fall, and summer schedules as they come available.
I would send both if the video is good.
tigerfan_09,
My son was told by a recruiter that putting the video on "You Tube" and sending the link was a great way to get exposure.
My son was told by a recruiter that putting the video on "You Tube" and sending the link was a great way to get exposure.
tigerfan_09,
I would go with collikar's advice. Email the coach with the link to the video on youtube. DVD's just clutter up the office space. Like Homerun04 said, nothing replaces being seen in person, but videos do have their place. The biggest thing coaches will be looking for in a video is bat speed and swing mechanics for hitting. Athleticism and fielding mechanics for infielders. If you are a pitcher they will want to see the movement on your FB and other pitches. If you play outfield don't bother putting a defensive portion on your video. It is so hard to gauge what an outfielder can do on a video. Things like arm strength, power, and running speed must be gauged in person.
I would go with collikar's advice. Email the coach with the link to the video on youtube. DVD's just clutter up the office space. Like Homerun04 said, nothing replaces being seen in person, but videos do have their place. The biggest thing coaches will be looking for in a video is bat speed and swing mechanics for hitting. Athleticism and fielding mechanics for infielders. If you are a pitcher they will want to see the movement on your FB and other pitches. If you play outfield don't bother putting a defensive portion on your video. It is so hard to gauge what an outfielder can do on a video. Things like arm strength, power, and running speed must be gauged in person.
I am a big proponent of the youtube method.
We were a bit late to the game doing this, but my 2008 grad had at least 12 coaches watch his video online. 2 of those coaches decided to come watch him play live, and one of them was the school where he signed to play! Agree 100% about the swing mechanics comment.
Not only does this method cut down on office clutter for the coach, but decreases your production/mailing costs as well.
We were a bit late to the game doing this, but my 2008 grad had at least 12 coaches watch his video online. 2 of those coaches decided to come watch him play live, and one of them was the school where he signed to play! Agree 100% about the swing mechanics comment.
Not only does this method cut down on office clutter for the coach, but decreases your production/mailing costs as well.
I think youtube may be a good idea, but the quality of the video isn't too good, especially compared to dvd. this is important on wide angle shots (ie showing the catcher throw down to 2nd).
We had google host my sons pitching video and then linked it to my sons website where it had all relevant stats, data and contact info.
They could go to the website and watch the video right there and then look over all the stuff. Every coach that went there really liked how it was laid out. The video was 123 seconds.
They could go to the website and watch the video right there and then look over all the stuff. Every coach that went there really liked how it was laid out. The video was 123 seconds.
We have had a coach ask for video and added a quick time movie responding to his email. Thinking about adding the quick time movie to the the first email to a coach.