I hate to say it, but if you want a d1 scholarship, the place to play is OH, CA, FL or TX. Its not enough to perform well at camp. If you don't have a rep before hand, you can perform well and never be noticed.[/quote#]

 

College coaches tell me that it's speed #1 and size #2. Film doesn't matter. Stats don't matter. Show up to camp, run fast, be big and watch the offers come rolling in.

I hate to say it, but if you want a d1 scholarship, the place to play is OH, CA, FL or TX. Its not enough to perform well at camp. If you don't have a rep before hand, you can perform well and never be noticed.[/quote#]

 

College coaches tell me that it's speed #1 and size #2. Film doesn't matter. Stats don't matter. Show up to camp, run fast, be big and watch the offers come rolling in.

 

Film does matter. It matters quite a bit and with all due respect, just having been to about 15 of these d1 camps and have been told so repeatedly, I can say that with certainty. Coaches (d1) want film against the best available talent.

 

3/4 of the camps are combine testing, with the rest position work and 1 on 1's. It is shocking how much combine stats are relied upon.

I hate to say it, but if you want a d1 scholarship, the place to play is OH, CA, FL or TX. Its not enough to perform well at camp. If you don't have a rep before hand, you can perform well and never be noticed.

Colleges offer kids all the time without seeing them play a down, just by camp/combine performance. And, to be honest, it doesn't matter what state or what size school a player plays at. All of that is straight from D1, D2, and NAIA coaches mouths straight to my ears.

 

Now, film can be a way in the door, and often is. It's useful, don't get me wrong.

Colleges offer kids all the time without seeing them play a down, just by camp/combine performance. And, to be honest, it doesn't matter what state or what size school a player plays at. All of that is straight from D1, D2, and NAIA coaches mouths straight to my ears.

 

Now, film can be a way in the door, and often is. It's useful, don't get me wrong.

 

Regarding the tape, I was told differently by James Franklin, the head coach at Vanderbilt just yesterday. I have heard similar remarks from Coach Solich (sp) of Ohio and Haynes of Kent State.

 

Sure, if a kid is a freak of nature, they can be offered on the basis of a you tube video, like the recent prospect who demonstrated that he could run 25 mph on a treadmill. But coaches have told me they want to tape of kids against elite competition.

Regarding the tape, I was told differently by James Franklin, the head coach at Vanderbilt just yesterday. I have heard similar remarks from Coach Solich (sp) of Ohio and Haynes of Kent State.

 

Sure, if a kid is a freak of nature, they can be offered on the basis of a you tube video, like the recent prospect who demonstrated that he could run 25 mph on a treadmill. But coaches have told me they want to tape of kids against elite competition.

They will eventually want a tape, but I promise you, they do more recruiting from camps/combines. I won't argue, just my experience.

 

I hate to say it, but if you want a d1 scholarship, the place to play is OH, CA, FL or TX. Its not enough to perform well at camp. If you don't have a rep before hand, you can perform well and never be noticed.

 

Strongly disagree. Performing in person on a hot seat is worth it's weight in gold.

Strongly disagree. Performing in person on a hot seat is worth it's weight in gold.

 

Only if the right people are looking at you at that moment. If you are presorted into a group that is led by a school not affiliated with the host, your performance can be missed. Just because you show to a camp hosted by a d1 school does not mean you will get looked at by anybody at that school. Representatives from dozens of lower level programs show up , either working the camp themselves, or observing. If you are not an invitee, you are likely to get herded into one of these groups.

Only if the right people are looking at you at that moment. If you are presorted into a group that is led by a school not affiliated with the host, your performance can be missed. Just because you show to a camp hosted by a d1 school does not mean you will get looked at by anybody at that school. Representatives from dozens of lower level programs show up , either working the camp themselves, or observing. If you are not an invitee, you are likely to get herded into one of these groups.

 

One of our sophomores went to the UC camp uninvited, played so well the first half, they moved him up to go against the seniors and juniors. He was noticed by all the coaches there, including UC. They look for Size and athleticism.