This came up in another thread.

 

How many of you who are coaches send out the video for your players who are college prospects?

 

My kids have played in two very successful football programs and those schools do not send out the video. They will provide game film DVD's to the players but they don't send them out.

 

However, one of the schools did send out a highlight video that we produced to one school that asked for it but as far as a mass mailing, they don't do it.

We do send them out. We make the highlight film for each players wanting to have them sent out. Some schools want game film, some highlight film, and some both.

 

We do not send out multiple players on one DVD. I do not understand why that would be done unless you do not take the time to make each chapter long enough for each player. It is hard enough for college coaches to watch any unsolicited DVD much less one that contains multiple chapters of multiple players. Now if the school request that I can then understand.

 

 

I also like how some people(coaches) think that they only send out film on players they think can play college. The truth is that ANY player can play college football. Now, not every player can get athletic money but every kid can play at the next level. There is not one NAIA or D3 school that will turn away a player that is accepted into the school, period. In fact, if you are marginal they will help you get in if you are going to play football. They want the tuition money.

We make a hi lite film for every senior who wants to send info out. We give the kids a booklet (copied from the AFCA) with a mailing list of every football playing college in america. We tell them to get the envelopes and address them and bring in dvd's. We burn the DVD's and pay the postage.

This puts a little bit back on the kids and parents to make sure they are serious about it.

I know coaches who make a highlight film of players and upload it on youtube or other places on the net and send it to coaches through email. If they reply asking for more video then they will send more to them via mail. It is a lot cheaper then sending out all those DVDs in the mail.

I have done individual and team highlights for the past 7 years. For some I have mass mailed, for others they wanted to do that themselves, I have created trifold brochures on some players, resumes on others. I am proud to say that nearly every kid I have worked with has been offered or signed on to play college ball (many various sports) somewhere. Everything from D1, D2, NAIA and some chose D3 even with other athletic offers on the table as they thought it was academically a better fit for them. Many have signed and played ball in state and some out of state (FL, SC, TN etc). Nearly every coach I have worked with is very cooperative as it is taking a load off of them and they want to see their kids get that opportunity. They can then speak to the college coach and send full game videos upon request. I have had some kids offered and signed just from their videos, but some coaches also like to see full highlight videos. This goes for football, basketball, soccer, softball, etc.

 

I know coaches who make a highlight film of players and upload it on youtube or other places on the net and send it to coaches through email. If they reply asking for more video then they will send more to them via mail. It is a lot cheaper then sending out all those DVDs in the mail.

 

I have started putting some of the highlight videos on my YouTube channel and emailing the link to college coaches, the HS coaches and the parents/player. This allows them to email any coach they want the link. Like Slinging Sammy said, this is MUCH more cost effective and the player can attach their information (stats, sports specific measurements/times/weights, GPA, ACT score, honors and awards, etc).

 

I am very pleased when a college coach contacts me and comments on the video and how it was exactly what they needed to see. The key to me is highlighting / spotshadowing / pointing to the player before the play begins so they know exactly who they are looking at every play. It allows them to see the player for the entire play and not just find them when they have ball, etc. It takes more time, but based on the collegiate coaches' responses I have seen, it is well worth the time and effort.

 

I have had some tell me that college coaches don't like highlight videos because ANYONE can have a good highlight video. I disagree whole heartedly. You can't have a highlight video if you don't make plays that belong on one, plain and simple.

It is the head coaches responsibility to market their players to college coaches. Any coach that does not do this is cheating his players and not doing right by his kids, period. There is plenty of opportunity for high school coaches to contact schools, send film, meet with recruiters, etc. College coaches want the help, especially the smaller division schools. High school coaches should know generally what level the kid can play at then work to find that kid a home. As the above post stated, technology gives us a multitude of creative new ways to market players from YooTube and recruiting sites like Rivals to emailing film. The only reason not to do this is flat out laziness and is inexcusable.

It is the head coaches responsibility to market their players to college coaches. Any coach that does not do this is cheating his players and not doing right by his kids, period. There is plenty of opportunity for high school coaches to contact schools, send film, meet with recruiters, etc. College coaches want the help, especially the smaller division schools. High school coaches should know generally what level the kid can play at then work to find that kid a home. As the above post stated, technology gives us a multitude of creative new ways to market players from YooTube and recruiting sites like Rivals to emailing film. The only reason not to do this is flat out laziness and is inexcusable.

 

Yes and no. Many coaches do not have the time or enough assistants to pull this off. However, I agree 110% that they should help the kids, ... but firstly by being honest at what collegiate level, if any, they have the ability to play at. I have seen both sides. Some coaches who don't do anything and some others who tell kids they are much better than they really are. If the kid has the ability and the desire, then some of the responsibility lays on their shoulders (and their family) as well. It is not entirely the coach's responsibility to get their players looked at. Every kid I have worked with has/had the desire to play at the next level and the coach, family and player worked together with me to put together their information. You cannot put this entirely on the coaches shoulders, but I do agree that they have some responsiblity to help.

 

Many coaches would talk to their players, and some coaches have had me come talk to their players to tell them that if they are interested in playing in college, there are some things THEY need to do in order to pursue that desire.

It is the head coaches responsibility to market their players to college coaches. Any coach that does not do this is cheating his players and not doing right by his kids, period. There is plenty of opportunity for high school coaches to contact schools, send film, meet with recruiters, etc. College coaches want the help, especially the smaller division schools. High school coaches should know generally what level the kid can play at then work to find that kid a home. As the above post stated, technology gives us a multitude of creative new ways to market players from YooTube and recruiting sites like Rivals to emailing film. The only reason not to do this is flat out laziness and is inexcusable.

 

 

Why, is it the coaches responsibility?

Do you feel that the marching band leader should do the same?

How about the English and/or Math teacher? Should the English and Math teacher fill out the scholarship information for their "best" students," if they do not I guess they are just lazy.

 

I will add that I can see both sides of the issue.

But ultimately it falls on the student and parents.

At LCA we make recruiting highlight video available to the players if they are interested. The process includes the player putting the primary effort in to select the plays to include and they are also responsible for the sequencing of the plays. It is important to front load the video with the "best" plays just in case a coach that is reviewing the film only looks at the first 30-60 seconds of a player's highlights before moving on to the next DVD in the pile.

 

All of our season footage is in a computer database and it is a fairly simple process to select and tag plays for some players (i.e. skill positions), and a more involved process to select and tag plays for the other positions. For 2009, our database has over 3,200 individual plays available on the season for LCA games (over 30,000 plays are in the database for opponent scouting footage). The plays can easily be split out to offense, defense or special teams... and can further be split out by Ball Carrier, Intended Receiver (by completions, incompletions, or both), tackler, interceptor, fumble recovery's, etc.

 

Game DVDs are also available upon request as needed for the players. The football program currently picks up the cost of the DVDs and duplicating of the first 10 copies. Additional copies and mailing costs are the responsibility of the player. In this day and age, the online version of the clips are more than sufficient for "first look" requirements, and are typically followed up with DVDs as requested. The online clips can be e:mailed immediately by anyone on the coaching staff at the moment they are contacted about interest in a certain LCA player.

 

I've included a few sample clips of some LCA players from this 2009 season as separate threads in this forum. As noted in a previous post on this thread, it is important to "highlight" where possible the specific player is on the play to minimize the reviewing coach's initial time investment in watching the clips.

Why, is it the coaches responsibility?

Do you feel that the marching band leader should do the same?

How about the English and/or Math teacher? Should the English and Math teacher fill out the scholarship information for their "best" students," if they do not I guess they are just lazy.

 

I will add that I can see both sides of the issue.

But ultimately it falls on the student and parents.

 

As with every aspect of a child's eduction, it is ultimately the parents' responsibility, IMVHO.

 

If you are leaving the whole process up to you child's coach, you are likely to be disappointed.

At LCA we make recruiting highlight video available to the players if they are interested. The process includes the player putting the primary effort in to select the plays to include and they are also responsible for the sequencing of the plays. It is important to front load the video with the "best" plays just in case a coach that is reviewing the film only looks at the first 30-60 seconds of a player's highlights before moving on to the next DVD in the pile.

All of our season footage is in a computer database and it is a fairly simple process to select and tag plays for some players (i.e. skill positions), and a more involved process to select and tag plays for the other positions. For 2009, our database has over 3,200 individual plays available on the season for LCA games (over 30,000 plays are in the database for opponent scouting footage). The plays can easily be split out to offense, defense or special teams... and can further be split out by Ball Carrier, Intended Receiver (by completions, incompletions, or both), tackler, interceptor, fumble recovery's, etc.

 

Game DVDs are also available upon request as needed for the players. The football program currently picks up the cost of the DVDs and duplicating of the first 10 copies. Additional copies and mailing costs are the responsibility of the player. In this day and age, the online version of the clips are more than sufficient for "first look" requirements, and are typically followed up with DVDs as requested. The online clips can be e:mailed immediately by anyone on the coaching staff at the moment they are contacted about interest in a certain LCA player.

 

I've included a few sample clips of some LCA players from this 2009 season as separate threads in this forum. As noted in a previous post on this thread, it is important to "highlight" where possible the specific player is on the play to minimize the reviewing coach's initial time investment in watching the clips.

 

 

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