When exactly should you be getting your junior football recruiting video to college coaches?
With some athletes having finished up the 2010 regular football season, this is the time when families need to start to think about putting together highlight tapes from the past season. This is a vital time in the recruiting process so it is important to know what to do. First off, let me clarify about [...]
How do I make my own football recruiting highlight video or basketball recruiting highlight video (Part 2)
As the fourth step in my five steps to a scholarship article, there is little doubt the important of putting together a recruiting highlight video to send out to college coaches. This may actually be the most important overall step in the hunt for a scholarship and it is vital that you make sure your [...]
An example of how some high school coaches would rather lie and be lazy than tell the truth and work
This past weekend I had a chance to talk to a family friend about potentially playing college soccer. While this is obviously a sport that does not receive too much coverage on here, a lot of the recruiting principals that I talk about do apply to other sports. And while some are different, the advice [...]
Always think about the thirty second rule when putting together a football recruiting video
Recently when talking to a parent regarding putting together a highlight tape, one of the things that was mentioned was the thirty second rule. While this may or may not be true, it would not surprise me one second if this really does happen. And considering this rule came from an Ivy League school, I [...]
Some major dos and don’ts when putting together your recruiting highlight video
I have had a chance to look at hundreds and possibly thousands of highlight recruiting videos over the last decade. During that time, I have seen a great deal of outstanding highlight videos as well as some terrible videos that would not get the top player in the country a scholarship. The transition from VHS [...]
Should you wait on your high school coach to make a highlight video during the football recruiting process?
When requesting highlight videos from athletes, one thing I often hear from them is that they are waiting until their coaches get done putting it together. For families where money is an issue, this is probably a smart thing to do. But for those who have college programs requesting tape, it may be smart to [...]
Why it is so important to post online video highlights during the athletic recruiting process
After speaking with a few Division I coaches lately (CLICK HERE FOR THE ARTICLE), it really helped reiterate to me the importance that athletes who want to be recruited need to have their video highlights online. While some would prefer to just have this footage available on DVD or VHS, now is a perfect time [...]
Cold sending highlight video tapes to college coaches and more on how they can factor into the overall football recruiting process
I recently received an email from a very loyal reader of Recruiting-101. This helpful aunt has been doing everything she can to help her nephew in the recruiting process and that includes gathering as much recruiting information as possible to help him hopefully land a scholarship down the line. And from what she has emailed [...]
If I shouldn’t pay for a recruiting service to me during the process, why should I pay to get a recruiting highlight video to be produced?
I think I might just be lightening up a little bit overall on recruiting services. While they are not for everyone and can be expensive, there is no doubt that certain recruiting services can be helpful in situations where time is limited. For that I owe an apology to the all of those that work [...]
More what to do and not to do on recruiting highlight videos
I have had a chance to look at hundreds and possibly thousands of highlight recruiting videos over the last decade. During that time, I have seen a great deal of outstanding highlight videos as well as some terrible videos that would not get the top player in the country a scholarship. The transition from VHS [...]