Originally Posted by Anonymous
Our approach has been to put together a really solid video from the fall, fortunately when coaches were watching his games this fall he played well enough to wet their appetite, and then try to be smart about his rising sophomore summer about how much he plays. It is just too hard for guys this age, with the rare exception, to just be on all of the time.
A word of caution regarding highlight reels : Coaches want to see the player away from the ball as much as with the offensive or defensive attack. Highlight reels rarely can give any college coach a sense of a player's range on the field. Second, be sure to use the available technology for posting clips including You Tube. Do not include any clips in excess of two minutes. After all, how many times do you actually sit and watch a full 120 second clip?

Lastly, a word on expectation setting for videos : I remember visiting a coach's office at Yale University and was shocked at the volume of video tapes, DVDs, CDs, and other media that was strewn all around the office. The place looked like a seedy Hollywood agent's office from the 1950s. One of the tapes on the conference table was four years old, never opened. and covered with dust - no joke.

You have to make it exceptionally easy for a college coach to get to the meat of the content. Any inconvenience will just represent a hurdle and most coaches will not make the effort to view physical media any longer.