Barry's Recruiting Tips - Highlight Reel (Items 16 - 20)

Barry's Recruiting Tips

Part One 20 Facts About The Football Highlight Tape

Volume 3: Fact 16 - 20

We hope to answer commonly asked questions regarding how to make a highlight video for college recruiters. This includes tips on what to actually put on the video and how to dispense the highlight. Let's face it the goal of a successful highlight tape is to allow as many college coaches and recruiting services as possible to view the student-athlete. Though the National Underclassmen can never guarantee that your son is a definite DI prospect we can guide you with simple tips that will increase the likelihood that your video will be viewed.

16. Do you recommend parents shooting video from the sidelines? I absolutely do not recommend any video shot from ground level regardless of who shoots the video. It is in your best interest to use the game video shot by the video coordinator at your school. They almost always have the appropriate angle ideal for evaluating players.

17. We are paying a professional to make our video and he would like to show off his skills by adding a lot of graphics and special effects? Again college coaches want to see football not a movie. Stick to the basics and get to the football as soon as possible on the video with no special effects.

18. We have video of our son benching over 300-pounds and running a 40-yard dash at a camp should we include that on the video? Again the college coaches want to see what your son can do on the football field. The bottom line is can your son help their college win football games!

19. Should we add his GPA and test score on the opening slate on the video? Only if the GPA and test score are better the NCAA minimum requirements.  Remember some colleges actually have higher standards then the NCAA minimum requirements. So the rule of thumb would be if the grades are worth bragging about then include them on the opening slate.

20. Lastly remember YouTube is the best avenue for getting your highlight video out. And it is a lot cheaper to email 20 coaches then to mail out 20 videos.