How to get an athlete's film to college coaches
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College coaches are not short of film. They are short of time. Getting an athlete seen is less about production quality than about sending something verifiable to the right person in a format they can open on a phone between sessions.
Send one link, and make it load instantly
The link should open to the reel, with full games and season stats visible below it. No login, no download, no file transfer service. Anything that adds a step loses the coach at that step.
Put the verifiable facts in the first two lines
Graduation year, position, height, current team and coach contact belong in the message body, not buried in the video. A coach filters on those before they press play, and film without them reads as a mass email.
- Graduation year and position first.
- Season stats with the games they came from.
- Current coach's name and contact for verification.
- Upcoming schedule so they can watch live.
Include the schedule, not just the past
The strongest thing you can offer is a chance to evaluate the athlete themselves. Listing upcoming games — with a stream a coach can watch remotely — converts far better than another edited reel.
Time it to their calendar
Film sent during a college team's own game week goes unopened. Aim for their off periods and the evaluation windows that apply to the athlete's division and age, and follow up once, briefly, with new games rather than a repeat of the same message.
Keep it current without re-editing
The record should reflect last weekend, not last season. Because PROSCORE keeps coach-logged stats and evaluations attached to the same athlete profile, what a coach opens is current — add saved highlights to it and the follow-up is easy.