How to Impress College Coaches
Impressing college coaches in any sport is a task that requires a lot of hard work, discipline, and will power. Often these coaches will not want to see your video or talk to you, your coach, or your parents, so you have to make a hard effort to put yourself out there. Impressing college coaches takes your entire high school career to evolve into someone that a collegiate coach will want to give a scholarship to.
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Things You'll Need
- Video Camera
- High School Coach Recommendation
- Transcripts
- Resume (including volunteer work)
Instructions
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Have a family member or a friend film your athletic events. A high, bird's eye view is best, and for football have them zoom in on you as you carry, pass, or catch the ball to show off your skills in close view. When finished with filming as many games as you can, edit the video with your coach's help to make a highlight reel. Your highlight reel should have all your great plays, and a few bad ones. The film should be no longer than five minutes. Many college coaches will even only look at the first minute, so have your most spectacular plays at the beginning. Showcase your speed, game-time decisions, and ability to adapt.
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Talk to your coaches, teachers, and community members that you have volunteered for and ask for a written recommendation. This recommendation should highlight both your on-field and off-field attributes. It should be no longer than a page, as coaches rarely read anything over one page of material.
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Ask your guidance counselor for your high school transcripts, which will include all the classes you've taken along with your grades. Grades are important to coaches. They let them know how hard you will work at everything, and also most colleges have GPA requirements. You also need to create a resume if you don't already have one. It should include your work experience, your GPA and volunteer and extra curricular activities. Having a full resume, especially with volunteer work on it, will impress coaches because it shows your attitude and work ethic.
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Take all of the information you have collected, and put it in an appropriate sized envelope and address it to the scouting or coaching departments at the places you would like to go to school. Include a one page cover letter which tells them a little about yourself and your goals as a collegiate athlete.
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