Elements of a Great Football Recruiting Highlight Film

Getting recruited means your highlight needs to first tell the story of “who you are, what you are capable of, and how you are going to help a program win.” With the overwhelming number of films coaches get, your video needs to be a standout. What’s your highlight video doing to break through and get noticed?

Great Highlight Elements

Get Recruited Consulting can help with this critical story-boarding by

Showcasing your WOW plays.
Demonstrating your athletic skills with the clips that count most.
Making it easy for the coaches to identify you on the clips by use of an arrow that points to you from the very start of the play.

Football Recruiting Highlight Film Checklist

Athleticism

Change of Direction
Movement Skills
Explosiveness
Top End Speed –(if you claim you are 4.5 it needs to be evident on film)
Flexibility
Agility

Skill Demonstration

Play-making Ability
Ball Catching
Throwing Accuracy
Arm Strength – Velocity and Distance
Tackling Technique
Takeoff
Blocking and Destruction of Blocks
Position Footwork
Position Specific Technique

General Football Characteristics

Physicality
Accuracy of Measureables (Does the way you look on video, reflect your actual height /weight?)
Toughness
Productivity
WOW Plays
Effort Plays
Competitiveness