How long should a highlight video be for college coaches?

Your entire video should be no more than 3-5 minutes long. And since most coaches watch highlight videos on mute, there's no need to add dramatic music or special effects. Never lose sight of the goal. You're not entering a film festival—the purpose of your video is to grab the attention of a college coach.

How long should a recruiting highlight video be?

Keep it short.

According to the NCSA, the highlight video should be 3-6 minutes long and include 20-25 clips of game action for field players.

What do college coaches look for in highlight tapes?

The sole aim of a highlight reel is to persuade the coach to want to learn more about you. Your best clips should entice the coach to take the next step in evaluating you, for example watching the game film on your profile, perusing your information, or checking out your academic transcript.

How long should a college recruitment video be?

Composing a short video that highlights all your best plays gives college coaches great insight into your ability as an athlete. Your recruiting video should be anywhere from three to five minutes long and should display your best clips in the first thirty seconds.

How long should basketball highlights be?

Basketball highlight videos should be under four minutes with 20-30 great plays that demonstrate the athlete's strongest skills. In addition to a brief highlight film, student-athletes should separately provide full game film.

How To Make A Highlight Video That Will Get You Recruited!

Do college coaches watch highlight videos?

College coaches rely on highlight videos to start building their list of prospective athletes. And as a recruit, you want to provide them with a video that grabs their attention at just the right time.

How long should sports recruiting videos be?

Keep your video short—about three to five minutes.

If a coach wants to see footage of a whole game, they will request it.

Do college coaches look at HUDL?

Sending recruiting packages through Hudl allows coaches access to those full plays. Coaches evaluate more than just skill—they're looking for good teammates and athletes who will fit in with their culture.

Should I add music to my recruiting video?

Don't Add Music

You should not have music on your video, especially music with explicit language. It's all about first impressions; this is a recruiting video, not a music video. Coaches are watching hundreds of videos and having to listen to music they might not like isn't going to make them like your video.

How long should a HUDL highlight be?

Coaches will give your highlight about 30 seconds to a minute before they decide either to continue watching, or cancel out and move on to the next video.

How many clamps should be in a highlight reel?

Try to keep your highlight reels in the 2-4 minute range- This typically means about 12-20 clips total. Our data shows that the average time a college coach will view a highlight reel is 3 minutes and 18 seconds.

Do college coaches look at JV film?

Right now, no JV or scrimmage film. We want live varsity film because coaches recruit gamers and the only way they can see that is through how you perform on gameday.

How do you send highlight videos to colleges?

When it comes to sending your highlight videos to college coaches, it is most effective for you to upload it to a streaming service like YouTube before emailing it to various programs. The email you send should be clear and well-written, and include a direct link to a high quality version of your highlight video.

How long should football highlights be?

Make sure it's the right length

Make your highlight tape between 5-7 minutes long with all of your athlete's best plays at beginning of the tape. Evaluators are like anybody else: their attention span will dwindle after the first couple plays.

Can you post sports highlights on YouTube?

If the clips came from a company like ESPN or a YouTuber that doesn't give you permission to be able to use their clips then yes this might be a copyright infringement. If you use video/clips that are labeled as creative commons then nt it wouldn't be an infringement. YouTube has a feature for this.

Do college coaches always respond to emails?

Not so much. Email has become the most popular and preferred way for student-athletes to introduce themselves to coaches. So naturally, coaches get hundreds of emails a week, and most of them go unanswered. If they do reply, it's completely normal for it to take one—even two weeks—to hear back.

Does Hudl help you get recruited?

Included at no additional cost in every Hudl subscription is an expanded athlete recruiting profile. Every athlete can now power up their player profile to get noticed by recruiters. Colleges and pro teams use Hudl Recruit to find and evaluate talented athletes like you.

How do you get noticed on Hudl?

How do college coaches make videos?

How much is a recruiting video?

Professional videos can cost from $500 to $1,500, so if you commit to creating your own, you can put that money in the college fund. Recruiting Services: Recruiting services that contact colleges on behalf of athletes might be helpful, but can be very expensive if you aren't careful.