How to Make a College Baseball Recruiting Video

I get asked all the time about recruiting videos and the importance of them. Recruiting videos are important but you do not need a $2,000 Hollywood edited video for a coach to watch it. It isn’t worth it for someone to create a professionally edited video for you.

All you need is your iPhone or your camera, a parent or a friend, and about two minutes.

Skip the title screen

Coaches don’t want to see your son put his name on a title screen with all of his accomplishments. They will have all of that in the initial email.

What to film

All you need to do is record ten swings from your son’s front side in front toss. Then, record a handful of ground balls with him throwing from his position. Add in a video of him running a 60 yard dash so they can see how he moves. From there, they’re going to get a good enough idea of how his body works and how he moves to know if there is a chance they want to make some phone calls to get a reference on him.

If the video is too long, they won’t watch it. College coaches are extremely busy and you have about 20 seconds to make an impression.

You can’t hide what you are from the coach either. Either he’s good enough to play at that school or he isn’t. Just show the coach who you are and let his skills do the talking. A video will give the coaches an idea but won’t tell them the whole story. They will still want to come see him in person if they like what they discover during their research phase.

What the video is for

All the video is going to do is give them a little piece of, “Hey, this kid may have the potential to play for me. I want to go out and see him at a camp or play in a tournament this summer.” The video may also tell them “this kid’s just not a guy I need to go see.”

That’s all a recruiting video is for. It is to give the coach a first look at your son to give him an opportunity with that school.

This is just one more thing you and your son can do together. Don’t outsource the opportunity to spend time with your son and make a real impact in his career.