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"How To" Video Ideas

Problems with putting together a list

I don’t know what schools I’m capable of playing at

I don’t know how to find new schools to add

I only want to go to schools in a specific area

I only want to attend top academic schools

I don’t know how many schools to put on a list

I don’t know how many of each division to put on my list

Problems with video

You don’t want to film during the game and miss your kid’s moment

You don’t have fancy equipment

You aren’t good with technology

You don’t know how to edit the videos

You don’t know if you should use Hudl or YouTube or Social Media

You don’t know how long your video should be

You don’t know how to title your videos

You don’t know how to get video if your kid plays a defensive position

Problems with email

You don’t know if coaches are even opening your email

You don’t know what to say in your email

Sending emails is a pain

Finding coaches contact information takes forever

You don’t know which coach to email

You don’t know which videos or how many to include

You don’t know which stats to include

You don’t know how many emails you’re supposed to send

You don’t know how often you should email coaches

You don’t know what a good response rate is

You don’t know which level of schools you should be emailing

Problems with twitter

You don’t know if Twitter or Instagram is best

You don’t know if you should post your videos to Social Media or some other place

You don’t know how to get coaches to watch your videos on social media

You don’t know how to reach out to coaches through the DMs

You see other players on Social Media committing and you wonder why you aren’t

You’re worried about posting something that could hurt your chances

You don’t know what to put in your bio

You don’t know how often you need to post

You don’t know how to tag coaches

Problems with follow ups

You don’t know what to send in a follow up email

You don’t know how often you should follow up with a coach

You don’t know why a school ghosts you

You don’t know which schools you should follow up with

You don’t know why a school hasn’t given you an offer yet

You have an offer from a school you like, but not from your dream school

Problems with showcases & camps

You don’t know which showcases to go to

You don’t know how to stand out when there are hundreds of players there

You don’t know what you should send to coaches before the showcase

You don’t know what to send to coaches after the showcase

You have to buy planes and hotel rooms

You might not get playing time at tournaments or showcases

You might only get a few reps to prove yourself

You’re waking up early to drive multiple hours to a showcase in the hot sun

Your kid gets nervous and doesn’t perform well at showcases

Problems with closing the deal

You don’t know if you should wait for your dream school to offer or not

You don’t know how to stall when one school gave you an offer but you’re not ready to take it

You have interest but not an offer

Problems with high school or travel coaches

You thought your coach would be helpful, but he’s not. (how to put him in a better role to succeed)

Your kid isn’t getting enough playing time

Your coach told you they would “connect” you with schools but they haven’t

Your kid isn’t playing the position they need to play

You’re not going to tournaments and showcases with college coaches in attendance

You play for a small high school or travel team

Problems with phone calls

Your kid is nervous about phone calls (especially because of COVID and the Zoom Boom)

You don’t know what to expect on the phone call

You don’t know what questions to ask

You don’t want to say the wrong thing

You want to make a good impression but don’t know how

You don’t know what questions are acceptable and not

You don’t know if you should initiate the call or if they should

You don’t know how to end the phone call in a natural way

You don’t know how often phone calls should take place

You don’t know how to take the relationship to the next level

Problems with texting

You don’t know if you should text or email a college coach

You don’t know what times it’s acceptable to text them

You don’t know if you should send video over text

You don’t know how often you should text a college coach

Problems with speed, size & strength

You’re a late bloomer

You’re not big

You’re not fast

You’re not strong

You’re young for your grade

You don’t know what you should be doing in the gym

You don’t have a nutrition plan

You don’t have a warmup routine

You don’t have a recovery routine

— Underclassmen: interested in D1 — need step by step but no communication with us

— Underclassmen: interested in D3 — dont need to do much at this stage

— Upperclass: zero schools interested — need full step by step & maybe communication with us

— Upperclass: a couple schools interested — need step by step & communication with us

— Upperclass: a lot of interest but no offers — need communication with us

— Upperclass: lots of interest & offers — dont need us

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