Create college field hockey application video
In order to convince American college coaches that you are a
good fit for their team, we need meaningful video footage of you.
College coaches want to see video footage of outstanding players with
outstanding athletic achievements, because nobody likes to buy "the cat
in the bag".
In this article you will learn what your application video should look like for maximum success.
Highlight Video
Of
course not every video should look the same. After all, one goal of the
video is to stand out from the crowd of applicants and thus attract the
attention of trainers. Nevertheless, there is a basic structure that
has proven to be very useful for a successful College Soccer
application.
- Personal introduction
- Training exercises (skills) - OPTIONAL (see note)
- Game scenes
The whole highlight video should ideally be about 10-12 minutes long.
Hint:
We
have made the experience that training exercises in the highlight video
often have a negative effect, because it is difficult to display this
kind of footage dynamically. Accordingly, we recommend to include such
scenes in the video only if the exercises are perfectly executed and
appear dynamic.
Introduction
In
the introduction you have the opportunity to introduce yourself briefly
to the trainer. You should definitely mention your name, age, place of
residence and your current position. Imagine that the trainer stands in
front of you and asks you to describe yourself in max. 60 seconds.
Recommended length: 1 minute
Training Exercises
The
training exercises should look technically almost perfect. If
necessary, take enough time to repeat the exercises several times.
Technically very well executed training exercises can help to attract
the attention and interest of a trainer from the very beginning.
Recommended length: 3 minutes
Important:
No warm-up or stretching exercises in the video!
Game Scenes
As the name "Highlight Video" suggests, in this part you should cut together as many of your best scenes as possible from all games you have good video footage of. Pay attention to the following points:
- In the video you should play predominantly on your home position. For example, if you indicate that you are a defender but are always seen as a striker in the video, it is difficult to convince a coach of your qualities.
- Only use scenes in which you look good - no bad passes or the like.
- Do not zoom too much into the picture during the game scenes, so that the trainer has an overview of the playing field.
- If there is enough video material available, it is a good idea to sort them and divide the video into categories (e.g. "Goals", "Assists", "Passing", "Defense", etc.)
- It is very important that you can clearly identify who you are in the video. It is best to mark yourself in some way at the beginning of each scene (e.g. with a red arrow, flashing or circling).
Recommended length: 6-8 minutes
Hint:
If
you have booked our professional video editing, you will receive a link
to upload the raw material. There you upload all the footage (complete
games or single scenes) you have.
Don't forget
to review the material beforehand and, in addition to the video footage,
upload a list of all scenes you are involved in the games and their
times in the video (e.g. in an Excel document).
Complete Games
Often
coaches want to watch at least one complete game in addition to the
highlight video in order to better assess the level at which you play
week after week. Therefore, film as many games as possible and select
the games that give the best overall picture of your own performance and
the level of both teams. These games will be provided by you or we will
make them available to the coaches on request.
Tip:
We
recommend keeping the camera on the game for the entire game - ideally
with a radius of 20-30 meters around the ball or, if not otherwise
possible, with a constant view of the entire field. It is not very meaningful for a coach if the camera is only at you for the entire match.
Here you can find the video instructions with all informations as a brochure.
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