Create College Soccer 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 even outstanding players with outstanding results, 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
Natürlich sollte nicht jedes Video gleich aussehen. Ein Ziel des Videos ist schließlich, aus der Menge an Bewerbern herauszustechen und so die Aufmerksamkeit von Trainern zu erlangen. Dennoch gibt es eine Grundstruktur, die sich für eine erfolgreiche College Soccer Bewerbung bewährt hat.
- Personal introduction
- Training recordings (skills)
- Game scenes
The whole highlight video should ideally be about 10-12 minutes long.
Note:
We have made the experience that training recordings (e.g. single exercises) often have a negative effect in the highlight video, because it is difficult to display this kind of recordings 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
The training exercises should look technically almost perfect. If necessary, take enough time to repeat the exercises several times. Technically well executed training exercises help to attract the attention and interest of a trainer right from the start.
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 an offensive midfielder but are always seen as a right defender 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, it is a good idea to sort them and divide the video into categories (e.g. "Goals", "Assists", "Tackles", 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
Note:
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 to better assess the level you are playing 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 made 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. After all, it is not very meaningful for a coach if the camera is directed only at the candidate for 90 minutes.
Here you can find the video instructions with all the information as a brochure.
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