Both athletes and coaches can add video to athlete profiles.
Not only do athlete profiles with video receive 4X more views from college coaches, but many college coaches have told us they won't view athletes without video on their profiles.
What Type Of Video Do College Coaches Want To See?
Skills / Drills / Practice Reps: College coaches want to see repetition. For example, a college baseball coach can learn more from watching a hitter take 15-20 swings than just one swing, even if it's a home run.
Game Footage: College coaches love watching unedited film of a recruit competing in a game. This allows them not only to see your athletes' skills but also how they move away from the play, handle adversity, and interact with their teammates.
Highlights: While video of practice and repetition shows college coaches a lot, big plays during games are equally effective for showcasing. Highlights show college coaches your athletes' capabilities and potential. Be sure not to heavily edit the highlights, as college coaches want to see the entire play. Also, make sure your athletes have a mix of videos featuring practice, games, and highlights to showcase their full abilities.
Weightlifting/Speed Training: Showing college coaches how your athletes practice and work in the weight room is a great way to display their work ethic, strength, speed, and explosiveness. Practice drills, weightlifting, and conditioning are all significant components of college sports, so show college coaches that your athletes are ready to work hard away from competition.
How To Post a Video To Your Athlete's Profile?
The most effective/easiest way to add a video to your profile is to upload the video file or link from Hudl or YouTube directly from your computer, smartphone, tablet, or other devices by selecting the "Add Video" button. Your videos can be 3 minutes each, up to 600MB, and in almost any format, including .mp4, .mov, etc. You can also select the video website link/URL option from the drop-down menu to upload videos from YouTube and Hudl. Right now, we only support uploading video links from YouTube or Hudl. If you have videos from other sites, you can copy the video links and paste them into your timeline from your profile page. This allows your videos to be viewed by college coaches instantly within your profile.
How To Organize / Categorize Your Athlete's Videos
Organize
Videos are ordered chronologically in your athlete's videos section and timeline by default, whether uploaded directly or added from YouTube, Hudl, or other sites. Your athletes can pin their favorite videos to the front of their video sections so college coaches can watch them first.
Categorize
You can categorize your athletes' videos to help college coaches easily sort, filter, and view specific videos. Your athletes' videos can be categorized into three main categories: Highlights, Game Footage, and Skills/Drills.
Updating Video
Athletes and coaches should frequently add video to an athlete’s profile. Not only can any college coach access your videos on FieldLevel, but your videos also appear in the feeds of any colleges following your athletes' profiles.
As a general rule, we recommend athletes/coaches post at least one new video every month.