THE ROLE OF SKILLS VIDEOS IN COLLEGE RECRUITING
Is a skills video an important part of the recruiting process? Absolutely!
Think of your skills video as a sports combine. A sports combine is an event where numerous athletes gather to go through a variety of assessments such as speed, strength and skill level for a given sport in front of multiple coaches. The coaches grade and rank each player based on a set of criteria specific to the sport.
RECRUITING VIDEO Overview
Recruiting Videos are one of our most popular options! Recruiting video is a must if you want to get the attention of a college coach and potentially land a spot on a college team roster. Our videos have gotten the attention of college coaches at all levels – D1, D2, D3, and more!
FOOTAGE
Just provide us with game footage via YouTube, google drive, drop-box, etc. Fill out our Intake form and we will do the rest! You will receive the fully produced video to upload to your YouTube channel or our athlete profile for your sport.
VIDEO EDITING PROCESS
- Category Slides – We separate the plays into categories for specific to your sport.
- Player Spotlight – We will spotlight the player (so the coach knows exactly who to look for) and do slow motion to get the coaches better idea of the players skill set
- Transitions – We create smooth transitions between the plays so that you get a highly finished and customized look.
- Position Specific – Our videos are also sequenced according to your position and sport
WHY SHOULD I HAVE A SKILLS VIDEO?
The short answer is because it is a differentiator between your athlete and someone competing with them for a spot on a college roster. We are looking for anything that we can do to give the player an opportunity to play at the next level. It is just another element to help make your aspiring college athlete stand out amongst their competitive set.
Our Staff
James Beasley
Director of Scouting
James comes to VBREdge with an extensive experience coaching in the RMR region and is the current coach of the 17-1 Black team at FRVBC and coached the 16-1Black team in 2020. Before returning to Front Range last season, James spent the last three years as the lead Coach at 303 VBC. James was the Head Coach of 16 Blue at Front Range Volleyball Club and the Lead Coach for the 16’s and 15’s from 2000 – 2014. James was the assistant coach at University of Colorado in 2009 – 2010. He has coached his to team to the Finals in Open Division at AAU’s twice, placed 5th at JO’s twice, won gold at Multiple Qualifiers. In 2005 he coached his team to a Gold Medal in 16 Open at JO’s and Bronze at AAU’s. For two summers, James coached USAV High Performance camps in Dallas, TX. Louisville, KY and San Francisco. During the summer of 1999 – 2000 served as a Head Coach in the USA A2 program, where he worked with college athletes in a National Team development program. James was the Head Coach for Colorado Christian University for one season and was named RMAC Coach of the Year and team finished 15th in the country in Division II in 1998. James was the First Assistant for the Colorado Thunder Women’s Professional Team.
Golfing Background
Originally from Houston TX, James has been involved with the game of golf for over 25 years. He played golf competitively in high school in Houston Texas. Where is his High school team won two state championships while playing in high school. James also competed on DII men’s basketball team at Colorado Christian University. He began his career in golf by working at the Bear Creek Golf Club located in Lakewood, Colorado. In the early 2000’s, James also worked for The McGretrick Golf Academy at the Meridian Golf Course in Englewood, Colorado.
However, most of James’ career has been in coaching and teaching high level athletes. James’s specialty is college recruiting and mental toughness training. In almost three decades of coaching and teaching college players multiple sports mental toughness and the ins and out of college recruiting all levels athletes in various sports, James has been trained in Morad and golf machine training system and been doing college recruiting marketing for the pass 6 years.
James currently resides in Parker, CO with his wife (Heather) and their four children. In his spare time, he enjoys coaching his children in their sports, mountain biking, spending time with his family and, of course, golfing!
Jack Gronlund
Director of Video Production
Jack has been in the College Recruiting Business since 1993 – Going on 30 years
Over 1,625 Successful College Placements as of 2022
22 years of Sports Video editing experience
*Including – Volleyball, Softball, Basketball, Tennis, Golf, Football, Soccer, Lacrosse, Gymnastics, Swimming – Diving, Baseball, ice Hockey, Track and Field – Athletes placed on Scholarship / Grant Packages in All afore-mentioned Sports.
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