Coach at a Click Micro Blog: Making a Player Profile Sheet for Recruiting

Thursday, August 2, 2012

What to include for your Player Profile Sheet

Personal Information

Full Name
Email address
Phone Number
Mailing Address
Graduation Year
High School Name and Address
Height
Picture of you in an uniform, most likely your summer team uniform and include your number in the picture (if on front of jersey) or put it by your name at the top of the sheet

Parents Contact Information

Softball Resume

Position
Throw R or L
Hit R or L
Speed from home to first (time from first movement to base)
Speed form home to home (First movement to home)
Batting Average. On Base Percentage (Include any other stat that makes you look good!)
Throwing Speed
Catchers: Include Pop Time (glove to glove on throw downs)
Pitchers: Pitch Types in order of best to worst, Velocity, ERA (include any other stat that makes you look good!)
Any accomplishments (All Area, Team Captain) and include year or class status
High School Coach: Name, Email, Phone Number
Private Instructors: Name, Email, Phone Number, Location (City or Name of business)
Travel Ball Organization: Coach, Email, Phone Number

Academic Resume

Other Accomplishments and Activities

This can be other sports, Club Involvement, Charity/Community Service, Church Activities

Link to Skills Video

It is easy to upload your skills video to YouTube for easy sharing and viewing by coaches. On the skills video be sure to:

Go 100% - Coaches will have a stopwatch timing catch to release times (0.6), throwing and pitching velocity, home to first speed, and time it takes to start your swing and get to contact (0.2 seconds).
Speak clearly
Show multiple reps
Add game footage
Highlight your offensive attributes. Coaches recruit pitchers and hitters.

Thursday, August 2, 2012