Highlight Tape Tips

The first and most important tip I can give you about making your
highlight film, is that you must always make sure that your
information is included with your highlight film.  Do not assume that
the coach will be able to figure it out from your mailing package, and
just writing on your DVD is not good enough.  If you are sending out a
DVD to a coach, make sure to include an information sheet that has the
following: contact information (name, address, email, phone number,
etc.), physical attributes (height, weight, bench, 40yd time, etc.),
high school information, coaches name, year in school, GPA, test
scores, and any other stats and awards that you may have.  If you are
using a recruiting website such a Webletes.com then this information
should be updated on there for the coach to see.  The more information
you can provide the coach the better.  It is also a good idea to put
your contact information at the beginning and end of the highlight
film in case the coach happens to lose your information sheet.

Remember, if the coach can’t contact you, he can’t recruit you!

Time to Meet Your Weblete: Gabe Dimasi

Gabe Dimasi - Caldwell, NJ

What school do you go to and what position do you play?
Montclair Kimberley Academy QB

What is your most impressive stat this season?
23 TDS

What motivates you to get better?
To win a state title

Who is the most inspirational person in your life?
My Dad

What is something interesting about you that most people don't know?
I love fine dining

What is your favorite subject in school?
Economics

Who has been the toughest athlete you have competed against?
The toughest athlete I have competed against was a DE for St marys of Rutherford 

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Finished with grad school and working

Check out his athletic recruiting profile
http://webletes.com/visitvideos?uid=2735&ut=2&sid=14

Padhye’s Passing - So you want to play college football?

Weblete Nation we'd like to introduce to our new guest blogger Nubis
Padhye. There, you've met him. He can take it from here.

Highlight Films

My name is Nubis Padhye and I am a former College Quarterbacks Coach.
Over the past 10 years the process for recruiting and being recruited
has changed a great deal.  As a potential recruit, your goal is to get
yourself in front of the eyes of as many college coaches as you
possibly can.  With all the new technologies, highlight films, and
recruiting websites, that has actually become easier yet more
difficult at the same time.  You see for you the recruit, you may be
able to send your film out to hundreds of coaches with one simple
click of the mouse and a link to your webletes page.  From there the
coach can easily watch your film, see your information, and contact
you right?  But the problem is, you aren’t the only recruit who can
send his film out so easily.  Every other potential recruit in the
country can do the exact same thing you are doing, which means that
college coaches end up with hundreds of highlight films that they have
to sort through and watch.  So somehow, someway, you have to make sure
your highlight film sticks out and grabs the attention of the coach
who is going to be watching it.  And because they have so many films
to watch, they don’t have the time to wait, so it needs to catch their
attention early.  In the next few weeks I will provide you with a few
tips to consider when making your highlight film that will help you to
create a product that will help you to show the best you have to
offer.

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Meet Your Weblete: Storm Parker

Storm Parker- Quinton, VA

What school do you go to and what position do you play?

New Kent High School (VA), Running back

What is your most impressive stat this season?

210 total yards in a game with a fractured ankle


What is your favorite food?

Cinnamon Apples

What motivates you to get better?

My love for the game

Who is the most inspirational person in your life?

My father

What is something interesting about you that most people don't know?

I rap 24/7

What is your favorite subject in school?

History

Who has been the toughest athlete you have competed against?

Ben Edwards

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Coaching

Check out Storm's Athletic Recruiting Profile

Ronald McDonald House Looking For Continued Help

We are proud to be a partner of Ronald McDonald House Charities and thank you for all of your support in getting the word out to the community about the RMHC Vehicle Donation Program. To date in 2011 alone, they have received nearly 130 vehicle donations, a great testament to the support of their partners in the community! 


 Thank you for your help. RMHC still has a long way to go to meet their goal of 275 vehicles donated in 2011, and need your continued efforts to spread the word. 


Check out their quick video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DoJIvHRYkE

Coaches and Athletes we are looking for your help!

Meet Your Weblete: Morris Marshall

Time To Meet Your Weblete:

What school do you go to and what position do you play?
I go to columbia high school in lake city, fl i play sg and sf

What is your most impressive stat this season?
my most impressive stat would be rebounds since im a 6'4 sg

What is your favorite food?
My favorite food is salad

What motivates you to get better?
The thing that motivates me to get better is I wanna be an example for kids that have negative role models so i show it by puttin work in, with the sport I love

Who is the most inspirational person in your life?
most inspirational would be my mom, she supports and pushes me

What is something interesting about you that most people don't know?
Something interesting about me would be that Ii dont play streetball, its either organized or working by myself

What is your favorite subject in school?
Math

Who has been the toughest athlete you have competed against?
Toughest athlete is my bro/aau teammate/best friend Solomon Poole

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

In ten years i see myself in the nba and helping my community im from

Check out his Athletic Profile

So your football season is over? What’s next?

It’s time to push forward with recruiting. I’m a former college football coach and have been on the other side of the recruiting game. I know what they are looking for. The biggest thing a coach wants to see if your tape. Coach are not usually impressed with stats or lack there of. They want to see how you move and play the game. When making a highlight tape there a few basic tips I like to give athletes:

1. Always put your best plays first. Coaches will rarely sit through an entire highlight film to see every play. This seems basic but is not always done. Some athletes will put their highlights in order by game sequence and coaches may not even see your best plays.
2. That bring me to my second tip. You don’t have to make a 50 play highlight. Pick your best 15-18 plays from the season.
3. Each position is different but show as many different aspects of your game as possible. For instance, if you’re a receiver, you can’t just show deep ball touchdowns. You want to show your speed but other aspects are very important to recruitment as well. Coaches want to see you run routes, make tough catches, and block.
4. Don’t have a long intro. Have basic information and stats and get to video as soon as possible.

Please email me with any further questions you may have about your specific highlight tape or recruitment in general. We can help you at Webletes.com with your highlights by going to Webletes.com/purchasevideo.

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