Your Sports Profile

So we have established how important it is to get exposure, to get your name out to the college coaches. So how do you go about doing that. This is where the work starts. Some of the tools you will need are first a Sports Profile (Resume). Second a video and these will vary depending on the sport that you play. Generally a coach will want game film not just some highlight film, anyone can look good by just putting together a highlight film. We will talk about video in another blog. It is also good to get a letter of recommendation from one of your coaches. I also like the athletes that I help get a letter from someone outside of the sports arena, like a teacher or a religious leader, someone who will attest to the type of person you are. For this blog lets focus on the sports profile. Your sports profile should have some key information some of which can very depending on the sport and the position that you play but some of the general information you need is:

1. Your name and contact information which includes address, phone #, email address if you don't have one you check on a daily basis put down one of your parents.
2. Your coaches contact information the more you can get the better
3. Your school information, the name of your school, what year you are in at school.
4. Your personal info- like height, weight and this info can vary depending on your sport
5. Your academic info- G.P.A., test scores(ACT/SAT)
6. Your Athletic Statistics and again this can very depending on your sport for example if you are a Running Back you might put your rushing and receiving yards, your average rushing yards etc.
7. Any Athletic awards and Recognitions like All State teams, or even Team awards, Team accomplishments like winning region or state etc.
8. Any academic accomplishments like the honor roll, etc.
9. extracurricular activities that demonstrate the type of person you are like class officer (which shows great leadership), any volunteer work, etc.
10. If you can always put a nice quote from your coach letter in your profile.
11. Now there are other things you might want to put into your profile that are more specific to your sport and position but this gives you a good idea of some of the basic things to include. It is also good to have a picture of you on your profile. If you have any questions feel free to leave them in the comments with your email address and I will be happy to help.