Skills videos
With modern video software, a sufficient skills video can be shot and edited by a parent or friend with the cooperation of a coach.
Tips:
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Have a short introduction of yourself.
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Use natural sound. Music may make it cooler to you, but coaches say it’s distracting and unwanted.
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Show your strengths first. Coaches may not watch to the end.
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Keep it short as possible. Coaches won’t watch longer videos to the end.
Things to include:
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Hitting away, with side view and back view.
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Bunting or slapping if that is part of your offensive game.
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Fielding, including popups and different manners of grounders if you are an infielders; fly balls in different directions plus do-or-dies with throws for outfielders.
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Catchers should show throws on steals and pickoffs, plus blocking skills.
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Pitchers will want to demonstrate their different pitches from side and behind.
Here are some amateur-produced videos. The production values are not high, but they show what coaches need to see – and were done for free.
There are production companies that will produce a more polished video for a fee. (Insist on natural sound without music.) Here are some companies that do that. We offer no recommendation on these services.