Player Profiles

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Google "fastpitch player profiles"

You'll get a TON - but a few things to remember:

1) College coaches have limited time, so keep it easy to read - less is more.

2) Avoid going overboard on stats - coaches know they aren't accurate. Also avoid bragging on pitch speed - unless you know beyond any doubt that your DD can back it up. Stretching the truth leaves a bad taste, and will probably disqualify her in the coaches mind. If you're not sure - LEAVE IT OUT!

3) Photo, travel team jersey #, position, home address, email address, NCAA Clearinghouse status, GPA (forget class rank - it's irrelevant and subjective), service awards, summer schedule (if available).

4) I suggest if you do it in Microsoft Word, create a PDF of the profile and send it to the coach as an email attachment. That way they have a copy and can print it if they so desire. This even beats a web site, because at tournaments the coaches may not always have internet access if they want to see your profile.

5) KEEP IT SIMPLE!! Avoid fancy fonts and cute graphics. Neat, organized and easy to read is the best bet.

Sammy,
Been getting confliting recommendations about including a cover letter along with player profile. My thoughts were to have a brief summary of my DD along with a video.

 

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Well Said .. and this post has really gone south .. I believe the poster was looking for a profile template.

But aren't Harvard and Yale both NORTHERN schools? :yahoo:Keepin' it fun...

If you're sending out a packet, I think it would be a good idea to include a brief cover letter. Thinking back, I believe DD's recruiting packet contained a printed cover letter, printed profile sheet, and the skills DVD.

What is important is making it convenient for the coach. Make it EASY for them to find your DD's contact information. At the time DD was going thru the recruiting process, paper was still king, and DVDs were just beginning to replace (gulp) VHS tapes as the format of choice for skills videos. Now, online video is "easy". BUT - be sure what the coach you're dealing with prefers!! Some hate email - some love it. Some still want a DVD while others prefer You Tube on a laptop. When in doubt - ASK THEM!

 

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Class ranking can also be manipulated by the choice of classes some kids take to get their ranking. Our Son had a choice, take easier less challenging classes to go for one of the top ten students, with even Valedictorian spot if going that route. Instead, He chose to start classes at OSU in 10th grade. Continued the post Secondary Options in 11th and 12th, only going to HS for 1 Class his Sr year and started almost a Junior at OU when he came out on a Full Academic ride because of grades and maxing ACT out.

If he took the easy way to Valedictorian for that free ride, who knows what could have happened in net return, if it didn't fall that way..

So yes, ranking can be manipulated....

 

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You got it, Hilliarddad3. Class choice can make the class rankings a joke. I'm surprised no one brought this up earlier. It can even be a matter of the high school student opting out of any hard high school classes and ending up the Valedictorian.

 

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That is why our high school and many others will not release this information.

 

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BTW, "weighted GPA's" are an attempt to address the issue of easy versus difficult courses. So I suppose that if class ranking is based upon a well constructed weighted GPA system, I don't have such a problem with those class ranks.

 

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Fortunately ACT/SAT scores present a clearer picture of a student's academic ability. Those scores are not influenced by class size, grading curves, course difficulty, etc. However, they are influenced by how academically prepared a student truly is. It's strictly the student against the test.

 

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Yeah, but there is even talk of those going away too as some kid's just don't test well...