Prep Athletes does the following to promote its' student-athletes to college coaches:

	We create a professional profile (designed by college coaches) with photograph.
	Seven to ten minute skills tape to be shot by a Prep Athletes Videographer at a mutually agreed upon location.
	One to two minute bio-highlights from the profile.
	Five to fifteen minutes of consecutive game/match film (depending on the sport)   - Family or coach provides the footage with no more than 2 matches or games.
	Five copies of a professional 4-part video are produced for your distribution to college coaches.
	Fax a copy (with cover sheet) of the profile directly to the head coach of every college and university that matches their athletic and academic ability level (based on scouts evaluation and coaches evaluation) College coaches give preferential treatment to faxes over bulk mailings due to the urgency and individuality of a fax.
	Provide coaches instant access of film clips on our web site.
	2-4 times per year new film (either filmed by Prep Athletes Scout or provided by family) will be edited, added to students web page and e-mailed to college coaches so coaches can track athletic progress of their recruits
	An updated profile is sent annually (if family supplies it to Prep Athletes Scout) to keep all the coaches abreast of the student athlete's progress - (i.e. new athletic and academic accomplishments).
For additional details and FAQ's about our program go to Program FAQ's.
NOTE: Video service alone is also available. Contact us for details.

Following are the answers to some frequently asked questions about our program:

What video does Prep Athletes take?
We film the skills tapes ourselves so we can get a better feel for the kids abilities and strengths. We believe in leaving in mistakes but will keep the kid doing the same drill until they get at least 3 or 4 good plays in 5 chances. We also include edited game footage. We edit out the plays that Prep Athletes kids are not involved in. We leave in bad plays and highlight the kids with an arrow for ease of visibility.

We also upload updated film to our website at least twice a year and then e-mail college coaches with the new film. The film clips are dated and arranged in top to bottom order for ease of chronological comparison.

What marketing methods does Prep Athletes use?
We contact coaches via fax with a Profile and introductory cover page on our student-athletes and via email with profile and video hyper-links. The profiles are faxed out 1-2 times per year based upon the family getting new information to us. We also call coaches to get feedback on their interest level once the kids have narrowed their list down to 5 schools or less.

How does Prep Athletes pick schools to contact?
Prep Athletes hand-picks the D1 schools based on our evaluation of the athlete in accordance with the Rich Kern Ranking system. A number of variables are taken into consideration:

  Athleticism
  Desire to play
  Love of the game
  Work ethic
  Size
  Approach and Block Jump (by position)
  Ball control skills
  POTENTIAL

We also incorporate the club coach's evaluation. We use the same evaluation criteria for D2 schools, but will generally contact all the D2 schools if we are dealing with a low D1 ability kid.

Where does Prep Athletes find kids?
We scout High School Matches, Club Tournaments, Club Practices and talk with the club coaches.