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The recruiting Video will have the following sections which will
make it easy for the College Coach to see your current standard of play,
technique and your potential.
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Introduction - basic information about yourself, who you
are, why you want to go to a US College, etc. Confirmation that English is your
first language or that you meet TOEFL standards. Your chance to impress a
coach!
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Forehand Rally - show basic technique and movement around
the court.
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Forehand Super Slow Motion - demonstration of the technique
you use for the Forehand. Shot at 300 frames per Second.
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Backhand Rally - show basic technique and movement
around the court.
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Backhand Super Slow Motion - demonstration of the technique
you use for the Forehand. Shot at 300 frames per Second.
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Serve - Super Slow Motion at 300 Frames per second, shot for
the front, side and rear so that the Coach can see your technique.
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Forehand Approach - transition from the back court to the
front court, showing your strokes and movement.
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Backhand Approach - transition from the back court to the
front court, showing your strokes and movement.
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Front Court - Forehand, Backhand Volleys and Smashes.
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Matchplay - Demonstration of your play showing your
abilities and variation in your game, giving the Coach the opportunity to
see the height, depth, direction, spin and pace on your groundstrokes and a
view of your consistency. And the tactics you use to win or defend a point.
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Contact/Credits - There will be a section on how you may be
contacted.
The session will take between 60-90 minutes to Video and review
the sections. The Introduction needs to be rehearsed beforehand, the best way of
doing this is to write down what you want to say and then practice saying it in
a mirror until you are word perfect.
The Video is shot as a series of clips,
these clips are then constructed into a Video, you will be given a DVD of the
final Video.
A copy will be put on Youtube with appropriate search tags defined
so that Coaches can find your Video. It will be associated with other US College
Recruiting Videos taken by us so that it can be found easier.
A page will be put
on this site for your Video and a personal statement. This page will also
include all the Video taken of you so that Coaches can see more of you playing
Tennis. The page is useful for you as you can send just one link to coaches. If
you have any other Video of yourself this can be added to this page.
The Video soundtrack will be that as recorded during the Video,
the Super Slow Motion sections will be silent. The coaches want to hear your
feet and the ball strikes so Music is not appropriate!
The Video will normally be shot at your local Club, as you will
be more relaxed in your own environment and you can arrange a practice partner
that you know. For the strokes section it is acceptable for a coach to feed the
ball, for the matchplay section you should have a partner of about the same
standard as yourself.
The basic price of this service is normally about £150.00, if
there is excessive travelling or practice partners provided then there are
additional charges, please ask for a quotation.
If you need assistance and advice on a US College placement I
recommend that you use the services of,
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