If there are schools on a watch list, they should tag multiple to make sure they can all see the highlights. Tag the account(s): The best way for your child to make sure their game film is noticed is to tag the accounts they want to see the footage.This provides opportunities for student-athletes to connect with them directly.
Many of these team accounts at larger universities are run by social media managers or full teams but at smaller schools, the Twitter accounts are run by team managers and sometimes even the coaches themselves. Many universities have an official Twitter account along with an athletics account and an account for each individual sport or activity. While Twitter isn’t as popular among teenagers as it was four or five years ago, it’s becoming ever more popular among colleges and universities as they try to stay connected with current students and alumni.
With athletic departments from local colleges to major universities facing new financial challenges, collegiate coaches are using already existing resources at their disposal to recruit athletes, including one of the biggest – social media. As a parent, how can you understand what will work best to get your athlete in front of the right people? Today, we will look at Twitter, Instagram and TikTok, and how each can be used to market to collegiate coaches. But what if there was another way? What if your athlete could use the clips from that game to help themselves get recruited for free? Right?įor most student-athletes, the game will get posted on their team’s HUDL page, the school’s official athletics website, and a handful of colleges might see it weeks or even months down the line. They scored the winning goal, carried the team on their back and the world needs to know about it. Your kid just had the game of their life.