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Recruiting Resource

Jan. 3, 2009

There are a number of on-line recruiting services for high school athletes hoping to play their particular sport at the next level.  These services can be very expensive and their results are mixed.  Most of these sites are sport specific to football and basketball.  However, there is a new site specifically for lacrosse recruiting... The Coaches' Eye.   

The Coaches' Eye may be the wave of the future for college recruiting.  Online services generally just provide a profile for a college coach to see.  The Coaches' Eye not only has the player profile, but also a game film/films for coaches to view, which is attatched directly to the player's profile.  Players submit videos up to 100 MB and around 8-10 minutes in length.  They can upload their own footage directly from their profile page. 

The beauty of the Coaches' Eye is that EVERY college coach can have access.  Every D-I, DII, and D-III lacrosse coach is given free access to this service.  This means there is the potential to not only have your video viewed by every coach you would send a tape to, but also all those college coaches you may not have thought of, but may have an interest in you.

The Coaches' Directory has a comprehensive list of men's and women's coaches in each division, complete with contact information.  It is important that players participating in this service let coaches know they are in the Coaches' Eye.

You can also upload a self photo and a small video clip. The video may be a clip of you playing or even an interview to let coaches get to know you.  Another beauty of the system is that your player profile can be updated as many times as you like, and whenever you like.

There is, of course, a membership fee pf $19.95 a month, but there is no minimum membership requirement.  If you want to sign on for a couple of months or a year, its up to you. 

For those of you interested in playing at the next level, this service may be a very useful tool.  There are a lot of D-II and D-III schools that do not have the budget for coaches to make recruiting trips, but these schools have scholarship money for players.  This site can give coaches from all over the country a chance to check out your game film to see if you might fit into their program.  If they like what they see, they will contact you for more information.  This can often lead to a recruiting trip to visit their campus.  Although it is a good idea to start this process by your junior year, it is never too late to try and catch some coaches' eye!  

We have linked up to The Coaches' Eye on our links page.  Check it out.