A short YouTube advice video by Trenton Luera that lists the three biggest mistakes recruits make in their football highlight videos and explains how those mistakes can cost scholarship money. The speaker emphasizes concise, high-quality opening clips (first 30–60 seconds), recommends a 2–3 minute highlights reel instead of very long videos, and offers a free spreadsheet of 6000+ college coaches via Instagram DM.
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These are the three biggest mistakes I see recruits make in their highlight video. And by making these mistakes, they're costing themselves tens of thousands of dollars in scholarship money. So make sure you pay attention to the end. So that way you make sure you're not making any of these mistakes. And if you are, I'll tell you exactly how to correct them. But before we dive into it, if you want a free spreadsheet of 6000 plus college coaches emails, all you have to do is DM me the word email on Instagram, I'll send it to you for free. So mistake number one is making their highlight video too long. Now, everyone thinks that the longer the highlight video you make, the better. The truth is a college coach can only watch really the first 30 seconds of a minute. They don't have time watch your full 10 minute, even 8 minute highlight video. So those like last at least half is just not getting watched at all. Maybe your first two minutes are getting washed. So instead of focusing on how long your highlight video is, make sure that the first 30 seconds to a minute are really good. And just create a two to three minute, really, really good highlight video. Mistake number two, making the clips too long. And this is a small little detail that will allow you to fit extra plays in.