Badminton

INTRO

Badminton is a small collegiate sport, but it is increasingly growing more popular. The top American college programs have the badminton clubs that participate in tournaments and compete against neighboring colleges.

HOW TO BE RECRUITED

1. Start the process early (as early as sophomore in high school)

2. Create Amerlink Profile.

Completing a free Amerlink profile is a good starting point to become visible to college coaches. It will help You to professionally highlight the most important elements of Your athletic and academic achievements.  In the profile, showing progression of Your results is a good way to catch coaches attention, especially if the trajectory of Your progress is significant. Within the Profile, write Introduction Letter to make Your contact with the prospective coach more personal.

3. Create a highlight film and add to Your profile. Skills and game video are analyzed.

Upload well edited video into Amerlink Profile. If You feel uncomfortable with editing and posting professional video, refer to Amerlink professional video editing service.

• Keep the quality of filming with stable production that will allow the coach to analyze the movements
• Keep the video concise (no longer than 5-10 min) but remember that You will make impression in first 90 seconds. Consider the first 90 seconds as if You had to convince the coach using a movie trailer.
• Put a title card at the front of your highlight video that includes your name and graduation year.
• O Introduce Yourself at the onset of the video. You are making a first impression. Remember saying: “You have only one chance to make a first impression”, but in Your college video You can practice and repeat until You get it right.
• Show strengths to attract coaches’ attention.
• Go over different aspects of your performance to give good 360 degree view of Your skills
• Show real game or competition and not just “staged modelling”
• Present yourself well - "dress to impress"