YouTube For High-School Jocks

theodp writes "Used to be college scouts had to put in lots of miles to find a hick from French Lick. But thanks to the Internet, athletic recruiters no longer have to traipse out to actual games to find talent. The players are coming to them via links to video streamed from sports-info websites like Student-Athlete Showcase, iPlayers, and GetMyNameOut. The home-video-meets-NFL-Films highlight reels — which parents commission for a fee ranging from $300 to $5,000 — have become a standard component of college applications for jocks (as well as for aspiring actors, dancers, and musicians). One sales pitch: 'Are you willing to risk your child's potential scholarship with a homemade videotape? Remember, first impressions last forever!'"

Comments

good business models are few and far between

[root-a-begger]

Its good to see some original business models coming out. I have grown tired of so much reliance on ad models. Perhaps this Internet thing is here to stay.

Other sites?

[fahrbot-bot]

...standard component of college applications for jocks (as well as for aspiring actors, dancers, and musicians...

Where's the site for aspiring p0rn stars?

Re:nice idea

[nacturation]

Of course, one would suspect something if a set of parents spent $50 grand on hiring Pixar to make their son's youtube video. Madam, we're very impressed by your son's video. Not only does he have a high polygon count, but the vertex shading is incredible.