As an athlete, no matter what level you are at, it is essential to give yourself the best possible chance to be seen and show off your talents to progress in your sport. If coaches, scouts and agents can’t see you online, then you are missing out on opportunities,
Promoting yourself is important when it comes to growing your reachability and influence; whatever the motive is or whatever the case might be, increasing your brand as an athlete is a must. As a young athlete, you will need to market yourself in a way that makes you appealing during the scouting and recruiting process.
At MTA Sports Group, we provide you with the platform and marketing tools to showcase your talents in the best possible light and in a professional manner to attract attention from various coaches, scouts and agents from around the world.
No Video, No Chance
Having been in the scouting and athlete recruitment world over the past 4 years, we have seen so many chances go begging for footballers purely because of lack of high-quality video. Either they had no video at all, or it was of a poor quality meaning they could not prove their real quality in the best way. Coaches and scouts are relying more and more on assessing athletes through video than ever before as it is not physically possible to attend everyone’s games in person, especially during the current pandemic. At MTA Sports Group we run various events and media days allowing you to gather all the footage you need from high-quality, competitive matches where you can showcase your talent and attract attention from the right people who can enhance your career. Once we have your footage we will then create your professionally edited highlight video and attach it to your personal profile to be accessed at any time, on any device, by various coaches and scouts from around the world.
Having a Professional Profile
Along with your video highlights, it is important to have all your key sporting information in one place so coaches, scouts and agents have access to everything they need to evaluate you as a prospect. If your profile is incomplete and there is key information missing then you will miss out on opportunities. Information like your age, nationality, playing level, position, key stats, etc are all needed for a thorough assessment. At MTA Sports Group we provide you with your own personal mentor to ensure your profile is fully complete before coaches can access it. Once complete our team will then market you to the right people to create opportunities and turn your ambitions into a reality.
Have a Professional Social Media Profile.
Instagram has managed to be an influential player in people’s lives, especially young people, this goes across the board when you want to become professional with Facebook and Twitter. Your Instagram or social platform should paint a positive picture of who you are in terms of your interests and goals. It should be an extension of yourself that’s both impressive and educational to get a sense of your personality.
College recruiters, sporting scouts and employers, might take it upon themselves to peruse a prospective athlete’s or employee’s digital footprint. It’s incredibly important that there’s no inappropriate material; pictures on Instagram should all be tasteful and mature.
In other words, if you wouldn’t show it to grandma, don’t show it to strangers. At MTA Sports Group we provide you with your personal social media mentor to ensure you are promoting yourself in the best possible light and not closing doors on potential opportunities.
Don’t Be Afraid to Promote Yourself.
Almost everything about the digital landscape is about promoting yourself and it’s no different when it comes to scouting and recruiting. Once you have your professional athlete profile with your video highlights attached you will be able to send it directly to various coaches, scouts and agents from around the world. Along with this, having a tasteful online and social media presence will help to spotlight your personality, ambitions, and extra-circular activities; your online and social media presence is unfathomably significant.
So don’t be afraid to let coaches, agents and scouts know just how hard you are working and how well you are performing. And don’t just tell them, show them!
With these tips and a social media presence that is increasing, you’re in with a good chance of succeeding. If you want more opportunities or increase the chances of getting noticed, why not contact MTA Sports group or book yourself onto one of our events to start gathering the right player marketing materials and increase your exposure on our scouting platform?
