At McKenna Video Services, one of our specialties is working with high-school athletes who want to showcase their talent to prospective colleges and coaches. We can go well beyond editing a few key plays together! We can create highly impactful videos that expertly combine game tapes and highlight features using coach-friendly techniques. We can include interviews with your athlete talking about their athletic accomplishments, academic achievements, goals, community involvement, club associations, GPA, and other subjects that help to portray them as the well-rounded student athletes that they are. These are just some of the techniques we use that make our videos superior and highlight your athlete! We absolutely LOVE getting follow-up calls from our customers who have won athletic scholarships after working with us to create a highlight video. Let us partner with you and help give your son or daughter a critical advantage in this highly competitive market! 

We recently have partnered with the nations leader in college recruiting promotion. Even you if are not interested in a scholarship video, talk to us about using this service to get your name in front of college coaches!

How do we get started? What do we need?
If you already have video footage on tape, gather them up and determine which tapes and clips will be the best to use. If you need help with this, we can help. Often times the school will have game tapes that you can use as well. We can take virtually any format.

If you are lacking good footage and want us to professionally videotape your athlete in action we can do that too. Just give us a call.

What makes an effective sports video?
Well, the first requirement is good video highlighting your athlete. We can do many things in editing that help make your son or daughter stand out, but the better video you have to start, the better the end product will be. Having us shoot footage of your athlete can help add a professional touch but it is not necessary if you already have good footage.

How long should our Sports Scholarship Video be? 
As a general rule, 5 – 10 minutes maximum. This would not include a full game tape, which we recommend you add to the end of your video. Coaches often like to see un-edited game footage in addition to the highlight footage. We would, of course, put this on the same DVD.

Can you put our video on DVD?
Absolutely! In fact we highly recommend the DVD format. DVD offers so many options for menus, chapters, and easier navigation. For example, we can create specific chapter points for "Defense", "Offense", "key stats", etc. This makes it easier and quicker for coaches and athletic directors to watch your footage multiple times without having to fast-forward, rewind, etc.

How much will our Sport Scholarship Video cost?
That is a good question. Pricing for Sport Scholarship videos varies depending on how much involvement we have in the shooting and clip selection process. If you follow our guidelines and are well prepared, you could expect your video to take between 4 and 6 hours of editing ($350 - $500). This could also include the interview shoot with your child (which we HIGHLY recommend). It is our goal to complete your project in the shortest amount of time possible while maintaining a HIGH level of quality. Our mutual goal it to help your son or daughter win a scholarship worth potentially thousands of dollars. So in the end, we hope to SAVE you LOTS of money!!

What if my child is still in Junior High? Is it too early to meet with you?
If you think your student athlete is headed towards excelling in a sport and obtaining a potential scholarship it would be an excellent idea to meet with us to discuss the best way to capture your child on tape. Not only will you have a head start on the process you'll be gathering wonderful family memories at the same time.