Forgot about that. @twoinanddone says, If you can, wear a distinctive headband, socks etc to help the coach find you, your number will not always be visible. And as twoinanddone said, point out the times where you stand out. If you do not hear back from coach/asst coach before your campus visit, don’t hesitate to call them when you get there to see if they have time to meet with you. My D did that once and the coach made time to meet with her and my H.
The biggest time suck with tapes is the editing. But look at it this way, either it is going to take you a lot of time to edit or it will take the coach a lot of time to watch the tape, and I guarantee it would be better if you took the time rather than the coach. A coach who gets 60 minutes of unedited game tape is probably not going to watch.
I don’t know what a coach would most look for in your position, but I recommend identifying 7 or 8 skills that you feel are important to your game – like outside shots, driving to the basket, rebounds, blocked shots, defensive moves – whatever you think describes who you are as a player. Then organize the tape by those skills with headings and give 3 or 4 examples of each skill. If you have more than one game to choose plays from, all the better, but don’t wait until you have assembled all the game footage to start. It will take you much longer than you think to go through an hour of playing time to identify the good clips. The editing process itself is not hard and can be done on imovie.
If you are unsure, scour the internet (you tube has many examples) for basketball recruiting tapes. You will be surprised by how unwatchable some are.
I do stand by my suggestion of a tripod. If you are only taping a few games, you can buy a cheap tripod for very little money. It won’t hold up, and you probably will throw it out after a couple of games, but it will be a God-send in a low lighting situation like a gymnasium, particularly if the lighting is worse than the usual low light gym. I have filmed indoors without a tripod, and there were a lot of blurry scenes.
Awesome, thank you everyone! You guys have all been a huge help and hopefully I can update with news whether it be good or bad.
I personally love editing videos and use iMovie quite frequently so I do not mind taking the time to edit film at all. And about standing out- I don’t think I’ll have too much of an issue as I’m the only redhead on my team and I stand out a bit because of that
I thought I was done with questions, but apparently not! So bear with me!
The college I am interested in has game near my house in a week or so. I’d like to go and watch the game as I always love to watch and try and better myself but also so I can hopefully get a better idea of what the coach and the team is like. Is approaching a coach at a game something that people do? Just throwing that idea out there. I have no idea what I would say but if its worth it, I’ll do it.
No, don’t contact the coach at the game for a conversation. If you’ve met, it is okay to say hello. After you attend, send and email that you saw the game and a few interesting things about it, that you liked the defense, that you thought they had a lot of energy.
Agree with @twoinanddone The coach is working before, during and after. If you’ve already met, you might wave and say hello during a lull as they get on the bus to return home or whatever, but I would not recommend introducing yourself for the first time at a game.
I would send an email prior and let him know you will be there. He may want to talk for a few minutes before getting on bus. Let him make the choice.
I side with @pkgny2022. All of this just depends on the circumstances: how much time the coach has, how much is on his shoulders for game, travel and hotel coordination, and whether the coach even wants to talk. For example, if the team has a five hour drive ahead, they may just want to get on the road. On the other hand, if they are staying overnight locally, the coach might have a minute.
It doesn’t hurt to email the coaches several days before the game that you are admitted (hard work is over), interested in the team, and interested enough to go watch a game. You might want to add in your email or text “I know you are going to be busy, but if you think you might have time, I would love to stop by and say hello. If not inconvenient, let me know when it would be least intrusive to say a few words.”
In my view a pre-game email is one more “touch” with the coach, ostensibly with a different reason for the touch, and you want to have as many of those as you can. Just be aware that they absolutely may not have the time, and do not read too much into a negative response.
I also agree that it won’t be a help to show up unannounced.
Agree with the above from @pkgny2022 and @gointhruaphase . We went to the home opener at my son’s now college when he was still a recruit. He let the coach know he was going to be there via email. He’d already done his overnight and met the team. At the home opener, members of the team came over to see him and say “hi” (they even gave a shout out to him for their pregame cheer) and we were invited for the team after party for snacks, etc. which was nice. We kept out distance, mostly because we really felt this was for the team, but the thought was very nice and the parents we met were incredible. The special treatment “sealed the deal” for him. However, he’d had extensive contact with the coach prior to.
As @gointhruaphase said, let the coach know - and I love the last part “when it would be less intrusive”…I know as a HS coach when I’m either flying high or low right after a meet, that moment is usually not the best to approach me - my mind is in 4,000 different directions…I’m like that kid from “Up”…“squirrel!” 10-15 mins. later is usually best in my world. 
hopefully it’s ok that I’m bumping this thread back up.
Last time I was on here, I had sent out an email to the coach and started to work on getting film together. I ended up going for a campus visit and even got a scheduled time slot to visit with the coach. He was very open and talkative and seemed to get even more interested when I mentioned that I wasn’t looking for a scholarship, just a chance to play in college. He said he’s very willing to give me a chance, he just would like to see some film and invited me to a game.
So fast forward a week or so and I got a short highlight film together from our tournament games and sent that to him in an email. I rcieved an email back from him just thanking me for the film. I went to watch their game and hoped to stop by and say hi but he disappeared after the game and I had to leave.
What is my next plan of action? How soon is too soon to reconnect with him? Do I wait for him to contact me now, after recieiving the highlight film? I sent it to him on Thursday so it hasn’t been that long.
Look at their schedule and see if there is a gap coming up. Try to contact him at the beginning of that gap, giving him a few days to get back to you.