Coaches use every social media to recruit so why not create a social media geared specifically towards recruiting. We aim to help athletes get the exposure they need while helping coaches perform their job to the best of their ability. We aim for this to be used as a LinkedIn for athletics. We want to help athletes ensure they do not slip through the cracks in the recruiting process while helping coaches to not miss out on talent or their "next gem." There are a lot of tedious aspects of the recruiting process like finding phone numbers for guardians/coaches/guidance counselors etc. We aim to streamline the tedious hours into minutes for coaches to be more efficient. Athletes can promote themselves in the recruiting process while providing all the vital information to make sure they allow themselves the best shot at an opportunity. This can also be used as a platform for athletes to post content they may not post on other social media platforms as this is an athletic social media. This is a tool that brings a great return to both athletes and coaches by helping on both ends of the process while being fun to use.
The name NxtGem stems from a commonly used phrase in recruiting "Finding a diamond in the rough" or a "gem.”
For Students: Sometimes it is true that if you are talented coaches will find you, but most of the time it is not that simple. A lot of the time students have to proactively contact coaches. At such a young age a lot of high school athletes don’t know how to market themselves. A lot of times it falls on the high school coaches to do the outreach for them. This can serve as a one stop shop for athletes and coaches to connect and bridge the gap.
For Coaches: College coaches get thousands of emails and calls a day from parents, students, high school coaches and recruiting agencies. This allows them to filter the messaging they receive. Gain exposure to a player you may not have found. The ability to scroll through and have three plays or a 1-2 minute clip available for you to gauge if you want to take a further dive into the athletes film without a 20-minute link to start. Access to the “more info” tab for each athlete allows you to condense hours/days of recruiting into a click of a button. The ability to store a player and everything you need for them in your “my prospects” tab.
Objectives
For Students:
Provide them with a space to post their highlights, stats, and grades.
Allows them to connect with coaches and follow schools of their choice.
Allows them to become aware of schools in an exciting and engaging way
One-stop shop for data. Instead of trying to track down emails and phone numbers.
NxtGem allows the students to take control of their own marketing just by posting to social media.
Provides an informational resource to guide kids through the recruiting process
Allows them to connect with all the athletes they’ve met all throughout their Athletic journey
Being able to instantly post a play or clip to get it in front of coaches in real time instead of waiting to send out your completed highlight tape.
Provide your workout/practice/season/off-season to coaches for an inside look at your journey.
For Coaches:
Allows them to filter the messaging they receive.
Gives them a chance to find valuable information about prospects. (Character, work ethic, grades, skill, "more info") all in one place.
Gives them the recruiting data/contacts that they currently pay for elsewhere
Allows them to post their team as well and market their team/school to prospects.
Gives them the opportunity to market college camps/showcases they will be at.
Gives them a place to expand their coaching network as well.
Being able to have an athletes schedule for the convenience of showing up whenever you need to while having insight on their day-to-day training routines.