Travis
Isaacs.
A class of 2027 athlete needed one link to send every college coach. A cinematic recruiting hub that does the talking before the film even loads.
Where it started.
One link, every coach
Recruiting runs on email and DMs. He needed a single URL that drops in any message and instantly says serious, fast, and worth a look.
Loads anywhere, instantly
Coaches open links on a phone between practices. It had to hit hard in the first second and never make anyone wait or pinch to zoom.
Cinematic, not a profile
Recruiting profiles all look the same. This had to feel like a brand: bold type, real footage, and a stage built around one player.
Brief to first version.
A recruiter-grade hub, designed, built, and live through a focused first pass. The build path:
Kickoff and brief
One link a coach can open between practices and instantly get it: film, size, position, grades, contact.
The look
A cinematic, brand-grade design. He should look already recruited before a coach reads a single word.
Hero and film
The cinematic hero and the film section front and center, the first thing any coach clicks.
The bento router
A one-tap router to film, academics, story, and contact. No scrolling to find the thing they came for.
Private tools
Gated owner tools behind a login, so the family can update stats and contacts themselves.
The printable one-pager
A coach-ready sheet with a scannable QR code that points straight back to the live hub.
Forms, speed, access
Coach-contact forms via Netlify, with no backend, and fast and accessible on any phone.
Deploy Live
Live on a custom domain: one link to drop into every coach email and DM.
What shipped
- A cinematic one-page hub: one link for every coach email and DM.
- A bento section router that jumps to film, academics, story, and contact.
- Gated owner tools behind a private login for the family to manage.
- A printable one-pager with a scannable QR code back to the site.
- Coach-contact forms via Netlify Forms, with no backend.
- Fast, accessible, and live on a custom domain.
A recruit who looks recruited.
One link now carries the whole pitch: the film, the numbers, the story, and a way to reach out. It loads instantly on a phone and reads like a brand, not a template.
$1,000–$3,000
The custom rate for a cinematic one-pager with gated tools and a printable QR. A student gets it for $200, owned outright, with no monthly platform fee.