EAST OF TAMPA
LOCAL SPORTS

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY STUDENT ATHLETES
SEND IT IN. WE PUT IT OUT.

LOCAL
SPOTLIGHT

Send us a photo or a clip. We build the post and put you in front of the county. Free. Any sport, youth through high school. You do not need a coach to send it in.

Example East of Tampa Local Sports card
A real card we posted. Yours looks like this.
SEND ANYTIME · POSTS RUN ALL WEEK
ALL OF
HILLSBOROUGH
COUNTY COVERED
UP TO
50,000
VIEWS PER POST
$0COST TO YOU

How it works

01

YOU SEND IT

A photo or one clip, and one line about what you did.

02

WE BUILD IT

Your colors, your name, your handle on it.

03

WE POST IT

Watch the page. We try to tag everyone, then you share it.

What makes it

We do not post everything we get. Send it like this and you have a real shot.

PHOTOS

  • A good sideline or game shot
  • A roster or media day photo
  • Your face does not have to show. A helmet shot works
  • Blurry. This is what kills most of them
  • Dark, tiny, or a photo of a screen

CLIPS

  • One play. Just the one
  • Best is a real video. Sideline video, phone video from the stands, anything shot live
  • No live video? Use Hudl or QwikCut, but hit download and upload that file
  • Tell us your number so we can find you
  • A screen recording of Hudl. It always comes out blurry
  • A whole highlight tape

Why we do this

The local paper and the local news used to cover high school sports. Around here, that is mostly gone.

I grew up on it. Small town in northern Michigan, and when we played, it was in the paper on Saturday morning. I read it. So did my teammates. It gave me confidence I leaned on later, when things got hard and when I did not feel like working. I do not think that is vanity. Being seen is part of how a young athlete starts to believe they can actually do something.

I got to keep playing after high school, at Army, and none of that happens without my family, my coaches, and a town that paid attention.

BENZIE CENTRAL, MICHIGAN
ARMY, WEST POINT

So we are trying to be that here. If seeing yourself up there makes you dig a little deeper in the fourth quarter, or work a little harder in the offseason, that is the whole point.

We are not a big media company. We are a husband and wife who love this stuff and want our local athletes to win.

If you are curious: high school · Army

JOHN PLUMSTEAD · EAST OF TAMPA

Send yours

Takes about two minutes.

LOCAL SPOTLIGHT
Tap to add a photo Straight off your phone. Send the sharpest one you have.
One line. Numbers get put on the card.
The athlete's handle, not yours. It is who we tag.
In case we need to reach you.
We pick what gets posted. Not everything runs.

Questions

Does this cost anything?

No. Never has, never will. Local sponsors pay for this, not athletes.

Can I send in my own?

Yes. That is the point. Your teammate or your mom can send one too.

Do you cover youth teams?

Yes. Pick "Youth, middle school or club team" and tell us the team name. We run a youth program ourselves.

When will mine post?

Watch the page. We do our best to tag everyone we post, but you have to watch for it.

Does everything get posted?

No. We pick. A sharp photo with a real story almost always runs. A blurry one does not. Send a better one next time.

What clip should I send?

Real video is best. Sideline video, or somebody's phone video from the stands, beats film every time. If that is all you have, Hudl or QwikCut is fine, but hit the download button in there and upload that file. A screen recording always comes out blurry.

How do I send the video?

Right on this page. Tap the box, pick the video off your phone, and it uploads. Up to 500 MB, which is plenty for one play. No Dropbox or Drive needed.

Can I repost it?

Please do. Send it to your family and to any coach recruiting you. That is where the reach comes from.