Off The Uprights Athlete Stories
For the ones who want the whole story told.
Athlete Story Intake
Tell The Story Behind The Specialist

This is built to feel less like a form and more like a conversation. Take your time. Share the details a coach, teammate, family member, or future program would only understand if they sat down and really listened.

Use this intake to help OTU understand the athlete, the journey, the people behind the work, and the message that should come through in the final story.

Section 1
Athlete Information
Basic information used to identify the athlete and organize the story intake.

Enter the athlete's full first and last name.

Enter the athlete email for story communication.

Enter the primary family contact if OTU should include them in follow-up.

Optional. Used for OTU follow-up and approval communication.

Select the athlete's expected graduation year.

Select the athlete's primary specialist position.

Enter the athlete's current high school.

Example: Overland Park, Kansas.

Section 2
Public Links
Helpful links give OTU context, but the story should come from your words first.

Optional. Add the athlete's main X profile link if it helps tell the story.

Optional. Add Hudl, specialist profile, school profile, or another public link.

Optional. Add articles, posts, awards, interviews, camp results, team pages, or anything else that gives context.

Section 3
The Heart Of The Story
This is where the story starts to become yours.

Tell OTU why this is the right time to share your story. This could be a new season, turning point, recruiting push, personal milestone, or moment where you feel ready to be understood more fully.

Answer this like a real conversation. Not polished. Not perfect. What would you tell someone who cares about your development and wants to help tell the truth about who you are?

Optional. This can be a phrase, theme, or idea. Example: Built Through Patience, Still Chasing More, or More Than A Specialist.

Section 4
The Journey
Share where this started, what changed, and what people do not always see.

Share how you got into kicking, punting, snapping, or becoming a combo specialist. Who introduced you to it? What made it stick? What do you remember about the beginning?

Share the moment when this became more than just something you did. What changed in your work, goals, confidence, or commitment?

This is important. Tell us what the numbers, clips, or rankings do not explain about your work, mindset, growth, or story.

Section 5
The Work
This helps the story show effort, habits, progress, and the parts of development that happen quietly.

Describe the work that does not always make the highlight clip: extra reps, film review, weight room, recovery, charting, technique, or mental work.

Be specific. Share what changed, how it improved, and what a coach should now notice on film, in charting, or during competition.

This can be a game, camp, training breakthrough, leadership moment, recovery from a mistake, or something only your family/team would understand.

Share what has challenged you most: patience, confidence, injury, pressure, comparison, opportunity, consistency, recruiting, or something personal you are comfortable sharing.

Only share what you are comfortable sharing. The goal is not drama. The goal is understanding what helped build your maturity, perspective, work habits, or resilience.

Section 6
People Who Shaped You
Good stories usually have people behind them.

This could be family, coaches, trainers, teammates, teachers, friends, or anyone who has helped you grow.

Share the rides, conversations, sacrifices, encouragement, accountability, or quiet support that helped you keep going.

Share what they taught you, how they challenged you, or what they helped you see in yourself.

Describe how teammates experience you every day: leadership, energy, accountability, consistency, competitiveness, or trust.

Section 7
What Comes Next
Help the story point forward, not only backward.

If I were your top advocate calling a dream school, what would I need to say about your character, development, role, work habits, specialist ability, and fit?

Share what matters to you: coaching style, culture, academics, competition, location, team values, special teams development, or opportunity.

Share what you are chasing over the next season or training cycle.

Share what you are working toward as an athlete, student, teammate, and person.

Section 8
Story Details
These details help OTU write with accuracy and the right tone.

Optional. This could be something you say, a family phrase, a verse, motto, or personal reminder.

List awards, camps, rankings, school records, GPA, honors, offers, visits, or verified results that should be accurate.

Optional. Share anything private, sensitive, incorrect, or off-limits so OTU can protect the athlete and family.

Section 9
Photos
Uploads are saved to OTU Drive and converted into public-safe links for story use.

Upload a clear head-and-shoulders photo or clean portrait.

Selected headshot preview

Upload one action, training, game, or specialist photo that helps tell the story.

Selected action photo preview
Section 10
Permission
These acknowledgements allow OTU to review, write, and prepare the story responsibly.

After submission, OTU will receive the story answers and profile-ready media links. Please keep this page open while photos upload.

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