Assemble a resume outline. Collect all the information you wish to include in the final version and organize it in an outline. Make a list of all of your academic and athletic achievements, such as your GPA, standardized test scores, and NCAA Clearinghouse enrollment. List all of your school and community involvements, such as church and interest groups, charity work, volunteer projects, Student Council roles, and tutoring you have participated in giving to fellow students. Include any workshops, Pop Warner league enrollments, coaching assistance experience, or player mentoring for youth team organizations that you may have taken part in as well. If you took part in any NFL High School Player Development camp programs, list those experiences as well. Make a list of additional skills, such as communication abilities, foreign languages, and computer fluency. Assemble a list of work experience also, including the names and contacts for your present and previous employers, as well as the positions that were held and a brief description. In addition, describe your short and long-term goals for the career you are attempting to pursue. Having a parent, teammate or coach assist you in compiling this outline will help you to properly reference all the information that will be needed for writing a detailed resume.
Arrange the outline accordingly. Put all of the information that you have assembled within the outline into the correct order needed for your resume. Each section, such as work, sports, and school achievements, career plans, and your involvements, should all be written in chronological order from current, or most recent, then continuing sequentially until all related achievements are represented correctly.
Streamline the content. Remove any data that could be considered as filler to prepare for writing the final version of you resume. Eliminate any non-relative content that would not be used while discussing the information in an interview.
Write your final version of the resume and have it proofread by others for accuracy in grammar and punctuation. Insert two spaces after a period or colon, one after a semi-colon or comma. Refrain from dating your information in numerical form, such as "03/21/84.". Use "Since 1984," instead of "1984 to Present."