What should you include in a letter contacting a college coach.
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Take your mouse over to the left margin and the pop up window will slide out, click on recruiting tips and the topic for parents, players, and coaches will be where you want to go for smaple letters.
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Earl Weaver
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"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts."
Earl Weaver
deebs11 - welcome to the board. There are many great resources you can access from the main page.
For an initial contact with a college, I would recommend creating a profile page. Have 3 sections, Contact Information: your name; address; telephone; e-mail address. Athletic Information: primary and secondary positions; height; weight; bat/throw (left/right); High School Head coach's name and phone#; summer coach's name & phone number; personal baseball statistics. Academic Information: High School attending; guidance counselor name and phone number; Grade Point Average; Year of Graduation; SAT/ACT scores and date taken; registered with Clearinghouse (Y/N).
Send the profile with a cover letter expressing why you are interested in their school and baseball program. Make sure to personalize the letter with the coach's name. Let them know of any tournaments or showcases you may be attending, etc. Attach the profile and include your high school schedule if college is local.
I hope this helps you get started. Follow the suggested recruiting timeline. If you are a junior or a senior I would suggest following up the letter with a phone call within 1 week.
For an initial contact with a college, I would recommend creating a profile page. Have 3 sections, Contact Information: your name; address; telephone; e-mail address. Athletic Information: primary and secondary positions; height; weight; bat/throw (left/right); High School Head coach's name and phone#; summer coach's name & phone number; personal baseball statistics. Academic Information: High School attending; guidance counselor name and phone number; Grade Point Average; Year of Graduation; SAT/ACT scores and date taken; registered with Clearinghouse (Y/N).
Send the profile with a cover letter expressing why you are interested in their school and baseball program. Make sure to personalize the letter with the coach's name. Let them know of any tournaments or showcases you may be attending, etc. Attach the profile and include your high school schedule if college is local.
I hope this helps you get started. Follow the suggested recruiting timeline. If you are a junior or a senior I would suggest following up the letter with a phone call within 1 week.
Another idea you may consider:
My initial contact to schools comes via email, with a link to my kids website. Get yourself a website where you can post stats, record, schedule, summerball team schedule, etc...you can even put video clips of you on it. I have had great luck with it so far. I have a senior daughter that is a pitcher (fastpitch softball) and she is being recruited fairly heavily and I have already started the process with my son. It's not as expensive as you would think. You can use free sites and build it yourself or have a freelancer do it for you for a small fee.
http://www.highviewheat.com/index.asp
http://www.kristensfastpitchworld.com/index.asp
My initial contact to schools comes via email, with a link to my kids website. Get yourself a website where you can post stats, record, schedule, summerball team schedule, etc...you can even put video clips of you on it. I have had great luck with it so far. I have a senior daughter that is a pitcher (fastpitch softball) and she is being recruited fairly heavily and I have already started the process with my son. It's not as expensive as you would think. You can use free sites and build it yourself or have a freelancer do it for you for a small fee.
http://www.highviewheat.com/index.asp
http://www.kristensfastpitchworld.com/index.asp