Hello, I am about to take a college visit over this coming weekend and was wondering how I should create an email to the college coach there noting my presence at the school. I have interest in the school. Would it make sense to just do the traditional introductionary email with the note of me being at the campus etc or do something else entirely. Thanks.
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What year are you in high school? What division is the school? Do the coaches know who you are/have they seen you play before?
It is a division 3 school and yes he has seen me play a showcase and invited me to a camp but could not attend due to a previous commitments.
eazye22 posted:It is a division 3 school and yes he has seen me play a showcase and invited me to a camp but could not attend due to a previous commitments.
Re-introduce yourself, and add video from the event if you have it. They see a lot of players, so let them know you understand that and want to refresh their memory. Ask if they have a moment in their schedules if you could come by, personally introduce yourself, perhaps see the facilities. Doesn't have to be more complicated than that, and we've found coaches to be responsive. If not, don't take personally, some coaches and programs will make time for you, and others may not. Just be proactive, you've on the right path
Coaches are usually pretty good about meeting you....even if they aren't necessarily interested. My son went to Cary, NC for the 12U NTIS trials. I emailed an assistant at UNC a couple days before we got there....asked if we could come by. He said "the facility will be locked...text me when you get here". We got there and there were at least a couple dozen kids/parents walking around. Most of them from the older 15U-18U age groups that were also in Cary. I texted the coach....he came and let us in. Keep in mind my son may have been 4'8 at the time. You should have seen the looks on those older kids faces lol. They took us in, gave us a tour of the locker room and let my son walk around on the field. To this day he still talks about it
Thanks for sharing. We did that a couple years ago with Duke, NC state and UNC. My in law knew someone who worked at Duke and we were given access to tour Cameron Indoor Stadium (much much smaller than what you see on TV) and took pics at Coach K court. Great experience
Remember, Coaches are supposed to be ambassador's for their school. So many will be happy to meet with anyone, even if they are not actively recruiting your son. One of their Jobs is to bring kids to Campus and not just the athletes they are recruiting.
They are supposed to make a good impression whether they think your a athlete is a fit or not.
We had a couple of schools that said the coaches said they would not be available but had players meet us there and give us a tour. It was better than the coach because you got to ask real questions and I felt get real answers. My son was more relaxed. I have reminded him that now that he is a player he should pay it back. During the summer, there was a team from SC playing at UT and he went down and introduced himself. The coach knew of him and our HS HC. He asked his coaches and showed them around. Great experience for him and the players from the HS. The coach gave him a huge shoutout on twitter. Good for all including his school.
