Initial Contact Letter

My son is an '07 grad so at this time last year we were doing the same thing. He send approx. seventy-five letters to coaches of all divisions expressing interest in their program. The list is now down to three, all D-III. I won't go through the entire grueling year with you but that's just the way it ended up. We sent them out U.S. Mail, all done on the word processor (except the signature), AND they were all personalized. Don't send the same generic letter out to every coach, they'll pick up on that right away. There's a great section on the process on this site somewhere. Sending them all U.S. Mail was a lot of work, stuffing envelopes, stamps, paper cuts, ect...but at the time I didn't trust that every coach was diligent about checking email. We have found though that most do check email. Like I say, it was a grueling year, but it was interesting and sort of fun at the same time. His list is narrowed down to three DIII schools and he knows he'll be happy playing for any of them. Good luck!

Isnt it interesting how things sort themselves out in the end ?

The proof of talent level,after all the exposure, is who is in the running at the end of the race.

It can be very sobering !

I know that wasn't meant as a jab at my son's talent level. Truth of the matter is, after watching a couple of DIII games this fall, there's no question my son will play and play well there. Also without question is the fact that he could play at a higher level. Sometimes the system doesn't work perfectly. But, like I said, all three of his final choices are places that he's going to be very happy at.