is it ok to send an email to a college coach as a sophomore? just like a, 'hey, like to meet you and am interested in your program, i play here and there', kind of thing? is that one way to get your name out there?
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My son has done that to about 65-80 colleges as a preemptive notice before we went to a PG tournament that I knew a lot of them would/might be at. So YES, and we got some responses back in email form advising of camps etc, and my son is also a Soph.
It is a lot of work mind you but it doesnt hurt. We will do a follow up email to those colleges once the HS season is over, plus we had sent out his HS and Summer tournament schedule to them as well.
It is a lot of work mind you but it doesnt hurt. We will do a follow up email to those colleges once the HS season is over, plus we had sent out his HS and Summer tournament schedule to them as well.
The worst that can happen is the player gets on the school's mailing list and always knows what showcases they attend and what camps they hold.
I agree with your point and what RJM followed up with is quite valid. This gets you on their lists period, not just for camp notifications etc. I will say too that a handful of colleges did personalize the responses and wished him luck etc not jsut a blanket camp info response.