Today we are learning how to contact a college coach.
Whats going on?
Little dap!
Its Anthony DeNicola, former college player, coach and consultant with SACC.
Today Im a guest coach with Online Soccer Academy and happy to help you improve!
SACC stands for student athlete coaching and consulting.
We teach players how to get recruited.
Learn more and book a consulting session at SACC.me.
There are a number of ways to contact a college coach.
The contact Im referring to is the first contact you make with a coach.
In the business world they call this a cold contact.
As a first cold contact you could call, email, text, social media and you could even write
a letter if you are really old school.
Today we are learning how to email a coach!
Why email?
Because email is the best way to try and establish contact with a college coach.
It allows a coach to reply on their own time if they want to.
You can also include links to your recruiting profile and highlight video in an email.
You are not their bestie!
Dont call a college coach out of the blue and expect them to know you and want to speak
to you.
Hey Coach, this is Anthony DeNicola.
You want to recruit me or what?
My moms says Im like the next Messi.
Thats like trying to give a Grizzly bear a hug.
Its probably not going to go well for you.
Emailing a coach is harder than you think.
There is a strategy to it, just like in soccer!
Key Points!
Key Point One.
Create a Professional Email.
If your email is soccerkidcoolguy94@hotmail.com, MineCrafter9000@yahoo.com or LittleDapismyHero@gmail.com
its time to get a professional email.
Easiest way to do this is create a new gmail email address with your first and last name.
Like AnthonyDeNicola@gmail.com.
Its simple, clean and professional.
If your name isnt available include your middle initial.
Key Point Two.
Find Emails.
If youre going to contact a college coach via email, you need find their email address.
Finding an email for a college is sometimes easy and sometimes not.
You will have to be like a detective and search a bit.
One option is to go to the schools athletic website and click staff.
They usually list a coachs email there.
Second option is to go to the teams page on their school website.
Like search Princeton Womens Soccer.
On that page look for the coachs profile and sometimes they list a coachs email there.
If you cant find a coachs email I suggest calling the school.
Let them know you are interested in playing soccer there and would like to know what is
the best way to contact their coach.
Say, May I have their email?
I couldnt find it on your website.
Pro tip!
Create a spreadsheet listing a coachs name, email and school and save it on your computer.
This way you have a little email tree going of all the college coaches you are contacting.
Now you can easily find a coachs email when you need to.
Key Point Three.
Have a Great Subject Line.
You might have the best, most professionally written email in the world with a perfect
highlight video, but if the coach doesnt open the email its worthless.
Worthless!
College coaches get bombarded with emails on a daily basis.
Make your email stand out with a clear, direct subject line that would encourage a coach
to open your email.
A great subject line example is your full name, grad year, position, highlight video
included.
Dont write The Next Messi; OPEN NOW!
With a subject line like that a coach will hit delete and not think twice about not reading
your email.
Key Point Four.
Write a Personalized, Professional Email.
Your email should flow like this; personalized to coach, brief background on yourself, ask
how to get recruited, your game schedule, thank them and include a signature.
Part one.
Personalize your email to the coach you are writing to.
Just like you, coaches hate spam.
If you send one email to 100 coaches they will hit delete.
State something specific about their school and program that grabs your interest.
An easy way to do this is to read one or two of their most recent articles about their
team.
From this you can get some intel and say something like Congrats on your recent win against Duke!
I know you havent beaten them in program history so that is fantastic.
A comment like this shows the college coach youve done your homework.
Part two.
Provide a brief background on yourself.
Like a few sentences and provide a link to your recruiting profile and highlight video
if you have one.
Be sure to say what your name is, your position and that you are interested in playing for
their team and what youd like to study.
Be sure and say the exact name of their team like Princeton.
Write what you can offer as an asset to their team and why youd be a good fit.
Keep your email short, but you want the coach to see your ability level.
Ideally they can see this from your recruiting profile and highlight video.
This will help them decide quickly if you could be a good fit for their program.
Part three.
Ask how to get recruited.
Say something direct like, What do you look for in a player and how I should I go about
getting recruited by you if you think Id be a good fit for your program?
Part four.
Provide your game schedules and invite them to come watch you play.
Include your jersey number.
Part five.
Thank them for their time and that you look forward to speaking with them.
Sign off with your full name, email address and phone number.
Key Point Six.
Do a Spell Check.
Remember Its a job application!
Youre not writing to Santa Claus… youre writing to your future boss.
Do a spell check, make improvements, dont write like an immature teenager.
Playing college soccer is a huge commitment and college coaches treat it as a business…
because it is one!
Make sure you email is professional and written well with proper spelling and grammar.
Exercise to Practice.
An exercise to practice on your own is to write an email to your high school or club
coach.
Text your coach ahead of time and let them know you are practicing emailing college coaches
and would like their feedback.
Simply email your coach as if they were a college coach by following the key points.
Ask your coach to critique it so you can improve your writing before sending emails to college
coaches.
Whats Wrong!
If coaches are not replying right away and youre not getting 20 scholarship offers in
the mail every week, dont panic!
Double check your emails are personalized and similar to the key points above.
Be patient.
Recruiting takes time, which is why you should start sooner than later.
Plus sometimes certain rules prohibit coaches from contacting players before they get closer
to their junior and senior years, but they still want to hear from you.
Bonus Tip!
Schedule a follow up!
Coaches are busy, really busy.
If they dont reply to your email after two weeks send it again.
Go into your sent mail, click reply and politely let the coach know you are following up your
email from two weeks ago and wanted to see if they got it.
Dont be rude, but one follow up after two weeks shows initiative and most coaches like
that.
Second bonus tip.
Email schools you are a less interested in first.
This will give you a great head start and help you practice without much risk.
As you improve the way you market yourself and communicate with coaches begin writing
to your dream schools!
Hope you enjoyed this Online Soccer Academy video!
It was fun being a guest OSA Coach!
Say little dap in the comments and let me know what you thought!
At SACC we teach players how to get recruited.
Learn more and book a consulting session at SACC.me.
My name is Anthony DeNicola and remember if you Believe in it and back that up with hard
work, anything in life is possible.
Believe in it!
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