College Post season Template (November)
IMPORTANT: These templates are pretty introductory, so if you are already communicating with the school and have a relationship (emails, texts, or calls back and forth) then make sure you make the email a little more relational and you do not have to "introduce" yourself in the beginning of the email. Also, make the end of the email a little more asking "what is the next step in the process, because I am very hopeful to be a future (mascot)?". If you really like the school ALWAYS TRY TO MOVE THE RELATIONSHIP FORWARD AND ONTO THE NEXT STEP.
ADD IN ON AVERAGE ONE-TWO SENTENCES ABOUT THE SPECIFIC SCHOOL YOU ARE EMAILING, BECAUSE WE WANT ALL OF THESE EMAILS TO BE TARGETED AND NOT LOOK LIKE A COPY AND PASTE. IT IS MORE LIKELY A COACH IS GOING TO READ AND RESPOND IF IT SAYS SOMETHING SPECIFIC ABOUT THEM AND THEY KNOW YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THEM AND NOT JUST EVERYONE IN THE COUNTRY. I KNOW THIS TAKES MORE TIME TO RESEARCH, BUT WILL WORK OUT BETTER FOR YOU IN THE LONG RUN TO TAKE THE TIME.
Reminder: These templates are used by all RPR athletes, so if you just copy and paste and do not add your own personality/flair they will seem more boring and might not get the attention of the coach like you want. SO ADD PERSONALITY/FLAIR.
Follow the prompts in the below email template…
BOLD = things that you must change to your information
Red Highlight = things that you can add to give your email more personality and a personal touch
Subject Line: Congrats, on your Season! (Make sure you look at their season first. If they are are not having a good season DO NOT PUT THIS, you can change it to your “name, grad year, height, position, club”)
Coach ________ (spell their name correctly!!),
My name is Sarah Spiker (YOUR NAME AS IT APPEARS IN UA, and you can put a Nickname in quotes Sarah “Rah” Spiker if you go by something other than what is in UA) and I am a 5’6’’ class of 2028 S from Knoxville, TN! With college regular seasons wrapping up soon I would love to know what you thought of your season overall so far?
Learning about a college coach's philosophy, mentality, and culture they want to have is very important to me, so I love to hear your thoughts. (Add a couple sentences about why philosophy, mentality, and culture are important to you or tell a story about what happened that made you realize how important those things are for a team sport. Add personality and make the template your own.)
If you like my film I would love to schedule a phone call to learn more about University/College Name and your volleyball program. If it is easier please text me at 123-456-789 and we can find a time to chat. If you are emailing D1 and you are a Sophomore/Freshman instead of these last 2 sentences you can put "I know we cannot talk until after June 15th following my sophomore year, but I will follow along until then via social media and your website. I look forward to learning more about University/College Name and your volleyball program by following along."
(LINK TO YOUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL)
Sarah Spiker
C: 123.456.7890
2028 | 5’6” | S
Approach Touch: 10’3” (only use this if it pertains to an attacking position)
GPA: 3.7
Instagram: @
Twitter: @
If you do not have your team name yet you can just say “I made a team at Club Name…” If you want to add a note about tryouts or what you think of your team that would be good. (Add personality and make the template your own.)
