Post Club Tryouts 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: I am playing for CLUB NAME (If you already know your club team then put the team name and not just the 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! I have made the RPR 15 Monkeys at RPR in Knoxville, TN. 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.)
I know you are still in your season, (you can add a note here about how their season has been going if you would like to personalize the email more) but I wanted to know when do you decide what club tournaments you will be going to? I would love to see you at some of mine and will send you my schedule once I have it.
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 “If you like my film I know that my recruiting coordinator would love to hear from you and can give you more information about me. His information is below. I look forward to following along via social media to learn more about University/College Name’s volleyball program and the culture you create. Have a great week.”
(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
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