Why that School Email (Anytime)
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: Something like "Why I am interested in (College/University)" obviously change College/University to the school you are emailing
Coach ________ (spell their name correctly!!),
Hello, 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 play for RPR 15 Monkeys. Our recruiting coordinator tells us all the time to make emails to colleges personalized to their school to help coaches know that I am interested in their school and this is not just a "mass email". Because of that I wanted to send you this email with the Top 3 Reasons I am very interested in COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY NAME.
List at least 3 things that you like about the school
Could be something you saw on their social media you follow. Could be something you found on their website. Could be a connection you have with a current player, student, or staff member. Could be something you liked while watching them play. etc.
If you are unsure what to put, talk with Justin and he can help.
Those are not all the reasons, but they are some of the reasons that I would love the opportunity to play for a COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY NAME. I would also love to learn more about your staff and your team to get to know your program better as well. Let me know if there is a good time that we could chat. 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 if 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." Thank you!
(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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