College Coaches Contact Template
Every week I get hundreds of Twitter and Instagram DM's as well as emails from prospective high school players trying to get the attention of college coaches. Many of those players even mistake me for a college coach. The majority of those emails and messages are very poorly put together and do not even give you a chance at a response or to be noticed by a coach.
I have put together a template for you to use when you are contacting a coach. It will give you a sure fire method on the appropriate way to communicate and have dialogue. This will be effective for any sport.
It Covers:
- How to get college coaches to respond to your messages
- How to get your film evaluated
- How the recruiting process works
- How to properly use twitter for recruitment
- What information to put in your twitter bio and profile
- Examples of good twitter bio's
- An exact email/message template to use when sending a communication to a college coach
- Common mistakes to avoid
About Your Instructor:
After a stellar high school at Hazelwood Central High School in St. Louis, MO. Carl Reed took his talents to Austin Peay State University.
While at Austin Peay, Reed excelled on the football field earning All Conference Honors while becoming a starter 4 games into his True Freshman Year. Reed was named Freshman and Newcomer of the Year after his breakthrough season. Upon the conclusion of his career he immediately became a fixture in the coaching community. Coaching both Football and Basketball he coached athletes that played in both the McDonald's All American Game for basketball and the US Army All American Game in football.
Prior to being a college football analyst at CBS and 247 Sports. Reed was the Head Coach at University City, Hazelwood West, and Lutheran North where he helped change the cultures and sent numerous players to colleges. In 2014 Reed took over a Lutheran North program whocounts Super Bowl Legend Steve Atwater and Houston Astros Owner Jim Crane as alumni. At Lutheran North Reed has won numerous Conference, City, and District Championships. In 2019 he lead his team to the ultimate prize as the Class 2 Missouri State Champions. He has had multiple players receive full athletic scholarships and win the state player of the year award for Missouri. In addition to his work at Desmet Jesuit, Reed runs a scouting service that has a database of over 3,000 high school players and counts numerous colleges at all levels as subscribers.
Reed By The Numbers:
Record of 59-14 at Lutheran North
1 - State Championship - (2019)
3 - State Semifinals - (2017, 2018, 2019)
3 - Conference Championships (2017,2018,2019)
5 - District Championships (2015,2017,2018,2019, 2020)
40 - Players receiving football scholarships
3 - US Army All Americans
2 - Metro and State Defensive Players of The Year