Components of a great email
High school coach’s cell # Travel Team / Coach’s cell # Legitimate reason you are interested in the school (very important) PBR and / or PG profile link (if you have one) Baseball schedule for the next 6 months
Email Template
Hey Coach, (Coach’s last name),
My name is (First) (Last). I’m a (grad year) (position) at (high school or junior college) in (City your school is in), (State).
After doing some research, I’m interested in (College Name) because (reason(s)). Seems like an awesome place to play!
Do you have a need for (grad year) (position)?
I’ve attached some video, as well as my season schedule.
For reference, feel free to call (Coach’s name), (Coaching position at (School name or travel team). Here’s his number:
Sincerely,
(First) (Last)
(Cell phone number)
Batting Practice video: (link)
Game at-bat video: (link)
Defensive video: (link)
*Attach season schedule*
We didn’t include every component I mentioned, but we hit the most important ones for the introductory email. Please note that even if something isn’t in the introductory email (like SAT / ACT score or transcripts), you should have them ready on hand when a coach inevitably asks for them.
But for the first email, we don’t want to overwhelm the coach with information.
We simply want to do everything in our power to get him to watch the video.