College Coach Letter
Use this letter as a template for when you first begin contact with a school. It is important to maintain a polite, formal tone in your writing, while also relaying all of the essential information needed to help begin the recruiting process. Use the template letter below, or click here to open a downloadable/ printable copy.
Coach …
My name is … … and I am currently a (Sophomore, Junior etc.) at … High School in … (City) … (State). I have a … Grade Point Average and I have a … SAT score/ACT score (If you don’t have a score yet then write when you will be taking the tests. Don’t mention a PSAT.). I play top club and/or high school soccer in the … (Major city or state reference) area. I am very interested in your school and it’s (Possible area of academic interest) program. I am also very interested in playing soccer for you and your program. Playing college soccer is a priority for me, as well as getting the best education possible. I am also interested in attending a camp you may be having.
I currently play club soccer for … We play in the … league. We will play in these major tournaments: … … … in the upcoming year. In the past, we have won ... … … (List tournaments and/or leagues. If you haven’t won anything, you can list placing high: 2nd places, semi-finalist or don’t list anything). We are coached by … Feel free to contact him about me at … … cell or. … email (If you don’t trust your coach or you feel that they wouldn’t give you an enthusiastic recommendation then don’t list them).
I also play for my school team. We play in the … league. In the past, we have won ... … … (List state tournament and/or conference/region that you have won. If you haven’t won anything, you can list placing high: 2nd places, semi-finalist or don’t list anything). We are coached by … Feel free to contact them about me at … … cell or …. … email (If you don’t trust your coach or you feel that they wouldn’t give you an enthusiastic recommendation then don’t list them). If you don’t play for the school team then list any academic awards or honors, clubs, charities, other sports and honors.
Finally, I am a member of Academy One Goalkeeping (www.academyonegoalkeeping.com). This is an exclusive academy strictly for goalkeepers who are going to play college soccer. They have trained and placed hundreds of goalkeepers into college soccer over the last 20 years and have a 100% success rate. Edward Brown runs the program and you can contact him at [email protected] or 410-227-7814.
I look forward to hearing from you soon and I thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
My name is … … and I am currently a (Sophomore, Junior etc.) at … High School in … (City) … (State). I have a … Grade Point Average and I have a … SAT score/ACT score (If you don’t have a score yet then write when you will be taking the tests. Don’t mention a PSAT.). I play top club and/or high school soccer in the … (Major city or state reference) area. I am very interested in your school and it’s (Possible area of academic interest) program. I am also very interested in playing soccer for you and your program. Playing college soccer is a priority for me, as well as getting the best education possible. I am also interested in attending a camp you may be having.
I currently play club soccer for … We play in the … league. We will play in these major tournaments: … … … in the upcoming year. In the past, we have won ... … … (List tournaments and/or leagues. If you haven’t won anything, you can list placing high: 2nd places, semi-finalist or don’t list anything). We are coached by … Feel free to contact him about me at … … cell or. … email (If you don’t trust your coach or you feel that they wouldn’t give you an enthusiastic recommendation then don’t list them).
I also play for my school team. We play in the … league. In the past, we have won ... … … (List state tournament and/or conference/region that you have won. If you haven’t won anything, you can list placing high: 2nd places, semi-finalist or don’t list anything). We are coached by … Feel free to contact them about me at … … cell or …. … email (If you don’t trust your coach or you feel that they wouldn’t give you an enthusiastic recommendation then don’t list them). If you don’t play for the school team then list any academic awards or honors, clubs, charities, other sports and honors.
Finally, I am a member of Academy One Goalkeeping (www.academyonegoalkeeping.com). This is an exclusive academy strictly for goalkeepers who are going to play college soccer. They have trained and placed hundreds of goalkeepers into college soccer over the last 20 years and have a 100% success rate. Edward Brown runs the program and you can contact him at [email protected] or 410-227-7814.
I look forward to hearing from you soon and I thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
