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THE PLAYBOOK · DOCUMENT 07

The 12 Emails Every Recruit Sends

And How to Write Them So Coaches Actually Respond

Coaches get hundreds of emails a week. Most get deleted in five seconds. The difference between a deleted email and a returned phone call isn’t talent — it’s knowing what to send, when to send it, and what to leave out. We learned this the hard way, twice, with two sons who ended up at Vanderbilt and Tennessee. Here’s the sequence.

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The pattern behind all twelve

Every effective recruiting email does three things: it’s short, it’s specific to that program, and it makes the coach’s job easier — film up front, verified numbers, clear questions. The athlete sends the email. The parent proofreads. The coach responds to kids who communicate like future college athletes.

For the ready-to-send versions, see Playbook 02 · Coach Email Templates.