| If you are going to write athletic recruiting letters to | | | | read, you want to keep it to one page. A letter that is |
| college coaches, you need to make sure you doing | | | | longer than one page will probably be set aside to |
| them the right way. You don't want to spend your time | | | | read later...but later probably never comes. One page |
| writing letters to coaches, only to have your letter die a | | | | athletic recruiting letters have a much great chance of |
| slow death on their desk. | | | | being read. |
| The Steps To Getting Your Letter Read | | | | 4- Include An Athletic Resume |
| 1- Make sure you address your letter to the proper | | | | Along with your letter, you want to include your athletic |
| coach. | | | | resume. Your resume should include your contact |
| You want to find the coach who is in charge of | | | | information, your coaches contact information, your |
| recruiting if at all possible. You can usually find this | | | | height and weight, your key stats, and some of your |
| information on the website of the school you are | | | | key accomplishments on the court or field. |
| interested in playing for. | | | | To give yourself the best chance of being recruited, |
| 2- Hand write the address on your envelope | | | | you will need to make sure your athletic recruiting |
| Resist the temptation to use your computer to print | | | | letters get read. If you do a good job with your letters, |
| out an address label to put on your letter. To give your | | | | you are then marketing and promoting yourself to |
| athletic recruiting letters the best chance of being | | | | coaches and that is how you can make your goal of |
| opened and read, you need to write the address out | | | | playing at the next level has a good chance of |
| by hand. I label address is impersonal and it looks like | | | | becoming a reality. These coaches will be glad to hear |
| junk mail. | | | | from you if you have the skills and talent to play at |
| 3- Keep Your Letter To One Page | | | | their level of competition. |
| Coaches are very busy people. To get your letter | | | | |