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Email – First Contact*Send this email to ALL 50 SCHOOLS. ALL of your emails must be fairly customized, because email is a very personable medium.The email subject line should read:Your [POSITION] (example: Your Point Guard Position)Coach [NAME],I hope all is well!I know you’re busy, but I just wanted to send you a quick email to introduce myself, and let you know that I sent an important package to your address at [THE ADDRESS YOU SENT THE PACKAGE TO].It should be there in a couple days, since I used priority shipping.But until then…My name is YOUR NAME, and I’ve been a huge fan of [TEAM OF HIS SCHOOL’S NAME] since I was [the age you started playing basketball].Since then, it’s been my goal to be your next star [YOUR POSITION].I don’t want this email to be too long, since I know you get this message from tons of players, so I’ve simply attached my resume to this email to let my stats do the talking.I’ve also uploaded a quick highlight video so that you can see a few of my abilities in real time (I even included a few embarrassing mistakes!) You can check out the video here:[LINK TO YOUTUBE VIDEO]I would love the opportunity to meet with you. I’ve attached a schedule of my games this season, and I can also travel out to your school as well (I’ve attached my contact details to the bottom of this email).I look forward to hearing from you, and I can’t wait to be your next big star.Sincerely,YOUR NAMEYOUR POSITION, SCHOOLYOUR PHONE NUMBERYOUR EMAILP.S. I’m sure you probably hear this same message from plenty of players, and by now you can tell the serious players from the pretenders. So instead of taking my word for it, I’ve added my coaches contact information below (I let them know that you’d be contacting them):[YOUR COACHES INFORMATION]Email – Follow Up Contact*Send this email if you do not hear back from the coach after two weeks. The email subject line should read:Re: Your [POSITION] (example: Your Point Guard Position)Coach [NAME],I hope all is well!My last email probably got lost in the recruiting shuffle (I know you probably get tons of these emails!), so I just wanted to touch base and check that you received my package in the mail.I hope you enjoyed the letter and video, and I’d love to hear from you.I’ve attached my resume and schedule to this email again, and you can find my highlight tape here:[YOUTUBE LINK]I’ve also attached a copy of my highlight tape in the package I sent to your address at [THE ADDRESS YOU SENT IT TO]I look forward to hearing from you, and I can’t wait to be your next big star.Sincerely,YOUR NAMEYOUR POSITION, SCHOOLYOUR PHONE NUMBERYOUR EMAIL[HERE, LEAVE ABOUT 5 LINE BREAKS, AND THEN COPY AND PASTE YOUR FIRST EMAIL TO THE COACH, WITH GREY TYPE INSTEAD OF BLACK. ABOVE THE EMAIL TEXT, PUT THIS INTRO:From: YOUR EMAIL Sent: DATE AND EXACT TIME SENT (MUST BE ACCURATE. Example: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:37:30)To: COACHES EMAIL?Subject: THE SUBJECT LINE YOU USED (Your [POSITION]) ................
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