<p>I'm a highschool sophomore and I i think it would be better to get a leg up on recruiting and start the process now. I broke my leg after one game so I don't have a highlight tape to send other then my freshman one. Should i e-mail some coaches or should i wait until i have a tape. If i should email the coach should i email the head coach or my specific position coach. If they ask for tape should i tell them about my leg? Should i send a freshman tape? I'm not like talking USC here i'm going to email D-3 schools</p>
<p>anyone anyone?</p>
<p>come on people!</p>
<p>someones got to respond eventually…right?</p>
<p>Talk to your current coach and college counselors at your current school. I would wait until you had something to show them. You won’t be applying until your senior year - at that point freshman tapes are of very little value. I believe there are also rules about contact between coaches and high school players so they may not even be able to respond.</p>
<p>i dont think a d3 school cares about a sophomore or freshman film very much. have a junior year film to send out and of course a great senior year film</p>
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<p>As I recall the rules, coaches will not be able to email you back or talk to you on the phone until September 1st of your Junior year. They cannot snail mail you anything but general info until then.</p>
<p>I would spend this time surfing the web, filling out the student interest forms (not the athlete ones, yet) on the colleges that look like good matches for you. Build up your list of 10 schools, including one reach and one fall-back. Setup your email folders by college name and your paper folders, too, ready for the college info you receive. Read everything you get. This is a lot of work (but fun if you don’t burn yourself out doing too much of it at one time!) Once you have your list, it will be easy to add or subtract one at a time as your interests change or you define your requirements more precisely.</p>