<p>I am looking to play d3 soccer and possibly lacrosse. I have been emailing quite a few coaches and a lot don't respond! It is sort of disheartening but also understandable. I am unsure how to go about it. I want to let them know I am interested but don't want to be annoying. If I emailed back, I wouldn't know what to add. By not emailing back, I am not building any possibility of playing for them. What would be the best route? Calling? Re emailing? On what sort of time frame?</p>
<p>What year in high school are you? There are NCAA rules which control when and if coaches can contact you…sp oerhaps that;s the issue?</p>
<p>Email again, be persistent (but not too persistent), and have your club/HS coach call/email the coaches as well. They will not recognize your name and so they need to have some info on you to pique their interest. I emailed all of the coaches on my list and ended up getting recruited by just two schools… sometimes the coaches are just strange like that.</p>
<p>M D had the most success by calling the coaches.</p>
<p>Unless you are past Sept 1 of your junior year, they CAN’T email you back. But calling is definitely the best route. Say in your email that you’ll be calling and then make the call. Followup the call with another email. As for sending follow-up emails, tie them to specific updates - “Just completed xyz tourney and my team placed 2nd”, “I’ll be playing in xyz tourney, hope you can come watch me play”, “here’s some nice press I got in the local press” “just created a new highlight video on youtube, here’s the link”. Don’t be afraid to update academic stuff - “just took the act and got a perfect score”. But you have to make the phone calls or you will get lost in their inbox!</p>
<p>thirdplanet,</p>
<p>Squidge has given you excellent advice. Please keep in mind when you call or email these coaches that they may be in season. My understanding is that women’s lacrosse is in season right now. In addition, you will learn that rejection is part of the recruiting gig and you’ll need to learn how to deal with it. I know it is not easy, but there are many people who have gone through it and learned some real world experiences…you’ll possibly go through a similiar process when you look for a job out of college. You may contact a coach and hear from them the next day, next month of never…that is just the way it is. We contacted a number of schools only to have them recontact us out of the blue. My best suggestion is to keep contacting new schools even when you hear back from others. Rinse and repeat this process until you are ready to commit.</p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>
<p>DIII coaches CAN e-mail back. My D is not one to pick up the phone and call. She started by filling out recruit forms on the schools websites, then followed up with an e-mail to the coaches introducing herself and telling them she had filled out the recruit form. All but one responded in some way - asking for more info, for a tournament schedule, or giving her their clinic or summer camp dates. As we have visited colleges, she has contacted coaches to set up a meeting with them. Most also added her to their regular informational e-mails they send out.</p>
<p>Let us know what you wrote in your email, then maybe someone can let you know if it was a good email and what else you should add. Also, how skilled are you? Does your HS coach tell you that you are D3 material, or are you just hoping? Having your coach involved will help.</p>