Begin by having an easily accessible version of your video posted online on websites like YouTube. This will allow you to effortlessly share links to high-quality footage on a trustworthy website that colleges, recruitment specialists, and budding fans will be willing to click on. Next, you can reach out to individual coaches with emails that include the following:

  • A clear subject line that gets to the point

  • A polite but concise greeting in the opening of the email

  • A few sentences about your interest in the program and a word of thanks

  • A clear link to the video in question

Always aim for polite, concise, and clear communication. Lengthy emails may be ignored entirely; remember that college coaches are inundated with requests to view athletic footage, so writing an entire essay in hopes of catching their attention may backfire.

Another method is to create a professional website. This method takes more time, money, and effort but ultimately yields an entire website that showcases not only your athletic talents but also your academic achievements. This may be particularly important for those aspiring athletes aiming for the best schools in the nation which demand high GPAs.

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