Ask coaches a specific question in recruitment emails: "Are you looking for [position] for the class of [year]?" It doubles response rates. The speaker tested this roughly 5,000 times and says coaches respond because it directly addresses their roster needs.
Every email should have this question if you want to play college soccer and get genuine responses. Are you looking for blank position for the class of blank? And the reason it's so important is college coaches must have something to respond to. If you just tell them your schedule, you just tell them, I'd love you to come to my game, they're not going to respond. You need a question. And the reason this question is particularly powerful, not only have we tested it, 5,000 times, but we get the best response because it tells us whether or not they're interested in your ability, but also if they need your position, because they often won't watch your videos. So if they need your position, that's your job to then go to their camp, even if they don't watch your video, because they're looking for your position. So now you get twice as much likelier chance for them to respond. Of course, the question we all want to ask is, do you want me on your team? Did you watch my video? And do you love me? But they're not going to do that the first round of emails. You have to earn that. So this is the first question you ask. If you want more help playing college soccer, comment the word call and we can schedule a call with you and your parents.
