How to Write to a College Coach – Instructions and Example Letter

It is very important to know how to properly communicate with a college coach via email. One
of the best ways to get a coach’s attention before a college tournament is to write an email
expressing your desire to have them watch your games.

REMEMBER – some of these coaches will receive hundreds of emails before tournaments, so
you need to make sure you write a letter that gives them all the information they need to know
about you, but also shows them you did a little research on their college and program. You also
don’t want to make the email too long, keep it to the point of about 2 small paragraphs
followed by a list of your schedule, player information, and contact information.

What Needs to be in the EMAIL?

• A couple sentences about you (general info about family high school etc…)
• Some general information about the college and program you are writing
• Your Specific Team (So Cal Elite FC, 07 Discovery) BE SPECIFIC!!
• Your Game Schedule (dates/times) for the Tournament
• Your Jersey Number
• Your Position – don’t put more than 2
• Your High School Graduation year (2024)
• Your contact information – Email and Phone
• Your High School GPA
• Your Club Coaches Contact Information
  You can always add a few others things, but the stuff listed is non-negotiable

Below is a sample letter on the types of emails that I receive just about every day. You don’t have to make your email exactly like this example, but It can help give you a good start!

If you need more help with this, feel free to contact me directly and I can walk you through how to email
a coach.

Hello Coach Taylor,

My name is Frida Murrieta and I am interested in playing soccer at CBU. I see your team is
having a good season, and I have enjoyed watching them play both in person and on ESPN. I
truly believe CBU could be a great fit for me athletically and academically and I am anxious to
learn more about the university. I have always wanted to be a Kinesiology major and I know
CBU has one of the top programs in the country.

I wanted to reach out to let you know that my team is playing in the upcoming College Soccer
Showcase in Phoenix on November 11th-13th. I am putting my schedule down below, and it
would be awesome if you could come out and watch a game or two! I would love to hear your
thoughts and connect after the tournament.

SCHEDULE
November 11th: So Cal Elite DPL vs Del Mar Sharks at Reach 11 Sports Complex on field #13 at 8:15am
November 12th: So Cal Elite DPL vs LA Breakers FC at Reach 11 Sports Complex on field #11 at 4:15pm
November 13th: So Cal Elite DPL vs Slammers FC at Reach 11 Sports Complex on field #14 at 1:30pm

If any changes are made to my schedule in the future, I will let you know right away.
I hope to see you there!

Sincerely,

Frida Murrieta, 2024
So Cal Elite U17 DPL, Defender, #2
558-665-0001
[email protected]

Club Head Coach:
Jurgen Klopp
801-444-4807
[email protected]