25 programs' recruiting pages01How college coaches say they want to be contactedWhat 25 programs' own recruiting pages ask athletes to do first.To: Softball coachSubject: 2028 · Shortstop · Club teamGrad yearPositionScheduleVideoAcademics02Writing your first email to a coach, in your own wordsWhat coaches look for, and why they can tell a template.Recruiting questionnaire✓ SentProspect campGrades 9–12Coaches evaluate03Recruiting questionnaires and camps: what they actually do for youWhat they actually do for you, and how to choose camps.From: Head softball coachSaw you play Saturday. Can you visit?PersonalMentions youInvites a visit04How to know if you're being recruitedReal signs, not-yet-real signs, and what to do at each stage.Your sportsSoccer (fall) · Track (spring)Both at one collegeTwo questionnaires05Playing two sports in college, and getting recruited for bothWhere it's realistic, and how to talk to both coaches.Options at one college06What if a college doesn't have the major you want?Your options, and what to ask before you commit.ParentsBehind the athlete, not in frontCalendarTranscriptsBudgetVisits07How parents can help their kids get recruitedWhat to do, what not to do, and why the athlete leads.Video for coachesHighlights · full game · jersey #12Short highlightsOne full gameClear angle08Is film important to getting recruited?When video helps, and what programs ask for.