Student-Athlete Letter of Interest Guidelines – NCAA Participation
Overview
A college coach needs to know your academic ability and athletic level. Your letter/email should include this information if you want to receive a realistic response from a coach. Send the letters during your sophomore year or early in your junior year. Get on the coaches’ recruiting lists early. You can send the same letter/email to the coaches at all of the colleges that seem like a good fit for you academically and athletically. Be sure to make the appropriate changes in each letter/email to reflect the correct college and coach name.
Sample Documents:
Suggested items to include:
- Personal data (name, phone number, address, email, birth date, year in school, name of high school)
- Self-report test scores (PSAT, ACT, SAT, SAT II’s, AP scores if you have them)
- GPA and class rank (if early in your senior year; not available before that)
- Athletic abilities (events, times, positions, years of experience, stats, etc.)
- Goals, potential major and aspirations
- Current high school team & Club team, coach’s name and phone number height & weight (optional, depends on sport)
- Interest in scholarship (later in the process, after you’ve already had some contact with the school)
- Recognition received (academic and athletic)
- If parent or relative is an alumnus/alumna
- Other sports you currently compete in and the level at which you play
- Attach a resume and an upcoming competition/summer schedule