Whether it is a page on a recruiting site, a PDF or the body of an email, a recruiting profile does one job: give a coach everything needed to decide whether you might fit. Here is what to include and what to leave out.
The basics
- Name, graduation year and position or events.
- Height and weight in sports where they matter.
- High school, club or travel team, city and state.
- Your email and phone number.
Athletic numbers coaches trust
List the numbers college coaches in your sport use, and say where each came from: an official meet result, a laser-timed sprint at a camp, a measured exit velocity, a tournament ranking. A coach who can verify one number trusts the rest; one inflated number undermines the whole profile.
Academics
Coaches need to know you can be admitted and stay eligible. Include your GPA, the courses you are taking, any test scores that help you, your intended major, and your NCAA or NAIA Eligibility Center ID once you have one.
Film and schedule
A link to a short highlight video, a full game or race if you have one, and the events where a coach could see you next. A profile with no film rarely gets past the first look.
References
Name your high-school and club coaches with their email and phone. College coaches call them.
What to leave out
- Your home address and date of birth on any public page.
- Unverified or rounded-up numbers.
- Out-of-date film and old seasons’ stats presented as current.
- Long personal statements — a coach reads those after deciding you are worth a call.