Your Athletic Resume

The Athletic Resume plays a vital role in the recruiting process. Time and care should be utilized in the preparation of these documents. The purpose of the resume is to highlight the athlete's goals and accomplishments and to peak the interest in the coach. This may be the first contact that the coach may have with a prospective student. A typical athletic resume will consist of the following:
1) A letter of introduction
2) An athletic profile
3) An athletic video resume
4) Athletic accomplishments and honors
5) Academic and extra-curricular profile
6) Current HS schedules
7) Letter of reference from coaches

A letter of introduction should be a letter that introduces the athlete to the coach. It should be written by the student. Always address the letter to the coach using his or her name. Do not use "Dear Coach". Use the school name instead of saying "your school.” The letter should include your name, high school, year of graduation, coach's names, addresses and phone numbers, your goals and major interests.
The athletic profile should include your height, weight, position, hand preference, high school, coaches, current age, birth date, running speed, vertical jump, batting average, current GPA, SAT, ACT scores and class ranking.
An Athletic video resume will include a professional video of the student at his or her position such as fielding and batting. This will enable the coach to view the student if not available to visit during a scheduled game.
Athletic accomplishments should include all of your athletic awards, MVP, Athlete of the year, Scholar Athlete, Captain, tournament teams and records held.
The academic and extracurricular profile will include academic accomplishments, honor roll, student offices, national honor society, and club office. Also list your community service activities such as church, hospitals, and retirement homes. This is truly beneficial to add to your resume.
Send the college coaches a current game schedule. This will enable the coach to make arrangements to see you during a game. Lastly, include letters of references from your coaches. One to two will do.
There are no set standards for athletic resumes. But you should take the time and effort in putting one together. The time and money you spend here may save you in the future and enable you to get into the college of your dreams.