Some services will claim to have thousands of coaches registered with them; this might be true but there are some that simply send an email to all the coaches and tell them that they are registered and give them a password to logon; these coaches have never visited the site, they probably never will, but the web based recruiting service will claim to have them registered. In other words the coach or college did not register at all. Before you sign up for one of these "online web profiles" ask for at least 10 testimonials from coaches that you can check up on, yes 10, if the service is legitimate then this will not be a problem and they will be more than pleased to help you. As an alternative select 3 or 4 colleges yourself and phone the coach, ask if they are registered with the company, if they are not then don't bother handing over your money, there is no point having a resume on one of these sites if the coaches aren't going to see it.

Coaches don't have to "respond" to web pages but they have an obligation to respond to your letters and to a lesser extent your emails. Most take the trouble and will answer you.

You can post a personal web sports profile and target market it to those coaches that you hope will take the time to view your web page. You send a brief email to the coach outlining who you are and why you would be of benefit to that coach's athletic program and "point" the coach to your web page.

Your profile would include pictures, statistics, letters of recommendation, academic achievements, sporting achievements, both at high school and at club level, and any other material that you think is relevant.

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