I don't get it. I have run a 15:48 as a junior and my soph track times were 9:19 and 4:17. Schools have contacted both slower and faster runners than me. I placed well at my state meet and my grades are good. I smoke a little braha but they don't know that. I expect to run Power5, get money, work hard and contribute. Seriously wtf?
It's like getting a date. Most of the time you have to initiate it. Start emailing some schools.
Like what do I say? Basically here are my times, here are my grades, give me money to come run for you? Seriously, how do I start the conversation?
like what do i say wrote:
Like what do I say? Basically here are my times, here are my grades, give me money to come run for you? Seriously, how do I start the conversation?
If you need any help, your coach should help you, if not maybe go seek help with your parents or teachers. But in general, say hello and introduce yourself.
https://www.completetrackandfield.com/get-recruited/like what do i say wrote:
Like what do I say? Basically here are my times, here are my grades, give me money to come run for you? Seriously, how do I start the conversation?
Those are great times and there are many schools that would love to have you on their team, but you need to contact them. Go on the cross country website of schools you are interested in and fill out the “prospective athlete form”. They likely won’t all respond, but if you run even faster next year they will know how to contact you.
For example, if I were you and I was looking at the West Coast(I don’t know if you are) I would fill out the prospective athlete form for every school I am interested in on the D1 and D2 West Region results.
http://www.ustfccca.org/infozone/v5/meets_scores_summary_view.php?editid1=27257
http://www.ustfccca.org/infozone/v5/meets_scores_summary_view.php?editid1=27276
like what do i say wrote:
Like what do I say? Basically here are my times, here are my grades, give me money to come run for you? Seriously, how do I start the conversation?
if you can't handle something as simple as this then maybe college isn't the place for you.
Sand Dunes wrote:
like what do i say wrote:
Like what do I say? Basically here are my times, here are my grades, give me money to come run for you? Seriously, how do I start the conversation?
If you need any help, your coach should help you, if not maybe go seek help with your parents or teachers. But in general, say hello and introduce yourself.
any advice on how to tie my shoe?
celll phones made us stupid wrote:
Sand Dunes wrote:
If you need any help, your coach should help you, if not maybe go seek help with your parents or teachers. But in general, say hello and introduce yourself.
any advice on how to tie my shoe?
Don't forget the bunny ears and under the bridge.
Maybe they aren't contacting you because they dont want somebody who says they "smoke a little braha" on their team. If you said you smoked weed, ganja, or marijuana, then they might be more interested.
It could also be that they don't want anybody who insists on humble bragging on message boards on their team.
Don’t ever think that people don’t what you do. Things always have a way of coming out. You may answered your own question.
You need to be attractive.
Email coaches. I have a buddy who ran about the same as you for XC and ran slower during track, and didn't standout much at all until his senior year XC who emailed a bunch of coaches over the summer before his senior year. He ended up getting nearly a full ride at a BIG10 school. Throw yourself out there, show them your passion and desire to work hard. It can't hurt anything. Maybe talk about your goals, etc.
Find schools that your interested in and look through their rosters to see what kind of guys they usually recruit. Most schools would at least take you as a walk on, as long as you have good grades. I had very similar prs as a junior and I'm now at a top 10 D1 xc school on a partial scholarship. When you email coaches, just introduce yourself and tell them why you're interested. And make sure that it doesn't sound like a generic email that you could've sent to every coach in the country.
I’m a current D1 freshman. Just email coaches! Seriously, it’s not rocket science. ?
Just say your name, your times, state/national results, and why you’re interested in their program and the school, and leave your contact info. You don’t need to spend money on a recruiting service. Good luck!
And seriously, don’t smoke. You don’t want to end up like this guy:
http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=8696458
Plus, smoking decreases your lung capacity which hurts your running.
like what do i say wrote:
Like what do I say? Basically here are my times, here are my grades, give me money to come run for you? Seriously, how do I start the conversation?
It's like applying for jobs.
Do your homework first and learn as much about the school and team as you can. Ask informed questions. Don't ask for money in the first e-mail of course. Start off with a bit of chit-chat to learn about the general situation and progress from there.
"Dear Coach xxxx,
My name is xxxx from xxxx High School. I've been looking I am potentially interested in joining your cross country team ... and so on.
Here is my profile / resume / portfolio (attached).
Please feel free to write me back if you are interested."
What state are you from?
You stated some guys with slower times .... . Are they faster 400m runners? Do you ever race a 400m relay leg?
Contact Villanova. They have offered deals to other incoming frosh with similar times.