What Coaches Actually Do With Recruiting Emails
A realistic picture: a D1 coach at a mid-major program receives 40–60 recruiting emails per week during peak season. They read the subject line first. If it's a generic "Prospective Athlete Inquiry," they skim or delete. If it has their name, event, and year, they open it.
They read the first two sentences. If it's a copy-paste template, they stop. If it's specific to their program, they keep reading.