The three playbooks a recruiting family reads before the first email.
BootTrail runs a 24/7 recruiting operation — but before a coach opens any inbox, the family has to read three short guides. BootTrail’s /resources hub is the order to read them in: the recruiting ladder, the rules, the first email.
- 01
The recruiting ladder
The high-school recruiting checklist
A 12-month action ladder — club-grade film, the first profile, the first benchmarks, the first email — built freshman-to-senior year.
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What the rules look like
Recruiting periods, contact periods & evaluation periods
The four-rule chart every family should have on the fridge — D1 vs D2 vs D3 vs NAIA, what each lets you do, when each lets you do it.
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What to send first
The first coach-outreach email
A first-touch email template, the six-block anatomy, an NCAA awareness check, and a worked example — for the family writing message #1.
Read the playbook
The D1 vs D2 vs D3 vs NAIA contact-period chart — the one page every recruiting family prints and pins above the desk. One email.
Email boottrail@polsia.appWrap the playbooks
The rules and the templates. Run on a single console.
BootTrail pre-shapes the rule chart, the first-touch email, and the follow-up cadence for the current contact period — the recruit gets early access, the family runs the loop.