Sent first
The athlete profile
Position, class year, height, academics, and the summary a coach reads first.
How it works
A real person runs your athlete’s recruiting outreach.
ScoutBridge gives your athlete a dedicated recruiting address and someone on our team who contacts college coaches for you. There are four steps, and after signup most of the work is ours.
Outreach · Jordan Ellis '27 · PGLive
Wk 1Westfield UniversityProfile + filmReplied
Wk 1Harlan StateProfile + filmOpened
Wk 2Lakemont CollegeSummer scheduleSent
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What happens, step by step
Each step shows the split of work between your family and ScoutBridge, and what you can read in the portal along the way.
- Step 01
Sign up together
The athlete and a parent register side by side and approve the service in plain language before any email is sent.
- Your family
- A parent creates the account and the athlete signs on beside them. You both approve the service and the recruiting mailbox in plain language before anything is sent.
- ScoutBridge
- We confirm the account, set up the athlete profile, and get the recruiting mailbox ready.
- In the portal
- Your consents, saved with the version and date, and a profile you can edit any time.
- Step 02
Claim the recruiting address
The athlete gets a dedicated recruiting email address on our domain that carries every coach conversation in one place.
- Your family
- Add film links, a schedule, and academic details to the profile. You never have to write an email.
- ScoutBridge
- We set up a dedicated recruiting address on our domain, and every message and reply lands in that one mailbox you can read in full.
- In the portal
- The recruiting inbox, with each program in its own thread and a live status on every message.
- Step 03
We run the outreach
A real person sends the athlete's profile, film, schedules, and follow-ups to programs that fit, at the pace coaches actually read their mail.
- Your family
- Keep film and schedules current and tell us about new results. That is the whole job on your side.
- ScoutBridge
- Someone on our team builds the target list, writes and sends the outreach, and follows up after tournaments and updates.
- In the portal
- Every program contacted, what was sent, when it was opened, and each reply as it lands.
- Step 04
Follow along anytime
Opens, replies, and next steps live in one place, so families see a coach's reply the same hour ScoutBridge does.
- Your family
- Read the inbox whenever you like and reply in your own words when you want to.
- ScoutBridge
- We keep the conversations moving, hand off warm replies, and plan the next week with you.
- In the portal
- A weekly plan, the full message history, and the next actions for your athlete.
Week one
The first week gets your athlete in front of coaches
Week one is about a fast, organized start. The mailbox goes live, the first target list is built, and outreach begins, with a short plan so you always know what is happening.
'27Jordan EllisPG6'1"3.7 GPARockton Central HS
Week 1 · plan
- 01The recruiting mailbox is live and the athlete profile is set up from what you added at signup.
- 02We build the first target list of programs that fit your athlete's level, position, and academics.
- 03The first outreach goes out with the profile and film, and you can watch it land in the portal.
- 04You get a short weekly plan so you always know what is happening and what comes next.
What we send to coaches
Coaches decide from a short set of things they can act on. We send those and keep them current as the season moves.
Sent on request
Film links
Highlight and full-game links the coach can open right away.
Kept current
Schedules
Season and showcase schedules so a coach can plan to watch.
As the season moves
Game updates
New results and standout performances coaches can act on.
When it changes
Academic updates
Updated GPA and test information a coach needs on file.
After events
Tournament follow-ups
A timely note after events a coach could attend or review.
Questions about how it works
The questions families ask most about how the service runs.
Do parents have to write any emails?
No. A real person at ScoutBridge writes and sends the outreach and handles follow-ups. Your job is to keep film, schedules, and results current. You can read every message and reply in your own words whenever you want to.
How fast does outreach start after we sign up?
The recruiting mailbox is set up right after signup and the first target list is built in the first week. First outreach usually goes out that same week, and you can watch each message land in the portal.
Who decides which programs get contacted?
We build a target list from your athlete's level, position, academics, and goals, and you can tell us programs you want added or held back. Outreach goes only to programs that fit your athlete.
Can our athlete take over a conversation with a coach?
Yes. The mailbox belongs to your family. When a coach replies, you and your athlete can jump into the thread and answer directly, and we keep supporting the rest of the outreach.
Get started
Let us run your athlete’s outreach.
Sign up together in a few minutes and the outreach starts this week.