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The annual Clearwater Elite Invitational is just around the corner. It is the unofficial start to the NCAA Softball season. Four SEC teams are the most of any single conference in the tournament field; the ACC and Big 10 will each be represented by three teams, while the PAC-12 and the American will each see two teams in the field. The Sun Belt and the Big 12 round out the represented leagues, each placing a single team in Clearwater to round out the group. As in years past, every Power 5 league will be represented in the Clearwater tournament field. Six teams who played in the tournament in 2022 will return for the 2023 edition. Those programs include Florida State, Michigan, Oklahoma State, South Florida, UCF, and UCLA.

The full field of participating teams:Alabama - Indiana - Ragin Cajuns - Virginia Tech
Arizona - Michigan - South Florida
Arkansas - Mississippi State - Texas A&M
Duke - Nebraska - UCF
Florida State - Oklahoma State - UCLA

The 2023 TaxAct Clearwater Invitational Presented by EvoShield will be played at Eddie C. Moore Softball Complex in Clearwater, Florida, and will be televised across the ESPN family of networks.

When it comes to college recruiting, Twitter is the preferred platform for both coaches and student-athletes. Over 95 percent of student-athletes surveyed say they have a Twitter account, and nearly all coaches are actively using the platform to communicate with recruits and promote team content. The platform allows users to boost their online presence and make fast, direct connections. How to use Twitter to get recruited varies based on the sport. Twitter is widely used for all sports but is most popular in football, baseball, and men’s and women’s basketball.

Following the appropriate NCAA Twitter rules, college coaches are permitted to follow recruits on Twitter. Student-athletes should be aware of when coaches can begin to reach out to their Twitter accounts based on their sport’s contact period. Do college coaches look at Twitter? Yes, coaches look at Twitter and student-athlete tweets for a variety of reasons in recruiting. Coaches can communicate with recruits, evaluate character and gather recruiting information from student-athlete Twitter profiles. What do you do if a college coach follows you on Twitter? Follow them back! A social connection is often the first sign a coach is interested in recruiting you.

There are many reasons why a college coach would follow a student-athlete on Twitter. For example, a coach may be genuinely interested in a recruit and wants to monitor their Twitter account for any red flags and get a better sense of who they are as a person. Or, they may simply want to boost their own number of followers to promote their sports camps. What do you do if a college coach follows you on Twitter? First, follow them back. If a coach follows your Twitter account, responds to your direct messages with more than just a generic note, or DMs you first, that’s a positive sign they may be interested in recruiting you.

With all that being said, your direct contact with a school should come from emails and camps.

Sending an introductory email to a college coach can get your foot in the door with a program you’re interested in and give a coach the opportunity to conduct their initial evaluation of you. However, emailing college coaches as a means to get discovered isn’t as effective as it was five years ago. Coaches are getting hundreds—if not thousands—of emails from recruits. Simply sending an email isn’t enough to get a coach’s attention. You need to create clear, concise emails with attention-grabbing subject lines to give yourself a chance at the coach opening your email, reading it, and responding.

Sending an email is one of the best ways to introduce yourself to a college coach. But reaching out to a coach you’ve never spoken to can be intimidating, and the problem is, many student-athletes struggle with what to say to college coaches. So, we’ve put together a few resources, including examples and templates, to help you feel more confident when emailing college coaches. Here’s a quick rundown on how to write an email to a college coach:

• Craft a good subject line.
• Introduce yourself with the basic information college coaches want to know right away.
• Include eye-catching athletic and academic stats.
• Give an action item to the coach.
• State when you’ll follow up.

For an introductory coach email, you don’t need to include your whole history. A good rule of thumb, when emailing college coaches, is to keep messages short and to the point. Tease a few key stats that you think that coach would be interested in knowing. Are you the ideal height and weight for your position? Include that. Do you have an outstanding GPA and test scores and you’re emailing an academically-focused coach?

• Tell the coach what you’ll be doing next. If you’re planning on following up on the email with a call, let them know to expect a call from you in the next few days. If you’d like to visit their campus, tell them you will give them a call to schedule a time to connect. You don’t need to use generic language like, “If you’re interested, feel free to call, email, or text me.” If the coach is interested, they will contact you. Instead, tell them the next step you’re going to take, and then what they need to do in response.
• Add the contact information for your current coaches. This includes your high school or club coach, personal trainers, and anyone else that you have worked with for your sport. Whoever you put down as a reference, be sure to let them know ahead of time so they can be prepared to speak on your behalf.
• Provide a link to your NCSA recruiting profile where the coach can find your highlight video, all your stats, and your personal statement.