If you want to practice your sport in college, you need to develop a sports resume. It can help you get the attention of college coaches and get on your way to recruitment and possibly even athletic scholarship offers.

When you decide it’s time to get serious about hiring, it’s time to write your athletic resume. Your resume should highlight your best accomplishments and all the important information about you that a college coach would want to know.

Your resume works just like a resume in the job application process. Your resume must do its job, or you won’t go to the next step in the hiring process. In business, the next step in the process is a job interview. In college recruiting, the next step in the process is to receive a letter, call, email, or some type of interest from a college coach.

Your sports resume should be no more than one page long. If it is longer, it will probably stay on the coach’s desk and not be read.

Here are some other key elements that your resume should contain:

1- The main position in which you play (Quarterback, Catcher, Point Guard, etc.)

2- Your most important skill (90 MPH Fastball, Three-point shot, etc.)

3- Your contact information

4- Contact information for high school and AAU / USSSA coaches

5- Your height, weight, reach

6- Key athletic measurements (40-yard dash times, vertical jump, etc.)

7- Your GPA, your SAT and ACT scores

8- Various statements about your key achievements

These are the key components of what your resume should include. There are no set rules on how deep you should go or even what to include, but I highly recommend that you keep it to one page. Remember, this is your chance to capture the interest of the coach and get a response from him or her. You will most likely never read a two to five page sports resume.