I think I have been emailing college coaches like 6 times each for the past month. Is this a disadvantage? Will I get crossed off from the list?
Nervous a little bit.
Do you have something meaningful to communicate to them? More than once a week might be a bit much.
If you’re emailing them just to email them, yes. If you’re asking questions that could not otherwise be answered, no.
I have been asking questions and giving updates to my grades and a couple of questions
@skieurope even when i am giving updates and giving clarifications on my achievements?
If you’re sending emails of every grades on exam and tournament results other than first place and/or gold, it would be a bit too much, and perhaps may even be annoying to the coach. But, if it is the end of semester grades or a top finish in a very significant tournament, then it would be something worthwhile to let the coach know.
More than once per week is too much, even once per week is probably too much. Unless the coaches specifically asked, I would not update them with every test and quiz grade. The focus should be on your swim times, if you are competing/in-season now, it is ok to update the competitive times and/or personal bests. I would also be efficient with the questions you ask, meaning get them all asked in one email. Of course, there may be more to come, but I would not save questions just to be able to email 6x/month. If coaches are responding to your emails and there is an ongoing conversation, of course that is ok to continue as long as their are meaningful topics that are being addressed.
they have been responding every time I asked something. But it won’t be a straight cutoff from the list right? I mean that would be a ridiculous excuse to cut someone off just because they have been emailing them too many time.
As others have said worthwhile updates are fine; pointless updates are not. 6 times in a month seems excessive without seeing the emails. 2-3 in that time frame, again assuming they are meaningful, is more than enough. If needed, keep a list handy of things you want to include in your next email and jot down items to add; don’t just randomly send off an email with every thought that comes to mind - consolidate.
@MrDiaz I can’t imagine cutting someone from a recruit list because the communicate excessively. But more communications means when you do have something big to announce, it might get missed.
@jmk518 yeah me neither. But anyways thanks guys for the info. P.S. I should probably give them some rests on emailing lol.