RECRUITING FOR THE FUTURE

RECRUITING 101

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY SCHOOLS ARE LOCATED IN YOUR REGION?

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY SCHOOLS HAVE THE MAJOR YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT STUDYING?

DO YOU KNOW IF THE SCHOOL YOU WANT TO ATTEND IS LOOKING FOR A VOLLEYBALL PLAYER IN YOUR GRADUATING CLASS IN YOUR POSITION?

HAVE YOU COMMUNICATED WITH COLLEGE COACHES BEFORE?

HOW MANY DID YOU ANSWER YES TO?

BASICS OF SCHOOLS

DO RESEARCH ON THE SCHOOLS SCHOLARSHIP POLICY BEFORE YOU

CONTACT THEM!

TEAMS BY THE NUMBERS

5.8% OF US BORN ATHLETES ARE PLAYING IN COLLEGE

WHEN DO I CONTACT COACHES?

DEPENDING ON YOUR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION YEAR, THERE ARE RULES THAT COACHES HAVE TO FOLLOW PER THE NCAA:

Division 1

Can not contact you directly until Sept. 1 of the athlete’s Junior year

Phone calls: 1 initiated call per week

Text message and email: unlimited amount

Contact during tournament: only after your last game is completed after Sept. 1 of your Junior Year

Division 2

Cannot contact until June 15 of the athlete’s Junior year

Phone call: 1 initiated per week

Text Message and emails: unlimited

Contact during tournament: only after your last game is completed after Sept. 1 of your Junior Year

WHEN DO I CONTACT COACHES?

Division 3

unlimited contact

Official Visits: 1 per institution

WHEN DO I CONTACT COACHES?

Junior College

Unlimited amount of contact

can sign a Letter of Intent at anytime during the year

WHEN DO I CONTACT COACHES?

WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO START?

FRESHMAN

MAINTAIN GOOD GRADES AND PLAY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE!! UNLESS YOU ARE A TOP 1% OF THE NATIONS BEST PLAYERS, SCHOOLS ARE MOST LIKELY NOT GOING TO BE WATCHING

YOU

*UNLESS YOU ATTEND A SUMMER CAMP

SOPHOMORE

START DEVELOPING AN IDEA ABOUT WHERE YOU WANT TO ATTEND SCHOOL REGIONALLY

LOOK AT THE ACT/SAT TEST DATES

BEGIN TO REACH OUT TO COACHES THROUGH AN INTRODUCTORY EMAIL

NAME, GRAD YEAR, POSITION, CLUB SCHEDULE, etc

LOOK AT CAMPS TO ATTEND DURING THE SUMMER

WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO START?

Junior/Senior

Make a list of schools for academics and volleyball

10 school you want for academics

10 schools you want for volleyball

10 schools you want for both

Take ACT/SAT

Send emails expressing interest to coaches

Schedule unofficial visits to schools of interest

Follow up emails to Coaches after each tournament

Attend a summer camp

WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO START?

Additional Links

ncaa.org

naia.org

universityathlete.com

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