Your club and/or high school coach should be able to help you determine which level you are capable of playing at. Establish your goals and the level you want to play at. Many times the coach will ask the player to 'walk on' to the program if there are no scholarships available.ġ. Coaches determine the ranking of players they are interested in by position and then sometimes offer a scholarship when they feel they have a good understanding of the player, their goals, and their ability to have a positive impact on the program.Coaches want to get to know the player, talk to them on the phone, email them, and have them visit the campus if possible.Make contact with the player - up until September 1st of the junior year of high school when coaches can send athletes emails, college coaches will go through the club coach to make contact and request that the player and parents contact the coach personally.Send a potential recruit information about the school and volleyball program.Use volleyball recruiting sites to locate potential athletes.Talk to club coaches about potential players that might be a good fit for their program.They are looking for talent, athleticism, potential, work ethic, attitude, team spirit, technique, height, strength. Except on rare occasions, coaches will watch players they are interested in MANY times before making any decisions. Go to club tournaments - local and national - and watch and evaluate players.Please go to our links page for lists of DI, DII & DIII school with volleyball programs.Įvery college is trying to find and recruit the best volleyball players possible. It is not fact and you are encouraged to learn from your own experience and trust your own opinions and process. Therefore, it is our goal to help our athletes and parents understand the system so they feel confident, competent and capable of navigating it with ease and comfort.ĭisclaimer – this information is provided to be helpful in the recruiting process.

Each college has a few variations within the system, but for the most part they all operate the same way. College Recruiting is a system like any other.

Recruiting websites for volleyball