The Recruitment Process - For Parents

As your young athlete prepares for college, it's time to begin discussing the opportunities that lie ahead. Part of this involves learning about the recruiting process should your daughter decide to pursue volleyball on the college level. As you begin scouting potential schools, know that it is perfectly acceptable for you to contact coaches directly. The best way to begin the recruiting process is to make phone calls and go for unofficial visits. Make sure coaches know that your athlete is interested in playing for them.

Division I coaches should begin contacting your daughter through mail or email on September 1st of their junior year of high school. However, coaches at Division I schools cannot call or meet with your daughter until July 1st of the summer between their junior and senior years. Division II coaches may also begin contacting her through mail or email on September 1st of their junior year, but may begin calling or meeting with your daughter on June 15th of the summer between her junior and senior years. Division III coaches cannot meet with your daughter until her junior year is over.

Above all else, you need to be encouraging your child to not only excel on the court, but also in the classroom. Many colleges and coaches like to see athletes that actively participate in other clubs and activities aside from volleyball. You should also be encouraging your athlete to build relationships with coaches and players. Make sure they understand that their future team will become a sort of family. It is important for your daughter to explore her options and see what her future would be like at different schools. Involve her at every step of the decision-making process and remember most of all that this process is about your daughter and what is best for her!



Recruiting Tidbits ​(click on the links below)​
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Recruiting Gameplan

 

 

 

This gameplan helps you develop a plan and a process.
 

This is your volleyball resume.
 
​This allows you to create a foundation of schools that interest you.

 
This log provides a source for doccumenting interation with interested schools.

  
Informational Websites



This is a website with recruiting information.  Included at this site is a listing of new commitments and available positions.

 

This site helps to get you prepared and eligible for recruiting.
 
                                           
This site has information about eligibility and NCAA athletics.





This is an online volleyball magazine that covers top high school and club players, long with tournaments and events, such as FHSAA Finals and Big South. A subscription is needed to access any of their articles and information.





This is a recruitment website that allows players to search for schools that may have a need for their position as a freshman.  It also allows one to post their personal & playing info, stats, photos, and film that coaches can view.  An additional benefit to the site is that it provides a list of college coaches (listed by school & division) that have signed up to attend sanctioned events (qualifiers & showcases). Players are able to sign up for a free version that will post their information for coaches to see, however subscribing for a fee enables a player to access more information and to contact college coaches directly from the sight without having to look up their contact information.





This is a recruitment website that allows players to post their personal & playing info, stats, photos, and film that coaches can view.  Players can also invite coaches to view their information and see which coaches have viewed their page.