(Another important date: Coaches can’t approach players after tournaments until July 1 before their senior year.) Until then, they’ll have to initiate contact with you through your coach. Remember, including your coach’s contact info is extremely important because college coaches can’t contact you directly until Sept. It’s good to post a highlight video, too. Include your name, a picture, graduation year, contact info, your coach’s contact info, parents’ names and jump touch. Every college recruiter will use it to track you at tournaments. We use the #1 recruiting program in the country. Update your university athlete profile with our recruiting site.As a freshman, it’s OK to set high goals for yourself. Don’t worry about going to camp at a school that might be beyond your athletic reach. This is an opportunity to play alongside other players who have similar goals and evaluate your own game. Next, plan to attend a summer volleyball camp at a couple of the schools you’re interested in. We put you in front of various college coaches right here. Make sure you’re attending our volleyball camp.(Most coaches have their email/contact info on their school’s website.) It’s never too early to start building a relationship. Email college coaches who you might want to play for.

Here’s a great article from Art of Coaching Volleyball on how to make your own recruiting video. Using video from your phone and editing in iMovie or a similar program works just fine. But don’t pay a bunch of money for someone to make it for you. This not only helps you improve, it allows you to get seen by college coaches.

During club season you should be practicing two to three times week and playing quality competition. If you’re serious about college volleyball, it’s important for you to understand our knowledgeable coaches and the teams we place you on are designed for your success.This will give you an idea of where you’re at as a player and where you need to be by your senior year. It’s important for you to see the level of play you’re aspiring to. If you’re in the Corpus area get out and see the Islanders or the Javalina’s play.

Recruiting websites for volleyball