Volleyball Players Get Recruited to varsity
In the event you, or your child, is considering playing volleyball attending college, you may want to consider using the expertise of a web-based recruiting website.- Julie Cook
Online recruiters have developed websites that connect secondary school athletes who want to play volleyball in college with college coaches seeking to recruit players. An average site will allow you to create and post your athlete profile and it'll make your profile available to college coaches and recruiters. You can use the website to track which coaches have viewed your athlete profile.
Most recruiting websites have a tendency to focus on the major sports, for example football, basketball and baseball; which means you want to use websites that specifically cater to the "smaller" sports like volleyball. The standard volleyball recruit would also seek a website that suits club teams in addition to high schools.
Typically a recruiting website has separate sections for distinct groups:
Athletes
* Create a profile to market your physical data and abilities to varsity coaches
* Research athletic scholarships and college academic standards
* Discover the college program which is best for you
Parents
* Discover the recruiting process and college admissions
* Help your athlete create boost their profile
* Review profiles and study advice from successfully recruited athletes
Coaches
* Encourage your athletes to join up and create a profile
* Review athlete profiles with the "Teams" section
* Write recommendations to college coaches to your athletes
College coaches
* Promote your program to over 28,000 athletes
* Evaluate athletes that meet your program's criteria
* Search in order to find athletes that have been missed because of your usual recruiting methods
Along with allowing you to notify your interest with a specific college coach, a good website will even maintain a listing of all of the schools you are searching for. Their email list includes each school's profile and athletic information plus the name and contact information for your volleyball coaches. You can use the website to e-mail coaches and you can keep an eye on key data when you progress using your recruiting search.- Julie Cook