College Recruiting
You should start your recruiting process as early as your freshman year. Send emails to any coaches at colleges that interest you, and include your schedule.
Cover letter: A cover letter introducing yourself written in your words with your goals for your college experience. Be sure to include your academic and athletic goals.
Resume: Important information should include contact information (name, address, phone number and email address), high school information (address, phone number, coach's name and coach's phone number and/or email), GPA/SAT/ACT (if available), accomplishments, honors and awards.
Schedule: Include a schedule of your upcoming season.
Skills tape (Web Video): Have a professional skills tape made, fundamental skill video. Club 1 offers this through recruiting coordinator Cory Sackett!
Highlight tape (Web Video): Have a professional highlight or game footage video made. Club 1 offers this through recruiting coordinator Cory Sackett!
Field Level & BeRecruited Profiles: Create a free profile for college coaches to see all of your information/schedules/videos. Both are user friendly websites to help keep all of your information in one place!
Resources | Notes |
NCAA Clearinghouse | Register at the beginning of your Junior year. |
NCAA Recruiting Rules | The latest rules pertaining to visits, contacts and other valuable information. |
Recruiting Registry | Register as early as your Freshman year of club. Create a profile and allow college coaches the ability to review your academic and athletic credentials. |
Rich Kern | A website dedicated to college volleyball including links to all DI, DII, DIII and NAIA schools and websites. Subscription fee: $25/year. |
Prepvolleyball.com | The leading provider for junior volleyball articles, message boards, and recruiting information, as well as access to the College Needs List - a list of colleges and what positions they are currently looking for. Subscription fee: $49/year. |
USAVolleyball.org | Becoming a Collegiate Student-athlete. A must read! |
MiddleHitter.com | A website dedicated to Men's Volleyball including listing of all DI,DII,DIII,NAIA programs and College Commitments |