I am very new to this whole recruiting and scouting thing. As my club team season ends I am beginning to think about high school volleyball. I was wondering is
it likely that there will be recruiters at any of the HS varsity games? My high school is a really small rural school in MO. we are a 3A but we play some 5A
schools. Thanks for the help.
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Posts: 16 (05/06/08 4:34 PM) |
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flyonthewall |
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Posts: 348 (05/06/08 4:55 PM) |
Our daughter's school was very small and in a rural setting. There were times a couple college coaches came but only because they had been contacted by a
junior or senior on the team AND the colleges were close enough that it wasn't that major of a trip. They didn't just show up out of the blue looking
for a player.....you can always send your school's schedule to colleges you are interested in and see what happens. But remember they are playing
volleyball the same season you are so they can't always get away to watch a high school match.
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Posts: 87 (05/06/08 6:15 PM) |
Don't expect a college coach to come to a HS game. Most college coaches are way too busy to go to high school games unless they are going to "show
face" to their top recruits, or if the HS is local, and they already know about you and your interest.
I would suggest contacting schools that you are interested in by e-mail and letting them know of your interest. Tape a match from your club season and send it to them so they can see you play if they aren't able to attend a club tournament. Generate interest now, and don't expect many (if any) colleges to be at high school games. |
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Posts: 357 (05/07/08 3:38 AM) |
If you are a top recruit, then you can expect a DI coach to show up at a match sometime during the season. Most likely it would be during a tournament where
they can look at others while looking at you.
Most other coaches do not have the time or staff to watch a single match during the season (unless it happens to fit into their schedule). We had a 6'-4" kid (who never played club before) walk into our club practice in December, touch 10'+, and then had no less than 3 Big Ten coaches show up to watch her within a week of coming in. |
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Posts: 16 (05/07/08 3:29 PM) |
Thanks for the help. I am only going to be a freshman this year so, is it too early to start contacting collage coaches. Thanks for the help.
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Posts: 28 (05/08/08 11:11 AM) |
To be a little more specific, it depends on what level you see your self being able to compete in college. If you're a DI prospect and you're looking
to attend schools from around the country, you may not see too many, but if you're looking to stay local, you may see one or two.
Also, look at the community college level. We are in a huge metro area where there are numerous CCs who should have someone out recruiting every night there is a HS match. The main thing would be to communicate. Send DVD's, letters, emails to schools of interest with your schedule and athletic resume. Again, if you're a DI kid, being a freshman is not too early to start the ball rolling. |
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Posts: 357 (05/08/08 11:29 AM) |
fatman wrote: As a former CC coach, I was the only coach for my program. Our matches were played at the same time and days that our local HS matches were played. Most CC
have only one coach. If you are lucky to have an assistant who can help recuit, that is a bonus.
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Posts: 146 (06/13/08 10:16 PM) |
As a freshman, you likely don't know what you really want to do in life. This is OK, hardly any 14 or 15 year old does.
Look at the occupations you could be interested in. See what degrees they need. Even staying at home and raising a family can use a degree in teaching or economics these days. Look around on the internet to see what the local schools offer. Then expand your search in a wider circle. remember, you don't have to do this in a week or even a month, but do it somewhat regularly. Study hard and take the ACT/SAT before the end your sophmore year. This will give you a feeling for what you will get as a Jr or Sr, and make you more comfortable when taking the tests those years. As said, get a paret or sister or brother to film as many of your games as possible. They are great for your own review, since many high schools don't have the time and budget to do it. Again, unless you are over 6', and a lead player on the team, sending tapes or DVD's of freshman play to coaches is too early. They simply don't have the time to look through all the juniors and seniors they are considering. Also, your level of play is sure to increase with each year. Sending a tape too early could simply get a coach to cross you of their list, if they don't realize you are a freshman. By junior year, at least decide if you want a small, medium or large college. Your potential major list should be down to 2 or 3. Decide your travel limits. 1 hr, 3 hrs, fly cross country? You will find that even with these decisions made, you can send video to 30 or more schools. There are other threads here on what to include in the videos. There seems to be no ultimate rule, but for game footage, make sure you are identified up front, and recognizable in the video. If you start taping in freshman year, the operator should get the right angles and size that is needed by junior year. Assistant college coaches might attend a big tournament, or the state regionals and above. But they have to know you are interested in them first. |
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