Chapter 5
The Recruiting Timeline
In this Chapter:
- The 4 most important points
- Freshmen Year
- Sophomore Year
- Junior Year
- Senior Year
The recruiting process is a year round project that needs to be tended to on a weekly basis. Just like anything else, the more you put into the process, the more you will get in return.
THE FOUR MOST IMPORTANT POINTS
The four most important points we want every high school volleyball player to understand are:
- Work hard in the classroom and study hard for the SATs / ACTs. The better your grades are and the higher your board scores are, the more schools that can recruit you. The more schools that can recruit you, the more options you have. The more options you have, the less stressful the recruiting process will be.
- Be realistic about your ability. The number of players that play at the top Division 1 schools is a very small percentage of the number of college volleyball players across Division I, Division II, Division III, NAIA, and NJCAA. Being realistic about your ability from the beginning will make the recruiting process a lot less stressful and ultimately more rewarding.
- Do not pick a college just because you can play volleyball there. Choose a college or university that is a good fit for you academically. Use volleyball as a vehicle to get you into the best college possible.
- BE PROACTIVE IN THE RECRUITING PROCESS. Just like anything else, the harder you work, the better your results will be. Create a profile on VolleyballRecruits.net and send your profile to every school you are interested in. Call the schools you are interested in. The more you put into the recruiting process, the more you will get out of it.
THE RECRUITING TIMELINE
The VolleyballRecruits.net Staff goes through the things you need to be doing each year in high school: