Recruiting Process
How to get recruited?
communicating with coaches
Searching for Colleges
Getting recruited is rarely a fairytale story. It doesn’t just happen to you. The recruiting process is a complex, winding journey that is directed largely by the student-athlete. The more you know about the recruiting process—and the more effort you put into getting the results you want—the better chance you have to fulfill your dream o
Getting recruited is rarely a fairytale story. It doesn’t just happen to you. The recruiting process is a complex, winding journey that is directed largely by the student-athlete. The more you know about the recruiting process—and the more effort you put into getting the results you want—the better chance you have to fulfill your dream of competing at the college level. The good news is that many have gone through this complicated process before you, and there are many resources available to make it less overwhelming.
Searching for Colleges
communicating with coaches
Searching for Colleges
There are opportunities for anyone who desires to play volleyball in college. There are many good programs at DI, DII, and DIII universities that provide financial assistance. The competition is tough and the process can seem cumbersome with so many NCAA rules but VIP has the expertise to help you navigate the process and advise you when decisions are tough.
communicating with coaches
communicating with coaches
communicating with coaches
How to contact college coaches is a question families ask every day. While coaches have their different methods for scouting out new talent, the best way to ensure a coach knows about you is to contact the coach yourself. Email, texting, phone calls and even social media messages are all acceptable ways for student-athletes to contact co
How to contact college coaches is a question families ask every day. While coaches have their different methods for scouting out new talent, the best way to ensure a coach knows about you is to contact the coach yourself. Email, texting, phone calls and even social media messages are all acceptable ways for student-athletes to contact college coaches. Learn more about when and how to start communication with college coaches using these methods below.
Social Media's Looked at: Twitter, IG, and Facebook
creating your highlight reel
attend camps, combines & Showcases
attend camps, combines & Showcases
College coaches are extremely busy; it would be impossible for them to travel the country to evaluate every potential recruit. Highlight videos are a chance to get student-athletes in front of coaches and give them an unbiased look at their skills and abilities. It’s a fact that online recruiting profiles that include a highlight video r
College coaches are extremely busy; it would be impossible for them to travel the country to evaluate every potential recruit. Highlight videos are a chance to get student-athletes in front of coaches and give them an unbiased look at their skills and abilities. It’s a fact that online recruiting profiles that include a highlight video receive more than 10 times as much traffic as those without one. A great highlight video is one of the most important things to include in your recruiting profile to garner some serious attention from college coaches.
attend camps, combines & Showcases
attend camps, combines & Showcases
attend camps, combines & Showcases
Every year, student-athletes from around the country participate in sports camps, combines, tournaments and showcases to sharpen their skills and gain exposure to college coaches. Coaches value the opportunity to see the best of the best compete. The more chances they have to evaluate a player, the more likely they will be to recruit the
Every year, student-athletes from around the country participate in sports camps, combines, tournaments and showcases to sharpen their skills and gain exposure to college coaches. Coaches value the opportunity to see the best of the best compete. The more chances they have to evaluate a player, the more likely they will be to recruit them. Attending these types of events can be a crucial step in your recruiting process, but it’s important to know how to make them worth your while, as they can be fairly costly and time consuming.
who is managing this for you?!
attend camps, combines & Showcases
who is managing this for you?!
It’s been said that the college sports recruiting process is more like a marathon than a sprint. For many, it may seem like full-time job. There are dozens of people to communicate with, events to attend and deadlines to meet—all while juggling the everyday rigors of being a high school student.
If there is one mantra above all others f
It’s been said that the college sports recruiting process is more like a marathon than a sprint. For many, it may seem like full-time job. There are dozens of people to communicate with, events to attend and deadlines to meet—all while juggling the everyday rigors of being a high school student.
If there is one mantra above all others for recruiting, it’s “be proactive.” This is especially true for communicating with college coaches. Coaches are extremely busy; they have countless recruits to consider, plus teams of their own to coach during the regular season.