How To Get A College
Volleyball Scholarship
Pat Powers, the volleyball
great, sums up what coaches are looking for in college recruits. He
succinctly states the question coaches ask is, "How high can they
jump and how hard can they hit?" Pat also offers insight into
college recruitment at his
volleyball clinic. If you are looking for a college volleyball scholarship please
recognize that it is extremely difficult. The NCAA allows each
division 1 Volleyball program 4.5 scholarships for men and 12 for
women. In division 2 the ratio is 4.5 for men and 8 for women.
You should attend college volleyball games and watch college
volleyball matches on TV, then ask yourself if you are capable of
competing at this level.
Colleges are in the position to attract only the very best high
school volleyball players. For most high school volleyball players,
you will have to identify and contact the college volleyball coaches
directly. You can try to do this yourself or use a volleyball
recruiting service.
How To Get Recruited For College Volleyball
In order to get recruited and be in line for a volleyball
scholarship college coaches need to be aware of you and your
talents. Plan on writing or email college volleyball coaches to let
them know of your availability.
You will need to create a volleyball bio detailing yourself, your
positions, your awards etc. You should include the following items:
Standing Reach:
Jump Touch:
Approach Jump:
Club Experience:
Clubs/Organizations:
Hobbies:
Other Sports:
Awards:
GPA:
References: Also you will need a highlight and game
DVD to provide to the college of your choice so they can see you
play. Include the following in your video:
Introduction: Introduce yourself - name, school, graduation year,
and discuss what your video will show. Be sure to include contact
info.
Demonstrate volleyball passing skills: Pass floater serves, pass
spinner serves, dig the big hit with her arms and hands.
Demonstrate volleyball serving skills: Show serves to locations and
various types of serves such as a floater and jump serve. If your
jump serve is not very good, do not show it.
Demonstrate volleyball hitting skills: Show hitting high outside,
low middle, high back sets, shoots, back row sets, hitting the
overpass, hitting high hands and offspeed shots such as tips, slams,
roll shots.
Demonstrate volleyball hands (setting): If you are a setter put
setting first in your video. If you are a position player show you
have good hands.
Demonstrate volleyball blocking: Show good footwork, penetration,
hard blocks. If you are short or a back row player do not show
blocking.
Game Play Footage: Highlights will gather a coaches interest, but it
is game footage that well make them really interested. Pick your
best complete game to show to coaches.
It is not necessary to use music, excessive captions and other
distractions. Allow the coach to focus on your play.
Send volleyball videos whenever you are skilled enough to make it
worth the college coaches' time.
High school volleyball players should consider playing club
volleyball because the high school season coincides with the
collegiate volleyball season, most college volleyball coaches
actively recruit during the club season. Many college coaches search
for prospective players at Junior Olympic Tournaments, national
qualifiers and regional tournaments.
Many volleyball colleges provide partial athletic scholarships such
as a 50% scholarship to allow more girls to come to their school. |
