By Iain De Putney
If you, or your child, is thinking about playing volleyball in college, you may want to consider using the services of an online recruiting website.
Online recruiters have developed websites that connect high school athletes who wish to play volleyball in college with college coaches seeking to recruit players. A typical site will help you create and post your athlete profile and it will make your profile available to college coaches and recruiters. You can use the site to track which coaches have viewed your athlete profile.
Most recruiting websites tend to concentrate on the major sports, such as football, basketball and baseball; so you need to use sites that specifically cater to the "smaller" sports like volleyball. The typical volleyball recruit would also seek a site that caters to club teams in addition to high schools.
Typically a recruiting website has separate sections for distinct groups:
Athletes
* Create a profile to market your physical data and abilities to college coaches
* Research athletic scholarships and college academic standards
* Find the college program that is right for you
Parents
* Learn about the recruiting process and college admissions
* Help your athlete create and update his or her profile
* Review profiles and read advice from successfully recruited athletes
Coaches
* Encourage your athletes to register and create a profile
* Review athlete profiles through the "Teams" section
* Write letters of recommendation to college coaches for your athletes
College coaches
* Market your program to over 28,000 athletes
* Evaluate athletes that meet your program's criteria
* Search and find athletes that were missed by your usual recruiting methods
In addition to helping you to notify your interest to a specific college coach, a good website will also keep a list of all the schools you are interested in. The list includes each school's profile and athletic information as well as the name and contact information for the volleyball coaches. You can use the website to e-mail coaches and you can keep track of key data as you progress through your recruiting search.
If you, or your child, is thinking about playing volleyball in college, you may want to consider using the services of an online recruiting website.
Online recruiters have developed websites that connect high school athletes who wish to play volleyball in college with college coaches seeking to recruit players. A typical site will help you create and post your athlete profile and it will make your profile available to college coaches and recruiters. You can use the site to track which coaches have viewed your athlete profile.
Most recruiting websites tend to concentrate on the major sports, such as football, basketball and baseball; so you need to use sites that specifically cater to the "smaller" sports like volleyball. The typical volleyball recruit would also seek a site that caters to club teams in addition to high schools.
Typically a recruiting website has separate sections for distinct groups:
Athletes
* Create a profile to market your physical data and abilities to college coaches
* Research athletic scholarships and college academic standards
* Find the college program that is right for you
Parents
* Learn about the recruiting process and college admissions
* Help your athlete create and update his or her profile
* Review profiles and read advice from successfully recruited athletes
Coaches
* Encourage your athletes to register and create a profile
* Review athlete profiles through the "Teams" section
* Write letters of recommendation to college coaches for your athletes
College coaches
* Market your program to over 28,000 athletes
* Evaluate athletes that meet your program's criteria
* Search and find athletes that were missed by your usual recruiting methods
In addition to helping you to notify your interest to a specific college coach, a good website will also keep a list of all the schools you are interested in. The list includes each school's profile and athletic information as well as the name and contact information for the volleyball coaches. You can use the website to e-mail coaches and you can keep track of key data as you progress through your recruiting search.
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