Recruiting 101
Presented by the ETSU Coaching Staff:
Head Coach Lindsey Devine
Assistant Coach Tammi Fries
Assistant Coach Rachel Cooper
Getting Started –
Comprising your list
1. Academics
2. Athletics
3. Social
4. Financial
Getting Started - Academics
• Determine what you want to study
• Majors offered
• Grades, ACT, SAT
Getting Started - Athletics
• Make a list • Stability
– Dream, Realistic, Back up – Head Coach
• Division – Program
– I • Rosters
– II – Position and Year of
– III current players
– NAIA
– Junior College
Divisional Standards - Libero
• DI Upper Tier
– Avg. Ht. – 5’5” – 6’0”
– Vertical – 28 inches
– Speed and Agility
• DI Lower Tier
– Avg. Ht. – 5’5” – 5’10”
– Vertical – 24 inches
– Speed and Agility
Divisional Standards - Setter
• DI Upper Tier
– Avg. Ht. – 5’8” – 6’1”
– Block Jump – 9’2”
– Approach Jump – 9’6”
• DI Lower Tier
– Avg. Ht. – 5’8” – 6’1”
– Block Jump – 9’0” +
– Approach Jump 9’3”
Divisional Standards –
Outside/Rightside
• DI Upper Tier
– Avg. Ht. – 5’11” – 6’2”
– Block Jump – 9’4”
– Approach Jump – 9’10”
• DI Lower Tier
– Avg. Ht. – 5’10” – 6’0”
– Block Jump – 9’1”
– Approach Jump – 9’7”
Divisional Standards – Middle Blocker
• DI Upper Tier
– Avg. Ht. – 6’0” – 6’4”
– Block Jump – 9’5”
– Approach Jump – 10’ +
• DI Lower Tier
– Avg. Ht. – 5’11” – 6’3”
– Block Jump – 9’3”
– Approach Jump 9’9”
Getting Started - Social
• Geographic Location
– Distance from home
– Rural vs. City
– Weather
• Size of School
– Small, Medium, Large
• Regular Student
• Good fit
Getting Started - Financial
• Sit down with your parents
– Financial Aid
– Athletic Money
– DI = 12
– DII = 8
– DIII = 0
– NAIA = 8
– Juco = 14* Varies per school
– Academic Money
– Grants
– Can the school combine both
Remember:
• Have a large list
• Do not put all of your eggs in one basket
• College coaches have a long list also
What do you do now?
Marketing Yourself
Marketing Yourself
• When?
– Never too early
– Sophomore year = big recruiting year
• What Can You Do?
– Initiate Contact
– Attend a Match
– Attend Summer Camps
– Club Exposure – attend competitive tournaments
– Meet w/ HS Counselor
– NCAA Clearinghouse
– ACT/SAT
Player Profile
• Personal Info • Academic Info
– Name – GPA
– Contact Info – SAT/ACT
• Address – Rank
• Email – High School
• Phone – Cell & Home
– DOB • Picture
– Graduation Year • Schedule
• Athletic Info • Achievements
– Position • Coaches Contact Info
– Height – Club & HS
– Weight – Email & Phone
– Reach & Approach Jump
– Club & HS Teams
– Jersey Number
Video
• Skills Video and Game Footage
– Skills
• 5 minutes maximum
• Include Introduction
• Highlight skills being recruited for
– Game Footage
• Can be unedited or edited
• Can always ask coaches what they want, then
send
Video
• Send DVD or Email Online Link
– Example of Skills video online
• Skills Video
– Example of Highlighted Game Footage
• Game Footage
Places to upload video:
Youtube
Vimeo
Personal Website
Recruiting Website
Personal Website
• You can create your own website as a way to
market yourself that includes your
biographical information, academics, athletics,
video, pictures, profile, etc.
• Example:
– Prospect's Website
• Allows you to email link to coaches and it
contains all your information
Club Website
• The more information a club website can
provide, the more a club will help their players
in the recruitment process
Important Items:
• Updated Rosters including year of graduation,
height, position, approach/block touches
• Tournament Schedule
• Who to contact regarding recruitment
• http://skylinejuniors.com/mainpage.htm
Schedule
Make sure the schools you are interested in
receive a copy of your club schedule as soon as
possible
• Options:
– Send hard copy by mail
– Email word/pdf file
– Email exact link to schedule
– Preferably a file attachment that can be saved by
coaches
University Athlete
• University Athlete is an online database used by most
volleyball programs in the country to access
information on prospective players and the rosters
and schedules of large tournaments
• University Athlete is free for players
• Usually if you are registered with USAV or JVA, you
are automatically loaded into UA
• Keep your information up-to-date in UA so coaches
can contact you!!
http://www.universityathlete.com/
Questionnaire
• Volleyball programs may ask you to fill out a
questionnaire; hard copy or online
• It is a good idea to always respond whether
you think you are interested or not
• http://www.etsubucs.com/sports/wvball/
Rules for Communication
There are rules on when college coaches can communicate with
prospects (9th grade on) and the rules vary with the different divisions
(Div. I, Div. II, etc).
Freshman-Sophomore Year
Camp
In Person, Phone Mailings Emails Question- Brochure/ Tryouts
Off Calls naires Camp Invite
Campus,
Contact
Division One YES YES
I athletic
letter
Division One YES YES
II athletic
letter
Division YES YES YES YES YES
III
Junior
Colleges
NAIA YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Junior Year
Camp
In Person, Phone Mailings Emails Question- Brochure/ Tryouts
Off Calls naires Camp Invite
Campus,
Contact
Division YES YES YES YES
I
Division YES YES YES YES
II
Division YES YES YES YES YES
III
Junior
Colleges
NAIA YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Senior Year- After July 1st
Camp
In Person, Phone Mailings Emails Question- Brochure/ Tryouts
Off Calls naires Camp Invite
Campus,
Contact
Division YES YES YES YES YES YES
I
Division YES YES YES YES YES YES
II
Division YES YES YES YES YES YES
III
Junior YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Colleges
NAIA YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Text Messaging & Social Media
• Most coaches are not allowed to send text
messages to you until you have signed an NLI to
the school you choose
• Facebook
– Coaches must treat it like email. Coaches can email
you through Facebook but cannot write on your wall.
Can only befriend you if you are at least a junior.
• Twitter
– Coaches cannot directly tweet you. Coaches can
follow you if you are at least a junior.
Final Stages
Evaluations
• Where? – at club season tournaments
• Help the recruiting coach by emailing prior to the tournament and
making him/her aware of your playing schedule (court and playing
time)
• Remind coach of your jersey number
• Text college coach the day of the tournament (remind him/her of
your court/playing schedule)
• Ensure that your club coach has your updated player profile
available to be handed out
• While at recruiting tournaments, college coaches cannot talk to you
or your parents – a simple wave or hello is allowed
• Specifically what are college coaches looking for?
– Skill level, athleticism and court presence
Unofficial Visit
• Made at the prospects expense
• You have unlimited unofficial visits
• Can make these visits at any time
• Make college visits throughout your junior year
• Spring break, weekends, vicinity of tournaments or
games
• Call the college coach, set up a campus tour and
meeting
• Do some homework on the school
• Ask questions, hold a conversation = we are not
recruiting your parents
• Dress well, look the part
• Respectful to parents
Official Visit
• All expenses paid visit to the institution
• Maximum of 5 paid visits = no more than 1 visit per school
• No sooner than opening day of classes of senior year = 1st
visit
• Prior to the visit, you must provide high school transcripts,
and test scores PSAT/SAT/ACT to the college
• NCAA Clearinghouse (must be registered)
• Parents’ hotel, food, gas and entertainment will be covered
(siblings must pay for food)
• 3 complimentary admission tickets to attend a sporting
event on campus
• You will tour the campus, meet the team and the coaches
• Ask a ton a questions
• Visit lasts for 48 hours
Signing Period
• Prior to August 1 of a prospective student-athlete’s
senior year in high school, an institution shall not
provide a written offer of athletically related financial
aid.
• Most schools wait until the first signing date,
November, before scholarship papers are mailed
• In most cases, a Prospective student-athlete will also
sign a National Letter of Intent when signing a Grant in
Aid
• Student-athletes may continue to sign anytime after
that early date or the institution may wait to the late
signing date in April
Important Links
• http://www.universityathlete.com/
• http://skylinejuniors.com/mainpage.htm
• www.ncaa.org
QUESTIONS?
Athlete Development
Mike Israetel (Ph.D. Candidate, Sport Science)
Ashley Kavanaugh (Ph.D. Candidate, Sport Science)
How to Become a better Athlete?
• 3 basic components:
– Sound technical practice (volleyball skill practice)
– Good nutrition
– Proper strength training
Technical Practice (Skill)
• Learn fundamentals well
– (They form the foundation of high level play.)
• Practice consistently
– (Year-round in some capacity.)
• Don’t overtrain!
– (Practice smart, not always hard. Take light days
and days off weekly.)
Nutrition
• Drink skim milk or chocolate milk after every
hard training session and weights session.
• Eat a diet of:
– Many (5+) small meals evenly throughout the day
– High in protein (meat, milk, fish, eggs, poultry)
– Eat plenty of green veggies and fruits
Weight Training
• Two components of movement performance:
– 1.) Skill (trained in practice)
– 2.) Strength/Power (trained in the weight room)
• Training for volleyball must focus on lower-body
strength… deep squatting and deadlifting are
MUSTS.
• Find a Powerlifting or Weightlifting gym or coach
in your area… tell them you want to get stronger
legs.
Recovery/Adaptation
• You don’t get better in the gym.
Stimulate in the gym…
…Adapt during rest.
• In order to accelerate the adaptation
(improvement) process:
– Get plenty of sleep
– Eat well
– Relax and have fun when not training or doing
schoolwork!