What is W Volleyball recruiting timeline?

squidge
Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:33:24 +0000

I have a 2013 vb player who is already verbally committed (as well as most of her teammates) so I have seen the process first hand. She was getting Ivy, NESCAC and Patriot letters starting just about a year ago (Feb of 2011, her sophomore year). They watched her play last Spring and those with interest/spots were anxious for her to attend their camps last summer, and a Patriot and NESCAC school were talking about a verbal offer at the end of camp if things went well. She did not go to any of those camps (she went to her first choice and got the offer she wanted) so I don’t know how the timeline would have continued, but I do know from some of her friends that many of these schools are starting finalize their rosters. You definitely have more time at the types of schools she is considering, but I would not recommend starting the process with a visit next Fall.

I can completely understand why she doesn’t want to schedule a visit this Spring, if she is playing at the top level, we are all already traveling at least every other weekend, but she should have plenty of opportunities for the coaches to see HER. She needs to make sure they know exactly which qualifiers she is playing, where and when. We see all of the Ivy coaches at all of the major tournaments, as well as most of the NESCAC schools, so they ARE there. If they like what they see, they will often give her coach a very good idea of where she falls in their recruiting process right on the spot (and then she can follow-up with them directly when she gets home) and then she can make plans to either visit in early summer or attend a few of the summer camps (they tend to all fall at the same time, so she will have to prioritize.)

If she hasn’t already, she needs to be sure she is having all her matches filmed in case she is not playing where they can see her.

Bottom line is while she does have additional time due to her targeted schools (top d1’s are done for 2013, and mid-majors aren’t far behind) she needs to be very actively moving the process along right now so she knows where she wants to go visit this summer (or Fall if she is feeling very confident about her spot).

Feel free to message me if you have any other questions. Exciting stuff! I wish her the best!