Volleyball Recruiting Facts:

MOST COLLEGE COACHES HAVE A RECRUITING BUDGET OF LESS THAN $1,000. THIS MEANS THAT MOST COACHES WILL NEVER GET A CHANCE TO SEE YOU PLAY, UNLESS YOU FIND SOMEONE TO PROMOTE YOU. IF YOUR LUCKY YOUR HIGH SCHOOL COACH OR CLUB WILL POST YOUR STATISTICS SOMEWHERE AND YOU HAVE TO HOPE AND PRAY THAT A UNIVERSITY COACH SEE'S YOU.

THERE ARE 988 NCAA SCHOOLS THAT OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS FOR VOLLEYBALL.

THAT IS A TOTAL OF 7,500 AVAILABLE SCHOLARSHIPS.

THERE ARE ALSO 243 NAIA SCHOOLS THAT OFFER VOLLEYBALL AND CAN PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS.

THE NATIONAL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (NCCAA) CONTAINS 90 SCHOOLS THAT OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS FOR VOLLEYBALL.

ON TOP OF THESE 1,321 SCHOOL THERE ARE OVER 250 JUNIOR COLLEGES THAT CAN OFFER VOLLEYBALL SCHOLARSHIPS.

A VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF GIRLS THAT PLAY HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL RECEIVE A SCHOLARSHIP TO PLAY COLLEGIATE VOLLEYBALL. GETTING YOUR NAME, STATS AND COACHES COMMENTS OUT BEFORE 100'S OF VOLLEYBALL COACHES IS CRITICAL IN IMPROVING YOUR CHANCES OF PLAYING AT THE BEST POSSIBLE SCHOOL FOR COMMENSURATE WITH YOUR ABILITY.

Volleyball Scholarship Support

It is important that high school volleyball players play& club volleyball and beach if available. The high school season coincides with the college season so most coaches actually recruit during the club season. A lot of college coaches recruit players at Junior Olympic tournaments, national qualifiers and regional tournaments.

Not all athletic scholarships are full ride like football and basketball, so called "head count" sports; most are classed as "equivalency" sports, like volleyball This means that coaches can" share" their allocation between a larger number of players. Women's volleyball is classed as a "head count" sport and 12 FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIPS are awarded by each college in division 1 and 8 in division 2. The NAIA allows 12.& This works out to about 7500 volleyball scholarships that are available for girls.