<p>I'm really knew at all of this college stuff.. Fortunately for me my daughter has done well academically(although not perfect). She does play Volleyball and is ok. I know she would never make a big D1 school but, possibly one of the smaller and def could make DII and DIII. Thing is I'm still figuring all this out and don't know how to go about helping her. I've got the skills tape, Made a volleyball resume, and filled out recruiting forms gallor. </p>
<p>Anyone have any insite as to what else I should do? Questions I should ask, What steps to take, and how hard to push a coach? </p>
<p>If you're looking to direct your daughter to a school because there may be a few dollars in it through athletics, I'd say your going about it the wrong way. Find out the 5-10 or 15 schools that she would like to consider applying to (Academically). Using those schools see which you feel she may have a chance of helping the V-Ball team. For those that she may help contact the coach directly and provide info on your daughter (or let your daughter do the work herself because schools like to see that the kids have some independence). You may find some receptive coaches who will help her get into a reach school (what is that worth?) or you may find some coaches that would truely be excited about her being on the team and offer some money. If your D is offered "An official visit" it is usually a good indication of interest. But I would NOT recommend "pushing" the coach. The cards are all in their hands, you might want to endear yourself to them but don't push. Good Luck</p>
<p>D3 schools have no athletic scholarships. D1 and D2 do. Use the NCAA website and sort by sport (vball) and division. This will provide you with a list of the various schools having vball teams. The NCAA website also has all the rules and eligibilty for athletes and coaches. If she does decide on D1/D2 schools she needs to fill out and complete along with her counselor her Clearinghouse paperwork, also on the same site. NCAA will need her official transcripts and her official board scores, SAT/ACTs.</p>
<p>Again, NCAA website for info in 1 area. Each respective school will have their own athletic website and break them down according to sport. Also, each school's athletic website usually has an athlete recruit questionaire to be filled out by the student and is sent to each of the respective coaches. It will ask all her info and will ask about tapes.</p>
<p>Thanks both of you. I definitely am not picking schools just for volleyball but there are some reach schools which i'm hoping will help her to get there. I'm just hoping that vb can help her get some money towards paying for her education. But, we are looking at plenty of d3 schools at this time. I just don't know where to go from here. My daughter has sent emails and/or filled out the recruiter forms on all the school sites that she is interested in academically. Now what??? Do we sit and wait or keep trying to get in contact with the coach.<br>
We have several d3 coaches that have offered off visits. But, one inparticular that we met at the open house at the school, made us feel that he wasn't really looking for someone in her playing position. We actually felt a little sad after talking to him but now he has offered us an official visit in the beginning of Sept. I wonder if that is a waste of our time since he already gave us the vibe that she is not really wanted.?? </p>
<p>If it isn't too late, and the college that she wants the most (if she knows which that is) has a summer volleyball camp, attend it. I know of several kids who ended up getting offers (either admission help, financial help or both) after catching the eye of the college coach at a camp.</p>
<p>If a coach offered a visit you should go. She can meet the other girls on the team and get an idea on the practices and workload. Keep in mind the coaches are looking at kids from all over so unless your kid is outstanding D-1 material you should not feel too bad about him seeming less than interested, he offered a visit, didn't he?
Did she check the team sites and see who is on the team now and get a sense of what they are looking for? If they have a lot of seniors in your daughters position they would be looking for more (of course, the upcoming season's roster is likely not posted yet.)
Finally, don't make your decisions solely on the coach because they do leave and I know several kids who chose colleges based on the coaches of their teams, and by the time they enrolled or within a year the coaches had moved on and the kids were less than happy with the replacements.</p>
<p>Yes, we have been checking the rosters that are posted and schedules to see what schools they play against. We wouldn't want to embarrass ourselves by pretending to be better than she is. We (my d and I) are very realistic as far as that goes.<br>
This is all so stressful. I don't know about anyone else but I feel like a loony toon dealing with all of this. I'm a nervous wreck.. lol... I know it's crazy but I want to help my daughter the best way I can. I didn't go to college right after hs. Did later and did well but it was a different situation and not done the "right" way. I want to do better by her and I know she would like to play and could play on top of doing well in school but I never feel like I know what to do... </p>
<p>I really appreciate everyones advice.. More than you know.</p>
<p>if your daughter has been invited on official visits, she's definitely headed in the right direction. i would assume d3 is similar to d1 in that they only invite their top group of girls on officials, although it could be different since d1s have to pay for your trip. you can take unlimited d3 officials, so she should take as many visits as there are schools she is interested in. make sure you let the schools know where they stand on your daughters list. coaches tend to take you more seriously when you let them know they are your #1 school. and in return, they should let you know where your daughter stands on their lists. its perfectly acceptable to ask where she would fit into their program.</p>
<p>D played vb all through hs, with team winning state championship her jr. year. Applied to mostly D3 schools w/ no intention of playing vb but after her senior year ended found she still wanted to play. Coach at D3 LAC where she's decided to go called her asking if she was intested in playing so now we're heading out early so she can practice with the team. She chose the school for it's academics. The vb offer was a pleasant surprise. Good luck.</p>