<p>My daughter is a senior this year that plays volleyball and basketball. We started the recruiting process through an online profile and have actually been very successful. She has several very good D2 and D3 schools looking at her going into her last year of high school. </p>
<p>My question is this though for those volleyball parents out there. During her senior year what is the typical timeframe for a college to make a written offer, and what is the typical time frame for her to commit to a college? </p>
<p>My daughter is discovering new schools to approach who dont even know who she is and I am leery of starting the whole process again potentially missing out on the opportunities she has in front of her already. Am I being too cautious? Is it too early to be thinking in this manner?</p>
<p>I agree - the Athletic forum has lots of experienced sports parents.</p>
<p>On D’s vball team, the D1 recruited players were verbally committed around the end of junior year. The D3 players often didn’t decide until May 1, along with every other senior. </p>
<p>Our experience matches Ohiomom’s pretty well. D1s from my son’s team tended to commit early, although we had one guy go to a top program pretty late in his senior year. Several of his friends were recruited by D2/3 and we were well into the club season and they still hadn’t committed. </p>
<p>I haven’t paid as much attention on the womens side since my D is only a rising 10th grader, but the one all-district girl that we had from last year was still deciding late in the year where to go (D3). I am not sure at what point they made the offer. </p>
<p>I also just remembered that my best friend’s daughter went D1 and committed after her Jr year. </p>
<p>The only other thing I will throw out there, is to not expect too much. Our good friend’s kid was State player of the year and only got a 1/4 scholarship to start at his D1 school. They said it could improve depending on starting etc. Also, D3 doesn’t have scholarships (as you probably know), but they try to package other grants etc to make it enticing. Our maid’s kid was National D3 Player of the Year and still had lots of money that he was responsible for.</p>
<p>My D’15 actually plays both volleyball and lacrosse maidenmom :). </p>
<p>I’ve advised her to keep her grades up and study for her standardized tests because THOSE are going to get her the best scholarships for college. That said, being a great athlete is certainly a plus in admissions.</p>
<p>Actually, I think scholarship money for women’s volleyball is better than it is for men’s at schools that can offer scholarships (DI, DII, and NAIA), especially for big schools that spend a lot of money on marquee sports like football and basketball. Thank you, Title9. :)</p>