List of Recommended Actions

1. Set up a gmail account to use for recruiting purposes. Something like: sarahjames2016@gmail.com

2. Using your gmail account set up a YouTube account so you can post your own game footage for colleges to review. Upload these videos to your SportsRecruit profile.

3. Create an account with University Athlete. University Athlete is the primary recruiting tool college programs across the country use to find and follow prospects.

4. If you are a junior or senior, register with the NCAA Clearing House  and recieve your NCAA Eligibility number so you can ensure that you are on track academically for admittance into NCAA member Universities. To "officially visit" a college campus as a recruit you will need to be cleared with the NCAA prior to arrival. College Bound /student Athlete Guide. This is also the site for athletes to send  transcrips to schools when asked by college coaches.

5. Speak with your guidance counselor at school to asses your academic standing, class schedule and overall GPA. This information will help you understand what collegiate opportunities are available to you academically.

NCAA volleyball recruiting rule changes

Effective May 1, 2019, the NCAA passed new recruiting rule changes intended to slow down the trend of coaches offering scholarships to athletes as young as 7th and 8th grade. The intent is to give athletes a little more time to figure out what they are looking for in a college and develop their skills before they get bombarded with scholarship offers.

Here's a quick breakdown of the changes, which are in effect for all Division 1 college volleyball teams:

• College coach communication: The new rules prevent any communication between a student-athlete or parent/guardian and a DI college coach before June 15 after sophomore year. Communication with a coach includes any verbal offer, phone, text and/or email conversations between a student-athlete or parent/guardian and a DI college coach. There is zero off-campus communication allowed between a coach and a recruit before June 15 after an athlete’s sophomore year.
• College camps and clinics: Recruits and college coaches are not allowed to have any recruiting conversations during camps prior to June 15 after sophomore year of high school. Previously, there weren't any official rules that prevented coaches from talking about recruiting to underclassmen during camps. In fact, it had become common practice for college coaches to extend verbal scholarship offers to top recruits during their camps.Despite this change, coaches still use camps and clinics as an opportunity to evaluate and start communicating with prospective recruits.
• Official and Unofficial visits: Recruits can now take official or unofficial visits starting August 1 before their junior year of high school. Previously, official and unofficial visits weren't permitted until September 1 of the athlete's junior year of high school, so this rule is actually bumping them up!