Official visits and even unofficial visits are a critical time for athletes in the recruiting process. How they go most times determines if the athlete will receive a scholarship offer. Visiting with a college coach and taking a tour of the university helps athletes figure out if the school is the right fit for them. … Read more
Last weekend National Scouting Report sponsored the championship court at the Junior Volleyball Association’s Rock n’ Rumble tournament in Cleveland. The event featured over 300, 12u-18u volleyball teams from some of the top clubs in the Midwest, Mideast, and Midsouth. The tournament took place at the Cleveland Convention Center in downtown Cleveland. Sponsoring one of the … Read more
The West Coast volleyball world will revolve around Oregon this weekend. NSR area director and volleyball vertical co-leader, Kari Chavez (Washington), will lead a strong contingency of NSR scouts at the Matt Hartner Memorial Volleyball Classic on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene. This major tournament will host 232 teams in 18U … Read more
Club volleyball tryouts are over and teams have been made. Every player is excited to start practice with her new team because this will be the year she will be recruited, or will it? We see and hear it over and over again. “My daughter plays club volleyball so she will get seen. Her club … Read more
“The box”. Every sport has a recruiting box. Volleyball is no exception. Not all athletes are a Division I fit. But no matter the level you want to play, college coaches check “the box” first to see if an athlete looks like a fit on paper. What box do you fit in? In Division I, … Read more
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NCAA Division I volleyball coaches clamor after tall, talented setters such as Ashtin Olin. The 5-foot-11 scholar-athlete from Chiawana High School in Pasco, Wash., won’t graduate from high school until 2017, but she already has been recruited by numerous D-I schools on the West Coast. Last week, Olin committed to Sacramento State of the Big Sky Conference. The … Read more
A sport can be so ingrained in some people during their formative years that they are drawn back to it as adults. Such is the case with National Scouting Report scout Rebecca Wood Bosma. Volleyball was her irresistible pull. Bosma was reminded how much she loved volleyball when she read the Facebook posts of NSR scouts across the … Read more
It’s a pretty safe guess that new George Fox University head volleyball coach Emily Palkert is feeling pretty good after receiving a verbal commitment from National Scouting Report 2017 prospect Anna Gallagher. Yes, that would be an NCAA Division III school getting a commitment from a very talented junior. A 5-foot-10 middle blocker from Freeman High School in … Read more
In women’s volleyball there is one important benchmark for determining the competitive level of a front-row prospect — her approach touch. National Scouting Report prospect Sami Meyer‘s approach is 9 feet 10. That means she can stand still, take two steps and come within two inches of touching a basketball goal. Yes, that is 2 … Read more
