How to Get Recruited

Whether your team is competing at USAV nationals in Vegas, or the AAU championships in Orlando, it's important to prepare for successful recruiting. In this episode, we walk through all of the steps you need to take ahead of time to ensure you are set up for success at these important tournaments.

In this episode, we sit down with Kelsey Klopfer, head coach at Monroe Community College in New York. We walk through her experience as a player walking through the recruiting process and her transition into the coaching world. Even if you aren't sure if junior college is the right fit for your athlete, we will walk through some amazing tips to max out their college recruiting process.

Celeste is currently a club volleyball and performance coach. During her playing years, she played D1 volleyball at Bucknell University. Celeste shares her journey as an undersized hitter, choosing her major, and important perspectives for recruits to keep during their recruiting process. You can find her in IG or TikTok @coachcecevb

Determining the interest level of the schools you're speaking with is a very important step in the recruiting process. But how can we tell if a school is interested in our athlete? This is a very important part in determining summer camps and other recruiting strategies moving forward.

On this episode: my personal story of being the head coach of St. Gregory's University when they announced they would be closing the university permanently. Guest Sunny Shaw (formerly Clark) shares the perspective of the student-athletes who were affected by this announcement, and how they found their new opportunities to continue playing college athletics. Also in this episode, how you can learn from our unique situation to ask the right questions when going through the recruiting process yourself.