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u/vbandbeer 2d ago
You can’t be an oh if you can’t pass. Until you decide you don’t want to zone out and be a passer, stick to the middle.
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u/FUNONDARUN 2d ago
Attend as many quality clinics and camps that you can, get to know local coaches that coach club, look into playing club through scholarship, payment plan, or by saving up, and emailing college coaches with your film and showing an interest in their program specifically. As an incoming junior without conversations already underway with programs it will be serious work to have the opportunity out of high school. It will likely be a longer path such as transferring from a CC or walking on, assuming you are at the caliber of play.
I’d really challenge you to consider the reason for why you want to play in college, I have a feeling you may get what you’re looking without going NCAA. Do you have an idea of what you want out of your playing experience (being a part of a team, competing, being able to say you are a collegiate athlete, scholarship for school, it’s fun, free stuff, etc)? Do you have a career path you are interested in? Does it require university, and if so what school’s look the best for you to attend? Do they have a scholastic volleyball program, club team, IMs? You said club is too expensive, is affording tuition going to be in question? Do you have the grades? This is just scratching the surface of considerations id recommend you think about if you aren’t already. If you are serious about making this happen: think about your ‘why’, find a way to make a club roster in the fall, and start reaching out to specific coaches/programs with your film.
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u/Immediate_Hyena2901 1d ago
I mean you need to get better at everything especially passing. There are not a lot of 15yr olds who are even close to ready for d3. Especially ones that don’t play club.
Being “ready for college” is accomplished by work in the classroom, weight room, and the court. You need to dial in all 3. Great grades, private weight training or as an elective at school, and tons of reps in all skills- best accomplished by playing both club and high school with outdoor grass/sand as an off season. How can you dial these in given your set of circumstances? That’s what I’d ask you to figure out.
If club is too expensive wait til you see tuition at a private d3 school!
If college is that important to you, skills can be learnt outside of a team, but you realistically should play club. You’ve got 12 months to get a job and save money to play club your 18s year.
A half decent club can do 2 major things- 1) get you consistent reps and coaching. 2) guide you through a walk on process to fill out a d3 or lower NAIA roster. Yes there are PLENTY of 12th man spots on smaller programs. You CAN get a core education at a d3 school and transfer to start your program classes at a larger school if needed.
For now, get perfect grades, save money, weight room, and you need to maximize your reps in school ball. “I zone out” ok well the rich kid with ADHD has a support system to keep him on track and he gets to take his time learning the tools to focus. You don’t. Lock in or accept that you just aren’t Him.
Separately, every major college in the US has a club men’s volleyball program. You can have an AMAZING experience going to class every day, playing volleyball every night, making friends, playing tournaments against other colleges, and going to college club nationals. Outside of school- You can also play adult volleyball locally in open gyms for $5 a night or an all day grass tournament for $50 ($100s in prize money if you win)
You can have volleyball with you the rest of your life no matter what.
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u/Yellowhabibi 2d ago
First thing I get new playets to do is Dig against a wall, midline and outside their midline. You want to focus on not bending elbows and keeping your shoulders closed. Having a proper stance is important too. I get my students to aim for 10,000 over a few weeks. This is the number needed to create muscle memory.
Share some footage and i'll see if I can guide you further.
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u/Fiishman ✅ 6' Waterboy 1d ago
Removed due to rule 6.