Your path to college volleyball
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The step-by-step plan for men's and women's volleyball: what to send coaches, when, and how to track every reply. 40-page PDF plus Excel tracker. 20% goes back to your school's athletic program.
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Search 1796 men's and women's college volleyball programs (D1, D2, D3, NAIA, NJCAA D1, NJCAA D2, NJCAA D3, NJCAA (division not listed)), with coaching staff links.
Search programs →Timeline & NCAA Rules
When college volleyball coaches can contact you, 9th through 12th grade, with the 2026-27 women's and men's calendars.
Read the rules →GPA & Academics
Core GPA, eligibility by level and the 10/7 rule.
Check your grades →Recruiting Guides
Club volleyball, college camps, film, scholarships and signing, roster limits, visits, JUCO, NIL, the portal, scams and beach volleyball.
Read the guides →Coach Email Templates
Subject lines, a master template and follow-ups built for volleyball recruits, including your club tournament schedule.
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A clean Instagram, Facebook or X recruiting profile and highlight link coaches can scan in seconds.
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Volleyball shoes, kneepads, ankle braces, training gear and a club-tournament bag checklist.
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Everything on this page is free. Want it all in one place? The 40-page playbook and Excel tracker cover men's and women's D1, D2, D3, NAIA and JUCO dates by grade, club volleyball and college camps, email templates, a 30-day quick start and 1,796 programs.
Women's and men's volleyball have different seasons and calendars
Women's volleyball is a fall college sport and men's volleyball is a spring college sport. Women's volleyball is sponsored in NCAA Divisions I, II and III, the NAIA and all three NJCAA divisions. Men's volleyball is smaller: D1 and D2 schools play one combined National Collegiate championship, and D3 has its own. Every page on this site says which one it means.
Club volleyball is where most recruiting happens
College women's volleyball is played in the fall, the same time as most high school seasons, so many college coaches do most of their evaluating at club tournaments in the winter and spring. Your club tournament schedule is one of the most useful things you can send a coach. See Club volleyball (USAV, JVA, AAU).
Beach volleyball is a separate sport
NCAA beach volleyball is a women's spring sport with its own roster limit and transfer window. This section covers indoor volleyball; see the beach volleyball note.