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Post by lurker on Aug 30, 2017 16:25:45 GMT -5
As I have seen quite a bit of knowledge on these boards I thought I would pose a question which I do not understand.
What are collegiate recruiters looking for in a Sand recruit? What experience, skills etc would you be looking for?
I am confused by some of the commitments I have seen and just wondering what I am missing. In particular, why would a team sign older players (who have played four years indoors) with only a single year of eligibility and in some cases no apparent beach history or experience?
It would seem to me that I would rather have a player that the coach can develop over time. One season does not seem to be enough except in the rare circumstances of an exceptional player and I am not a believer that just because you can play indoor you will make a good Sand player.
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Post by rainmaker on Aug 31, 2017 6:19:11 GMT -5
Your right, being good indoors does not mean a good transition to sand. Most of the time these GS transfers are outside hitters, move their feet really well (first thing a coach will want to see), athletic (typically would be good at another sport) pass well, consistently side out against double blocks. I have coached indoors and beach, and that is what I would want to look for. There are setters and middles that can transition, but 75% of the GS transfers you see are outsides..
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Post by sanddad on Sept 2, 2017 18:53:41 GMT -5
As I have seen quite a bit of knowledge on these boards I thought I would pose a question which I do not understand. What are collegiate recruiters looking for in a Sand recruit? What experience, skills etc would you be looking for? I am confused by some of the commitments I have seen and just wondering what I am missing. In particular, why would a team sign older players (who have played four years indoors) with only a single year of eligibility and in some cases no apparent beach history or experience? It would seem to me that I would rather have a player that the coach can develop over time. One season does not seem to be enough except in the rare circumstances of an exceptional player and I am not a believer that just because you can play indoor you will make a good Sand player. Height. A majority of the beach recruits currently are 5'10" or shorter so coaches need height to partner them with. Eventually you may have taller players choosing to play beach rather than indoor (and that may only come when you get scholarship levels in beach up to a level similar with indoor) but for now they have to find a way to supplement however they can. Otherwise it will be hard to compete in the championships with USC and the other CA schools. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2017 16:18:57 GMT -5
There is quite a large variance in player skill from one school to the next. Our 13 year old twins defeated three sets of college commits this last Summer. Obviously, at some programs a skilled indoor player will do just fine compared to what they would otherwise recruit. Our local university has signed these graduate transfers recently. It's the best they could do. But this school is not going to compete with the top programs. I don't see an inexperienced beach player transferring in to UCLA/USC/Pepperdine etc. not matter how good an indoor player they were. As for only recruiting out of high school so you have a chance to develop them on your own, I've noticed many college beach players play very little outside their own mandatory practices and school schedule. So there goes that chance with many of them.
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