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Post by Disc808 on Feb 17, 2018 15:24:43 GMT -5
Hartley and Lamp are ballers
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Post by teamjess on Feb 17, 2018 15:25:51 GMT -5
This year Stanford will graduate three players: Evan Enriques (libero), Kevin Rakestraw (middle blocker), and Jake Stuebner (libero). They are bringing in one player: Justin Lui (libero from Canada). Next year they will graduate five players: Jordan Ewert (outside hitter), Russell Dervay (setter), Kyle Dagastino (libero/setter), Matt Klassen (opposite), and Chris Moore (middle blocker). Ryan Smith was also part of this recruiting class but he is no longer with the program. It seems to me that the are focusing their efforts on their 2019 recruiting class. It seems like all the top players in the class have Stanford-level academics. These are some guys I’ve heard they are looking at: James Hartley - S/OH - Carolina Union Kevin Lamp - OH - Sports Performance Joe Karlous - S - Balboa Bay Dayne Chalmers - OH - Balboa Bay Akin Akinwumi - OH/OPP - Team Rockstar Akhil Tangutur - OH - Pac6 Justin Stone - OPP - Sports Academy Ethan Hill - MB - Balboa Bay Adam Chang - MB - Seaside Nathaniel Gates - MB - Coast Gavin Julien - MB - Milwaukee All of these players besides Hartley and Lamp went to Stanford “junior weekend” this past October, but I think Hartley and Lamp have taken separate unofficial visits. It seems like they could have the room to take 5-6 of these players. The question is whether these players (who are the TOP players in the class) would pick Stanford, given how mediocre they’ve been this season. UCLA, Long Beach, and USC are already filling up their recruiting classes with multiple commits. Just because these players visited “Junior Weekend does not mean Stanford is interested in them or they in Stanford. I know several of these boys parents and it was just a visit. Nothing else. |
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Post by Disc808 on Feb 17, 2018 15:28:38 GMT -5
This year Stanford will graduate three players: Evan Enriques (libero), Kevin Rakestraw (middle blocker), and Jake Stuebner (libero). They are bringing in one player: Justin Lui (libero from Canada). Next year they will graduate five players: Jordan Ewert (outside hitter), Russell Dervay (setter), Kyle Dagastino (libero/setter), Matt Klassen (opposite), and Chris Moore (middle blocker). Ryan Smith was also part of this recruiting class but he is no longer with the program. It seems to me that the are focusing their efforts on their 2019 recruiting class. It seems like all the top players in the class have Stanford-level academics. These are some guys I’ve heard they are looking at: James Hartley - S/OH - Carolina Union Kevin Lamp - OH - Sports Performance Joe Karlous - S - Balboa Bay Dayne Chalmers - OH - Balboa Bay Akin Akinwumi - OH/OPP - Team Rockstar Akhil Tangutur - OH - Pac6 Justin Stone - OPP - Sports Academy Ethan Hill - MB - Balboa Bay Adam Chang - MB - Seaside Nathaniel Gates - MB - Coast Gavin Julien - MB - Milwaukee All of these players besides Hartley and Lamp went to Stanford “junior weekend” this past October, but I think Hartley and Lamp have taken separate unofficial visits. It seems like they could have the room to take 5-6 of these players. The question is whether these players (who are the TOP players in the class) would pick Stanford, given how mediocre they’ve been this season. UCLA, Long Beach, and USC are already filling up their recruiting classes with multiple commits. Multiple recruits from the 2019 class + PT competition from upperclassmen may be a deterrence. |
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Post by allaboutvb on Feb 19, 2018 15:49:27 GMT -5
What are the GPA requirements for Stanford.
I always thought that their recruiting is late.
How much weight is giving to being invited to the "Junior Weekend" by Stanford?
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Post by Volleyfan024 on Feb 19, 2018 19:44:06 GMT -5
What are the GPA requirements for Stanford. I always thought that their recruiting is late. How much weight is giving to being invited to the "Junior Weekend" by Stanford? There is some wiggle room for a couple of guys each year. I think they get 2 or 3 spots for early signing. The rest of the guys have to wait until regular admissions are announced. |
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Post by allaboutvb on Feb 20, 2018 9:49:56 GMT -5
So, the rest of the athletes will need to be "officially" admitted based on their academics in order for Stanford or the Ivy's, to be asked to play volleyball? Also, what would be the average or expected GPA be?
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Post by McAdoooo on Feb 20, 2018 15:43:36 GMT -5
So, the rest of the athletes will need to be "officially" admitted based on their academics in order for Stanford or the Ivy's, to be asked to play volleyball? Also, what would be the average or expected GPA be? Applicant profile for the Class of 2016 can be found here |
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Post by yeewww on Feb 20, 2018 15:53:40 GMT -5
So, the rest of the athletes will need to be "officially" admitted based on their academics in order for Stanford or the Ivy's, to be asked to play volleyball? Also, what would be the average or expected GPA be? I can only speak to the way the Ivy's recruit but I'm guessing it's pretty similar to the way Stanford does things. Each team will get 2-4 "likely letters." These are the coach's endorsement for the player getting in. If the player gets accepted with the help of the likely letter then that spot is taken. If the player backs out and goes to another school then the program will have one less endorsement they can use with no player to show for it. If the applicant gets denied then the coach can use that same likely letter on a different player. A good analogy that was told to me was that a likely letter is like a candle and once it is accepted for admission that candle gets blown out. If denied the candle is still lit. The likely letter applicants have to meet a certain requirement (test scores, GPA, etc.) as a group so coaches like to have all of their likely letters submitted at the same time. The rest of the team usually has to be filled out by people who get into the school on their own (aka walk-ons). I'm guessing Stanford has a bit more wiggle room because they have scholarships to give out and can ease on the admission standards a bit but the Ivy's often struggle to fill out their roster. |
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Post by McAdoooo on Feb 20, 2018 16:05:41 GMT -5
So, the rest of the athletes will need to be "officially" admitted based on their academics in order for Stanford or the Ivy's, to be asked to play volleyball? Also, what would be the average or expected GPA be? I can only speak to the way the Ivy's recruit but I'm guessing it's pretty similar to the way Stanford does things. Each team will get 2-4 "likely letters." These are the coach's endorsement for the player getting in. If the player gets accepted with the help of the likely letter then that spot is taken. If the player backs out and goes to another school then the program will have one less endorsement they can use with no player to show for it. If the applicant gets denied then the coach can use that same likely letter on a different player. A good analogy that was told to me was that a likely letter is like a candle and once it is accepted for admission that candle gets blown out. If denied the candle is still lit. The likely letter applicants have to meet a certain requirement (test scores, GPA, etc.) as a group so coaches like to have all of their likely letters submitted at the same time. The rest of the team usually has to be filled out by people who get into the school on their own (aka walk-ons). I'm guessing Stanford has a bit more wiggle room because they have scholarships to give out and can ease on the admission standards a bit but the Ivy's often struggle to fill out their roster. Very good summary, except Stanford has no more wiggle room than the Ivy's when it comes to admissions. Stanford gets 3 "candles" per year and that is it...the rest of the recruits must be admitted as if they were in the normal applicant pool. |
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Post by coupe73 on Feb 20, 2018 17:57:01 GMT -5
Stanford does not have a fixed number of admits. The second teir sports all get together to discuss their desired and actual needs for new admits. Stanford only took one in 2018 so that they could go after 6-8 in 2019. Their recruiting class size vanities year to year but likely averages 3-4.
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Post by McAdoooo on Feb 20, 2018 18:16:57 GMT -5
Stanford does not have a fixed number of admits. The second teir sports all get together to discuss their desired and actual needs for new admits. Stanford only took one in 2018 so that they could go after 6-8 in 2019. Their recruiting class size vanities year to year but likely averages 3-4. Not true. Each year they get a max of 3 kids that they can walk into admissions as top recruits - these 3 will get special consideration for admissions. This does not mean that if in one year they only use 1 that the following year they get 5. This doesn't impact the size of their recruiting class year-over-year; that is determined by any number of variables including # of "admittable" recruits, # of interested recruits, $$$ available to attract recruits and the talent pool in any given year. |
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Post by sideout1 on Feb 21, 2018 10:59:45 GMT -5
Still not quite right. At Stanford the coach can sponsor "early admissions " for his top picks, but they still have to go through admissions. Only after they have been approved can he make a scholarship offer. This is done before the signing day of their senior year. They still have to have top grades and scores. Some recruits have been declined. With likely letters, used by Ivy's, the coach knows your grades and scores and can give you a letter without first going through the application process. The athlete shouldn't accept the letter if he/she isn't positive they are going there because that school cannot put another name on that letter once it has been issued. Therefore a conversation between the athlete and coach first takes pace before anything is put in writing so they don't lose their letter.
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Post by yeewww on Feb 21, 2018 11:08:56 GMT -5
With likely letters, used by Ivy's, the coach knows your grades and scores and can give you a letter without first going through the application process. The athlete shouldn't accept the letter if he/she isn't positive they are going there because that school cannot put another name on that letter once it has been issued. Therefore a conversation between the athlete and coach first takes pace before anything is put in writing so they don't lose their letter. Ya not quite. The coach can't just give you a likely letter. He/she will submit your application to the admission board who will either approve or deny said applicant for a likely letter. |
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