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Post by cyberVBmidwest on Sept 19, 2004 22:05:30 GMT -5
I heard a parent of player at an NAIA school state that NAIA volleyball programs were going to fold in a couple of years. Anyone have a clue on what he might be talking about.  For clarification, the comment was made about all NAIA volleyball, not just his son's school program. |
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Post by vbbadman1 on Sept 20, 2004 12:11:20 GMT -5
I'll ask an NAIA coach I know and let you know what is said.
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Post by cyberVBmidwest on Sept 21, 2004 20:23:49 GMT -5
I'll ask an NAIA coach I know and let you know what is said. Thanks. I will ask that person who made the statement again myself but I will not see him for a couple of weeks. I'll pass on what I hear also. |
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Post by I Luv Danny R on Sept 23, 2004 18:34:33 GMT -5
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Post by vbbadman1 on Sept 24, 2004 16:27:33 GMT -5
Here is a synopsis of what I got back from my NAIA contact.
The rumour was news to him. Each year the NAIA schools that have men's volleyball petition the NAIA to make it an official sport. This past spring it looked very promising that it may happen in a few years, because some of our university presidents are getting behind the movement to add it as a sport. His concern is that each year a few NAIA schools drop the program and gain about the same number of new schools. There are always around 16-20 participating schools. In Chicago alone they have lost Dominican (now NCAA DIII), Trinity International, Trinity Christian, and Kendall and gained Calumet. Essentially no viable conference in Chicago now - where there are a large number of Jr players that want the opportunity to play the sport in college. Once the NAIA would add us as a sport I feel we would double our numbers - always the title 9 issues to battle.
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Post by cyberVBmidwest on Sept 24, 2004 21:05:41 GMT -5
Thanks vbbadman1. I will check with the person who made the statement when I see him at a junior tournament at the end of October. I will ask him what he heard and share it also.
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Post by JB Soutpaw on Sept 29, 2004 15:41:01 GMT -5
a Florida school just picked up a NAIA program, Warner Southern located between Lakeland and Orlando.
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Post by cougarize on Oct 9, 2004 23:25:08 GMT -5
With the present of dearth of NCAA Division I teams, the precariousness of the NAIA situation is scary. Even less places to play for boys volleyballers ....  |
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Post by vbbadman1 on Oct 10, 2004 8:49:11 GMT -5
Yes it is scary.
From some checking I have done, the level of participation in boys high school volleyball has increased in the past 10 years. The number of boys playing has increased 27% since 1995 and there are 300 more teams playing boys HS volleyball than there was in '95. This increase runs couter to the number of teams at the college level.
Where are these guys going to play if they want to extend their playing careers through their college years? with fewer and fewer colleges fielding mens volleyball teams as "official" teams, the options are getting fewer and fewer.
I assume that there are more college club teams than there have been in the past and that is an option for guys in college.
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Post by cougarize on Oct 15, 2004 2:54:15 GMT -5
You hear numbers like that, then you see what's happening with teams on the collegiate scene, and it makes you wonder alot of things. Like retaining the best athletes. I'm sure guys look at the competitiveness and scope of the college volleyball scene, while comparing it to perhaps another sport they excel at. If I were equally talented in two sports (ie: VB and Basketball), I'd be likely to choose BB which would give me more options collegiately. Let's see, 12 schollies for basketball teams ... 4.5 for volleyball. HMMMM....unless I'm absolutely top shelf, am I going to be able to get any sort of decent money? No. So that's the way my line of thinking goes and the more it goes, the more it makes me want to barf.
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