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Post by vollypopaz on Apr 17, 2016 21:17:12 GMT -5
Thanks... Got a 15y old 6'3" lefty opp for a daughter who'd love to go to Berkeley... Looks like they may be all set though... If your daughter has skill, I think she would probably have a ton of schools looking at her very closely. There is no harm in casting a wide net as a 15 year old to see who bites. She's more likely to find a good fit if she has a chance to look at a bunch of schools. Good luck with the process. Try not to get too stressed out.
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Post by hammer on Apr 17, 2016 23:20:49 GMT -5
Thanks... Got a 15y old 6'3" lefty opp for a daughter who'd love to go to Berkeley... Looks like they may be all set though... If your daughter has skill, I think she would probably have a ton of schools looking at her very closely. There is no harm in casting a wide net as a 15 year old to see who bites. She's more likely to find a good fit if she has a chance to look at a bunch of schools. Good luck with the process. Try not to get too stressed out. If she is looking at Cal, then she might want to consider these schools: UCLA, UCSB, Pepperdine, LMU, and San Diego.
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Post by canuckdad on Apr 18, 2016 9:24:21 GMT -5
Thanks for both responses above... She doesn't want to cast a wide net, and either do her mom and dad! Volleyball is important to her, but not as important as getting the highest quality education she can get... No disrespect to any of the schools mentioned, but of those, only UCLA is on her list. We can't force her to any school, so when your 15y old says "I will only play vball for X, Y and Z", and those happen to be the 5-6 best academic schools in the US (and some would be best in the world), then her mom and dad humbly just say "awesome - good luck!" She's a phenomenal student, so has a chance to get in just on her marks, but of course, vball would help immensely, and she does want to play. And she CAN play too... Was the youngest girl on Youth Team Canada last summer... She needs to get bigger and stronger for sure, but she is only 15... Anyway, really appreciate the advice... As a Dad, I'm just trying not to stress and hoping for the best...
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Post by norcal on Apr 18, 2016 16:48:00 GMT -5
Thanks for both responses above... She doesn't want to cast a wide net, and either do her mom and dad! Volleyball is important to her, but not as important as getting the highest quality education she can get... No disrespect to any of the schools mentioned, but of those, only UCLA is on her list. We can't force her to any school, so when your 15y old says "I will only play vball for X, Y and Z", and those happen to be the 5-6 best academic schools in the US (and some would be best in the world), then her mom and dad humbly just say "awesome - good luck!" If I remember correctly, UCLA's roster is 21 and Cal's roster is 24. These schools love parents like you. Only the top public schools will do. Nothing else. Potential out of state walk-on. A dream for these schools financially.
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Post by orangejuice on Apr 19, 2016 9:13:27 GMT -5
How hard is it to become a walk-on defensive specialist at Cal? It seems not hard since they have a million of them but I'm sure the reason they do is so it can make practices more competitive and controlled. Our neighbors niece is a setter but is amazing at defense and an extreme gym rat and is looking at cal and many other colleges to walk on but hasn't started talking
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Post by c4ndlelight on Apr 19, 2016 10:20:28 GMT -5
How hard is it to become a walk-on defensive specialist at Cal? It seems not hard since they have a million of them but I'm sure the reason they do is so it can make practices more competitive and controlled. Our neighbors niece is a setter but is amazing at defense and an extreme gym rat and is looking at cal and many other colleges to walk on but hasn't started talking Cal has had some injury troubles and compensated (perhaps overcompensated) by loading up the roster with tons of bodies. I wouldn't be surprised if the roster settled back down to a more standard size in the next few years.
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Post by gobears on Apr 21, 2016 16:21:41 GMT -5
For a player who has a couple really favorite colleges, she should definitely attend the summer vb camp at those schools, whether they are local or long distance away. Easiest way I know of to get seen, years ahead of HS senior year. If she can attend a couple years, so much the better.
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Post by vollypopaz on May 4, 2016 0:11:44 GMT -5
Darian Clark 2018 OH from Arizona , committed to Cal today.
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Post by norcal on May 4, 2016 3:23:13 GMT -5
Darian Clark 2018 OH from Arizona , committed to Cal today. As noted on 2018 board, she is terrific indoor and sand player. Hopefully, she will get the opportunity to play both at Cal. Recent indoor tape (#4 in white jersey): Sand tape from HP Beach last summer:
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Post by norcal on May 4, 2016 4:26:20 GMT -5
With Darian Clark committing, that makes three 2018 commits to Cal in recent days.
Darian Clark - 2018 OH/DS (Club Team: AZ EVJ 16N1) Devon Chang - 2018 Setter (Club Team: A4 17 Purple) Isabella Bergmark - 2018 MB (Club Team: Absolute 16 Black)
All three played at Far Western Qualifier a week ago. And, the Cal coaches (including the head coach) attended.
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Post by vollypopaz on Jun 1, 2016 1:20:09 GMT -5
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Post by vollypopaz on Jun 24, 2016 13:57:47 GMT -5
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Post by hammer on Jun 24, 2016 14:32:22 GMT -5
I may have seen Gaffney play in a scrimmage against Stanford. I recall SF have a couple of decent pin hitters, so she may have been one of them. I agree, transfers have been rare from what I recall. Cal sure needs some help, so hopefully this gives them a shot in the arm. They are about 3 months away from their first match against Stanford, which I don't expect them to win, but maybe they can be more competitive and at least give the Card a scare.
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Post by gobruins on Jun 25, 2016 6:31:18 GMT -5
Doesn't Huizenga have to sit out a year before playing for Cal? My understanding is that if you transfer before completing a full year at the school, you have to sit out a year.
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Post by Xplaya on Jun 25, 2016 10:17:05 GMT -5
Doesn't Huizenga have to sit out a year before playing for Cal? My understanding is that if you transfer before completing a full year at the school, you have to sit out a year. No, this is a different case. Since she graduated HS early, she didn't sign a letter of intent, just a financial offer sheet, so this (plus the fact that she she enrolled early) relieves her of the one full year rule. It's almost like someone was enrolled in summer school before her freshman year, they would be eligible if they went elsewhere in the fall.
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