Welcome college coaches and recruiters! For information on a Niagara Frontier Girls or Boys player, please contact Coach Emily Drew-Litwin.

We invite you to attend our practices. We feel that attending practices is a great way to see many players at different graduating classes working out at the same time. You can also visit the individual team pages for updated tournament schedule information.

Our coaches have developed an info database on players interested in playing at the next level. Please contact us for info on how to access this information. 

GIRLS FOCUS:

Rocco Lucci
Craig Starzynski
Deb Schruefer

BOYS FOCUS:

Dan Johnson
Robert Pierce
Tom Weislo

The staff at Niagara Frontier feels that a number of recruiting agencies offer the most up to date on-line information in regards to current rules, recruiting calendars and checklists for players interested in pursuing volleyball in college.  This info helps to both start the process and to stay on track. However, the staff does not  always think that paying money for some of these services is in the best interest of each member of our club.  These services can be expensive but simply following the recommendations, contact techniques and calendars posted on this page has proven very successful for hundreds of former Niagara Frontier players.

We suggest meeting with our club's recruiting coordinator, Emily Drew and/or looking at the following websites for information on starting and maintaining a good plan to research and contact colleges:

NCSA - Next College Student Athlete

Niagara Frontier has a proud tradition and commitment to provide our athletes with a solid platform to achieve their dreams to become college volleyball players.

Please use these players/parents resources as a guide in your college search. We are excited for you to become the next tier of players to represent Niagara Frontier and Western New York on the collegiate stage.

CLICK HERE to search for NCAA Schools

CLICK HERE to search for NAIA Schools

CLICK HERE to search for NJCAA Schools

There are several services out there that offer paid support/guidance with the recruiting process. Many players will begin by creating a free online profile with them, where after their sales reps will contact you to upgrade to a paid membership (upwards of $800-$2500). The most misleading piece of info we believe they provide is that their service is ESSENTIAL for getting recruited, and that having a membership with them gives you credibility with the college coaches that you wouldn’t have otherwise. We find this to be simply untrue. Many coaches we know say they prefer to hear from the PLAYER DIRECTLY rather than from a paid third party. In response to many questions we field about these paid recruiting services, we provide the following:

• We are fortunate in our club to have a direct link to many current and former collegiate coaches who are in a great position to give you an accurate recommendation on where you fit athletically at the college-level.  Further, our coaches know many of the college coaches personally, so their referrals will come highly regarded.
• Begin by developing a list of volleyball programs you want to pursue, talk with your club coaches about your choices and narrow them down to a list with three categories: “reach” schools (or “dream” schools that you are unlikely to get in or be accepted on the team), “realistic” schools (you have a good chance academically and athletically), and “safety” schools (ones you feel very confident you can get in and be accepted to their team).  Email those coaches directly with all the necessary info (see the above links for more on this), and follow up with those coaches periodically to ask whether they have interest in you. Added value can also come from having your club coaches or directors reach out to your top schools of interest and make recommendations for you. This is really all you need to get the ball rolling in the right direction! 

The document link below was created exclusively for our boys club members by former NFVB alum Jason Donorovich.  Jason is a current standout player at Penn State.

Boys Recruiting 101

WEVA has joined an important venture with AVCA to provide valuable assistance to athletes who wish to pursue college volleyball.

Here is a link to the current list of videos with help on recruiting:

Recruiting Tips for Western Empire Volleyball Players

1. Introduction
2. Womens D1 Recruiting
3. Women College Sectors and Numbers
4. Women College Scholarships
5. Official vs Unofficial college visits
6. Contact Regulations
7. Eligibility Centers

WEVA encourages you all to watch these videos and to sit down with your families to discuss the terms and processes which are important to playing volleyball at the collegiate level. 

Additional video will be added as it becomes available so please check back often.

Use a tool to track colleges you are interested in.  Try out this College Search Recruiting Spreadsheet.  It is an Excel spreadsheet template that you can download.