[XutvJet]

I'm looking for some input regarding college recruiting from any recent former D1 players and/or parents of players.

My 16 y/o daughter (currently a sophomore) is a volleyball player and come June 15th, D1 college recruiters/coaches will be able to talk directly with her about offers. Over the past 1.5 years or so, D1 (and some D2) colleges expressed interest in her to her club director, coach, and/or reached out directly to her with invites to their elite/prospect camps. Based on the interest thus far, it looks like she may get recruited by #10 to #60 ranked D1 teams.

She has that "thing" that Kobe, MJ, and Bo Jackson in that she is extremely passionate about the sport and is driven to be the best and play with the best. She trains so damn hard and never complains. She is a sponge, is so coachable, and has an aggressive, yet extremely positive presence on the court. Over the last two years, she has done all the right things like make highlight videos and send them with emails to her top 7 or so schools on a routine basis, routinely posts highlights on Instagram, has a Sportsrecruits page, has an NCAA recruiting number, has a 4.65 GPA, and helps coach young kids and boys HS VB and fosters cats. She's also fairly outgoing and isn't afraid to talk with adults, coaches, etc.

I'm a competitive VB player myself, but never played college so I have no idea about dealing with coaches in the recruiting process. My wife wasn't an college athlete either. I play VB with ex-D1-NAIA women and men's players as well as many current college and club coaches and/or have VB friends with D1 assistant coach friends. On a couple of occasions this year, I've had these friends indicate that their college coach friends have my daughter at or near the top of their recruiting list and that there is NIL money available (that's still crazy to me). My daughter has spoken with her coach, her director, and a recent former D1 assistant/recruiter about the types of questions she might be asked during the recruiting process and she is preparing.

My wife and I are concerned that our daughter might get offers within a week or so of the recruiting window opening which seems very stressful for a 16 y/o. Our club director told us that is quite possible for girls like her that are ranked fairly high nationally could get offers quickly.

What I'm looking for an ANY input on you (former player) or parents dealt with this process and how you approached it when the recruiting process opened, the pressure to commit, gotchas, etc. My daughter has received good input from the sources I noted, but I want to cover all the bases as much as possible for all of us to be best prepared, ask questions, be cautious, do you commit if your #1 or #2 make you an offer quickly, etc. I want her to enjoy the process, but this is a huge decision to make at 16/17.