Mens volleyball college level?

Question

how high do i have to be able to hit/(touch) to play power (OH) at a higher level?

by (touch) i mean that if ther is a mark/line 11 foot above the ground and i am able to do an approach and touch it. i believe this is known as the approach vertical

the recruitment sites say that the minimum is 11 feet. does that mean that i should be fine to play in college if i can touch 11 feet even though i am only 5'11 (yes my vertical is sick). or is ther still going to be a certain restriction due to my height (eg need better timing)

Answer 1

Good answers above this.  I was answering roughly the same thing as Steve and Maria D.  I have since erased most of my answer.

Jump is not the most important thing that colleges look at.  If you can jump, they can teach you volleyball if they are interested in taking the time.  You have to be a complete volleyball player with a jump and/or height.

Answer 2

I am 5'9 with a 36inch veritcal and lots of colleges looked at me but none of the big schools wanted me....I was even in volleyball monthly's fab 50.....the reason was  a player 6'3 6'4' or taller will reach the same height I do much quicker....and if you play a 5 setter he will still reach the height quicker then i can......so I played for Navy and had a decent career, Most guys like us will become libero even thou we can hit with the best in the nation. (there was no Libero when I played)

Answer 3

I have to agree with the previous answer - to even get a look at the college level, you must be way above average in all phases of the game. At 5'11, you must understand you will be facing blockers at 6'6", 6'7", 6'8", or so with pretty wicked verticals of their own. If you want to be looked at for college, get on a club travel team asap....hopefully you already are and will be in SLC later this summer for the boys junior olympics....

Answer 4

Jumping is not the only reason that you will make a college VB team....

You must excel in serving, defense, blocking, hitting and movement. I mean you must EXCEL in these areas to even be considered.

Several programs do not even have tryouts...if you are good you will have recruiters spot you playing in club VB events and tournaments and high school games....

Don't even say you don't play any of these because you are seriously lacking in talent other than having a great vertical if that is the case.

You should be attending some college VB camps this summer if you want coaches to see you in action and ask them some questions about your talent level...

Good luck

Answer 5

Colleges don't judge a player because of how high they can jump. You need to be one of the best in every single part of your game. You shouldn't be surprised if you see a middle or OH coming at you that's a foot taller than you, most of them with massive verticals of their own. In college there are setters that are ten inches taller than you.

That doesn't mean that they won't take you. You're going to have to focus more on getting around blocks instead of over them. If you can serve well than you shouldn't have a problem finding a team that wants you. It's the only part of the game that you can control, so make sure you have a strong one.

Answer 6

If you aren't good enough to make a college team, most colleges have club teams that you can travel around and play with.  the club teams are pretty decent players just not quite good enough for the big time