The NCAA defines recruiting as “any solicitation of prospective student-athletes or their parents by an institutional staff member or by a representative of the institution’s athletics interests for the purpose of securing a prospective student-athlete’s enrollment and ultimate participation in the institution’s intercollegiate athletics program.” (https://www.ncaa.org/sports/2021/2/10/recruiting-calendars-faq.aspx)

These are different college atheletic associations and division that each have varying rules and cover different areas in college recruitments. "Intercollegiate competition is sanctioned by different college divisions." (https://www.collegepipe.com/divisions)

NCAA - largest and most well-known college atheletic association
NAIA -“The expert in the business of small college athletics”
NJCAA -community colleges and junior colleges
CCAA - covers 110 schools located within the state of California

You can connect with these divisions through the recruitment proccess. (More info example: https://ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com/compliance/recruiting/calendar/2025-26/2025-26D1Rec_WVBRecruitingCalendar.pdf) Our partners at Vallejo Sports Recruiting have familiarize themselves with the recruitment process at NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA, and CCCAA. Vallejo Sports Recruiting is NVA's official Recruitment Coordinators. Helping connect NVA players to the recruitment process. 

They are your possible bridge to a sports scholarship and a quality university education. With over 20 years of experience in sports recruitment, their knowledge will help you enter into the next level of volleyball: the collegiate level recruitment process. Through the Vallejo complete recruitment program in the sport of volleyball, they focus on helping student-athletes find oppurtunities to become professionals.

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