This document summarizes an elite volleyball club that focuses on playing at the highest levels to maximize exposure to college coaches. It emphasizes commitment to training and competing at a national level to attain college scholarships. The club aims to develop 50 multi-sport facilities nationwide and leverages partnerships to provide players equipment, college recruiting support, and video of matches. Annual membership costs $3,000 paid in monthly installments.

2. ABOUT US
LEARN WHAT DIFFERENTIATES
US FROM OTHER CLUBS THAT
DON’T PLAY A NATIONAL OPEN
SCHEDULE.
92% OF PLAYERS PLAYING
TRAVEL SPORTS DO NOT GET
FULL SCHOLARSHIPS.* WHY?
BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT
PLAYING AT THE RIGHT EVENTS
AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL TO BE
SEEN BY COLLEGE COACHES.
WE FOCUS ON ATTACKING THE
8% OPPORTUNITY!
* https://theharrispoll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Sports-Parents-Survey-2019-Final-Approved.pdf

3. OUR MISSION
THE NATION.ACADEMY
MISSION IS TO BECOME A
NATIONAL ACADEMY BRAND BY
DEVELOPING 50 MULTISPORT
FACILITIES AROUND THE
COUNTRY OVER THE NEXT 10
YEARS WHOSE PLAYERS,
PARENTS AND STAFF ARE
COMMITTED TO TRAINING AND
COMPETING AT THE HIGHEST
LEVEL POSSIBLE AT ALL TIMES.
WE ARE NOT JUST ANOTHER
LOCAL CLUB.

4. WHY ARE YOU PLAYING?
 PLAY WITH MY FRIENDS?
 MAKE MY SCHOOL TEAM?
 TO PLAY IN COLLEGE?
 MAKE ANY TOP TEAM?

WE ARE HERE FOR PLAYERS
WHO WANT THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY IN
COLLEGE AND ARE WILLING
TO MAKE THE COMMITMENT
TO DO SO.

5. HOW RECRUITING WORKS
THERE ISN’T A MAGIC
FORMULA FOR RECRUITING.
IT’S A VERY SIMPLE PROCESS.
1. BE COMMITTED
2. PLAY WHERE YOU ARE SEEN
3. PLAY AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL
4. TRAIN AT A HIGH LEVEL
5. OUTBOUND MARKET
COLLEGE COACHES LOOK FOR?
1. COMMITMENT
2. PLAY AT OR PLAY TOP CLUBS
3. DON’T CARE ABOUT SCORE

6. Once you are committed, you need to
prepare for your college in your 18
season by playing and training at the
highest level possible.
PREPARATION TIME
As a 17 (after your sophomore year) you
can be contacted, make official visits,
receive offers and accept offers.
DECISION TIME
16’s will be the most important year in
your recruiting cycle. This will be the last
season before coaches can contact you.
RECRUITING EXPOSURE
15’s will be the first-year coaches
generally start watching you play at
national open level events.
EARLY EXPOSURE
18’s
17’s
16’s
15’s
RECRUITING TIMELINE
UNDERSTANDING THE
RECRUITING PROCESS IS
ESSENTIAL TO BEING
SUCCESFUL.
PARENTS & PLAYERS ARE NOT
ALLOWED TO BE CONTACTED
OR RECEIVE OFFERS BY
COLLEGES UNTIL AFTER THE
SUMMER OF THEIR
SOPHOMORE YEAR.
PLAYER’S 15 & 16 YEARS ARE
THE MOST CRITICAL IN
RECRUITING.
IF YOU DON’T KNOW, ASK US!

7. WHO WE ARE
OUR STAFF HAVE PLAYED,
COACHED AND ADMINISTERED
THE GAME AT EVERY LEVEL.
THEY HAVE PLAYED NCAA DI,
DII & NCAA DI TOURNAMENT
VOLLEYBALL.
THEY HAVE COACHED MEN’S,
WOMEN’S & JUNIOR
NATIONAL, PROFESSIONAL,
NCAA DI, II & III COLLEGES &
YOUTH OPEN TEAMS. THEY
HAVE WON INTERNATIONAL
MEDALS, NCAA DI
CHAMPIONSHIPS AND USAV
OPEN NATIONAL TITLES.
Club Director
Jaime Shamis
Director of Strategy
Alec Peters
Director of Volleyball
John Forman
Director of Recruiting
Nikki King
Head Coaches
Michelle Cole
Angel Ayala
See our web site for more detail on our staff

8. HOW WE DO IT
WE TRAIN AND PLAY HIGHEST
LEVEL POSSIBLE EVERY CHANCE
WE GET.
WE PLAY AT EVENTS THAT
MAXIMIZE COLLEGIATE
EXPOSURE.
OUR RECRUITING
COORDINATOR OUTBOUND
MARKETS OUR PLAYERS.
WE CREATE EXPERIENCES
SIMILAR TO WHAT PLAYERS
WILL FACE WHEN THEY GET TO
COLLEGE SO THEY ARE
PREPARED. See our web site for more detail on our schedule

9. WHAT YOU GET
We have a ‘head to
toe’ contract with
adidas that provides
everything players
need to play for us.
SquadLocker provides
our fulfillment and
real time online stores
for players, staff,
parents and fans.
The NCSA provides
our players a full
membership to
manage their college
recruiting process.
We record all matches
and upload to Hudl
and YouTube for
recruiting purposes
along with stats.
Vert monitors player
workload in training
and matches for
performance and
safety.
Our official app by
Drivn provides secure
team communication
compliant with
SafeSport.
WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER THE
BEST OF BREED RELATIONSHIPS
TO MAXIMIZE THE EXPERIENCE
AND OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR
PLAYERS.
WE LEVERAGE OUR
CORPORATE AND COLLEGIATE
RELATIONSHIPS THAT OTHER
CLUBS SIMPLY DON’T HAVE TO
MAXIMIZE EXPOSURE TO
COLLEGES FOR OUR PLAYERS.
WE ARE CONSTANTLY SEEKING
WAYS TO ENHANCE THE
EXPERIENCE FOR OUR PLAYERS.

10. WHAT IT COSTS
FAMILIES NATIONWIDE ARE
PAYING IN EXCESS OF $12,000
PER ANNUM FOR PROGRAMS
LIKE OURS.
AS A STARTUP, WE HEAVILY
SUBSIDIZE THE COSTS AND
BREAK THE FEES DOWN
MONTHLY TO HELP FAMILIES.
WE FEEL THE INVESTMENT IN
THESE PLAYERS WILL BE
RETURNED IN THE FUTURE AS
CLUB AMBASSADORS.
Annual Cost:
$3,000 paid in 12 monthly installments of $250 per month through our Gold
Membership. This helps family from a cash flow perspective.
This includes everything a player needs to play for nation.academy such as
facility, training, tournament, equipment, service and other fees.
This also includes the travel (transportation and hotel) for ALL national events
(national qualifiers and nationals). It does NOT include meals.
Travel for local/regional events are the responsibility of the parents.

11. QUESTIONS
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER
QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT
US AT:
Jaime Shamis, Club Director
jaime.shamis@nation.academy
+1.843.224.4998