"How to Get a College Coach's Attention" Seminar
Thurday, March 29, 5:30-6:00 pm Room B309

Big South is delighted to provide a free seminar to parents and athletes Thursday evening at 5:30 pm.
The subject will be free and inexpensive ways that athletes can reach out to the right schools and make them want to come watch you. We will have at least one Division 1 college coach on hand to give an honest perspective about what works and what doesn't.

There will be no sales pitch. Just great information that will help you make the most out of your recruiting experience.

Topics will include:
* How to use your free profile on University Athlete (used by 98% of the coaches who attend Qualifiers and other large tournaments) to make sure your recruiting data is correct at every event.
* Do's and don'ts when contacting schools.
* Tips for finding the right fit.
* Easy ways to build and post on the internet a highlight video that shows what colleges want to see.

The seminar is open to all Big South Participants and will held in The Georgia World Congress Center. Seating will be limited so please arrive a little early. Guest Registration for the Big South is required prior to attendance.

TOURNAMENT MAGIC VIRTUAL SHOWCASE COMES BACK TO BIG SOUTH!

Click here for Showcase assignments

Lots of showcase events say they are different. But this showcase really is different:

• Players showcase their talent BY POSITION
  • Hitters, setters, middle blockers and liberos are on SEPARATE courts BY POSITION.
    • Easy for college coaches to evaluate your talent in your position

• Every court is video taped and uploaded to a web site within 7 days
  • PLAYERS get a URL to send to college coaches of her choice

• COLLEGE COACHES DON'T HAVE TO BE PRESENT TO SEE YOU SHOWCASE YOUR TALENT.
  • They can search the video site by position to see YOU perform.

• MAXIMUM OF 15 PLAYERS per court
  • You get more touches so your talent can actually be seen

• Each showcase SESSION LASTS ABOUT ONE HOUR
  • NO SCRIMMAGING to tire you out before competition the next day

• DRILLS run FROM ONE SIDE of the court ONLY
  • MAXIMIZES your VISIBILITY on video
  • MINIMIZES the CHANCE OF INJURY

• PLAYERS STAY ON ONE COURT the whole session
  • Easier for college coaches to find you and view you.

• Drills designed to show what COLLEGE COACHES want to see

REGISTRATION is FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE. SPACE IS STRICTLY LIMITED so we can provide a quality showcase with maximum number of contacts for each participant.

Players of all ages welcome to participate. In fact, you can participate even if you are NOT playing at Big South. Just follow directions to register for the showcase online.

Tournament Magic uses UNIVERSITY ATHLETE software to allow college coaches to make evaluations just like they do at the tournament the next day.

Recruiters can come watch you play in the tournament based on the notes they took the night before.

Every participant receives a one-year complimentary membership to UniversityAthlete.com

You can easily communicate with virtually every college program in the country through University Athlete.

Sessions run from 5:00 pm until 7:30 pm. We will assign you to a session and notify you by 10 pm EST on Wednesday, March 28 of your session and your court. No pre-selection of sessions is possible.

Registration deadline is Wednesday, March 28 at 12:00 noon.

Sunday Services
Sunday, April 1st 6:10-6:45 am & 10:00 - 10:45 am

Once again the FCA will be offering two different Sunday Services in room B308. The Main Lobby doors to the GWCC will opening on Sunday ONLY at 6:00 am to allow people time to make the service. There will be a second service offered later that day, but the time is TBA. The service is non-denominational.

IMPACT Coaches Clinic
Noon, Thursday, March 29th

The SRVA will be offering an IMPACT coaches clinic in meeting room B309 of the convention center. The form to register can be downloaded and returned to the SRVA by clicking here. You can also pay by credit card, but please call them at krcj@bellsouth.net if you wish to pay via PayPal.

The cost of registration is $45 if you register 7 days prior to the event, otherwise it is $65

USA Volleyball High Performance Tryouts
Thursday, March 29th

For complete information and to register for the USA Volleyball HP Tryout click here.
Check In - 4:00 PM (Report to the Hall B)
Estimated finish time -- 8:00 PM

USAV requests that you pre-register for this event. Registration for this try out is NOT done with the BIG SOUTH National Qualifier. The Georgia World Congress Center will be open for players to register for the HP tryouts starting at 4:00 pm on Thursday, March 29. Athletes will go to the USAV registration area in Hall B to complete any necessary paperwork, etc. Players will not be allowed to enter the court area until 4:00 PM.

Trainers will be on site for the tryout and will provide any necessary supplies. However, ice will be limited, so any after the event "ice down" will need to be done at your hotel.

SEVideo
Friday, March 30th - Sunday, April 1st

SEVideo will be providing on-the-spot game DVDs for Big South and they would like to get the word out to all teams. Prices start at $75 per 2-set match with discounted team packages available that allow your coach to receive a DVD the same day. DVDs for the entire team and on-line viewing options are also offered. They cannot cover every game, so pre-ordering by 3/26 is recommended! Contact them at jim@sevideo.biz or (877) 704-4531 for more info!

Movies!
Friday, March 30th - Sunday, April 1st

The Georgia World Congress Center is pleased to announce it will be showing movies during the next several months as an extra amenity for their visitors. Starting Friday, March 30th four movies will be running in rotation inside Building C's C101 & 102 Auditoriums. The cost is $5 per person for the entire day…come and go at no additional cost. Naturally, popcorn, soda and candy will be available near the Auditorium entrance.

Movies scheduled for the weekend are: Puss in Boots, Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Jack and Jill, and Dolphin Tale. Movie times will be determined soon!