Volleyball & study in the USA

Combine your volleyball ambitions with studying abroad

For young volleyball players, the United States offers a unique opportunity to combine high-level volleyball with education. As a student-athlete, you can continue your development on the court while studying at a college or university.

At Joost Kooistra Agency, we can help facilitate this route for players who are interested in taking their volleyball career abroad while continuing their education.

Together, we look at your ambitions, level and personal preferences and explore whether the American college route could be the right fit for you.

Volleyball & Education

Playing college volleyball in the United States means becoming part of a competitive sports environment while working towards your degree.

There are opportunities at different levels and at colleges and universities throughout the country. Finding the right fit is about more than volleyball alone. Your level as a player, academic ambitions, preferred environment and personal goals all play an important role.

Through our network, we can help you explore these opportunities and guide you towards a place that fits both your volleyball and academic ambitions.

Volleyball

Develop as a player in a competitive training and match environment.

Education

Combine your volleyball career with studying towards a degree.

Experience

Live abroad, experience a different culture and develop both as an athlete and as a person.

How can we help?

You don’t have to figure out the American college system by yourself.

For this route, we work together with an experienced partner specialized in placing and guiding international student-athletes at colleges and universities in the United States. Their knowledge of the American college system and extensive network, combined with our experience and knowledge within international volleyball, allows us to guide players towards suitable opportunities.

Our goal is not simply to get you to America. We want to help you find an opportunity that fits your ambitions on and off the court.

During your adventure in America

Our guidance doesn’t stop when you leave for the United States.

Throughout your time in America, Joost Kooistra Agency remains your point of contact. We stay in touch, follow your development and are there to support you whenever needed.

Whether you want to discuss your development as a player, your situation within the team or something outside volleyball, you can always reach out to us.

This allows you to focus on your volleyball, studies and life in the United States, knowing that you still have someone back home looking out for your career and interests.

What happens after college?

Your time in college can be an important chapter in your volleyball career, but it doesn’t have to be the final one.

When your studies in the United States come to an end, we look ahead together. Based on your development, level and personal ambitions, we discuss what you want your next step to be.

If your ambition is to continue playing volleyball, we use our international network to look for a suitable next opportunity and help you take the next step in your volleyball career.

That could mean returning to Europe, starting a professional career abroad or exploring another opportunity that fits your situation at that moment.

Interested in the possibilities?

Are you interested in combining volleyball and studying in the United States, or simply curious whether this route could be right for you?

Get in touch with us. We would be happy to hear about your ambitions and explore the possibilities together.

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