 Hey, what's up you guys, welcome back to my channel. My name is Coach Coco and I love volleyball. So much so my channel is filled with tips, tricks, hacks and everything you could ever need to know about volleyball. So today is the second part in our series and I'm gonna talk to you a little bit more about how to get your profile set up on Captain U so that way you can start looking at some schools and finding the best program for you. So remember this video is sponsored by Captain U and we talked a lot about it in the last video but I really wanna dive deep so I can make sure you have the most effective profile so when you're setting it up, you have the best chance to find the best school for you and you're able to find a place that you really want to play volleyball. So we're gonna click the link that's in my description box so that way we can get started and I'm making this a challenge. I'm trying to get 100 signups. So once I get 100 signups then I'm going to give away something in this video that I think you will want. So make sure to click the link in the description box. It's a 15 day free trial for a Captain U profile so that way you can start looking at some schools that you may be interested in to start your volleyball career. So what we're gonna do is we're gonna click that link in the description and we're gonna get started. When we first click the link in the description it's gonna take us to a basic signup page and it's gonna say Coco Volley at the top and I'm just gonna take my first and last name so obviously Coach isn't my first name but I'm gonna put Coach Coco and then it's already chosen the sport volleyball. Then I'm gonna choose my gender and then my graduation year. I've long graduated but as you can see it goes all the way up to 2026. So you have enough time if you are in that middle school range because it's listed already here. Then you're gonna enter your email address, choose your password and once we do that we're gonna get into some more questions that we're gonna answer. Now it takes me to a second page. Once again we've already chosen our graduation year and this is when we can talk a little bit about our position. Now let's say you don't know exactly the position you played just yet. I would suggest you go to my position video and try to see something that you like. That way you can go ahead and get something on the profile and it's okay you may be able to change it later. So I chose outside hitter which is what I do now but then I'm also gonna choose middle blocker which is what I did when I was in high school and when I was playing club and college. I'm gonna choose my GPA so I'm thinking it's on a 4.0 scale so I'm gonna choose an A minus because you're a student first, athlete second and then I'm gonna put my birthday in there. So after I do all of that then you're gonna put your address and it's gonna take me to the next page and on the next page that's where we're gonna get a little bit more about our volleyball history because captain you want to know where you're coming from so they can see where you wanna go. Now at the bottom of the profile is something that I think is very important which is down here it says show my profile to everyone or only verified coaches. You have to make the best decision for you but since you're starting your journey I just, I think that you should be able to cast your net a little wider. So now we're going to talk about your parents sponsoring your profile. If you are under 18 years old I highly suggest that your parents sign up so that way they can help you with a recruiting process because it's something that will take some time and you will definitely need that help in that process so parent signing up, good thing. Very, very good thing. So after that it's gonna ask you what team did you play for? So if you haven't played with a team don't fret but if you have played with a team like a club or you've played in middle school or high school that's when you wanna go ahead and type that team in so that way they can just know a little bit more about you. So once we do that we're in the system and once we get in the system it has some cool features that I think you're gonna be excited about. Now I'm gonna go to the top because I wanna talk about the good qualities of a great profile. A great profile is one that has a photo, has video footage, has your details filled out and you have a lot of samples and reflections. So that means that having photos is great. A photo tells a thousand words. You guys have heard that before, yes but a video tells a million. Video footage is awesome. So I'm gonna insert a clip of what some video footage that I would use if I were setting up my profile and some photos that might be a good idea so that way you can see some of the photos or videos that they're kinda looking at. They say this is gonna be a giveaway. So I'm gonna give away 15 minute free consultation coaching with me online so I can look at your tape, I can look at your stats, I can look at what you're doing right now and recommend some things that you're gonna do next that will help you grow and progress as a player and I'm gonna do that when we get to 100 signups. So in the community tab I'm gonna announce when we get to 100 signups and then what we're gonna do is I'm gonna give away one. We're looking at playing videos that you're playing in your specific position so they want to see you playing in your specific position. Then after that, look at some of the tabs on the side because there are some help manuals if you need some help and there's contact if you need some contact help. But this is by far the coolest page. When you go in there you see my list and interested for me. Now one of the things I know that a lot of you guys talk about is you don't know how do I choose a college for me. You have to look at your major, some of the things that you wanna do and it has those customizable settings so you can find location, majors, and the school size. And this will give you the chance to really cast your net wide because you really want to find some places that you're really going to fit in for your own goals. That means that do you wanna go play volleyball at a school that you find that isn't an area you don't like, not necessarily. You want to go somewhere where you feel wholly supported. That means by your major, by the school, by the program, all of that. So take some time to look at some different programs that are listed in the Captain U system to see where you would find your best fit. And one of the cool things is when you get in there it has a checklist of things that you have to do. First you need to contact this person. After you contact this person, follow up. After you do this, set your tour. I think that is so excellent because when I was in high school it was more like you send an email to the coach and maybe it will come back. Maybe it won't. But it seems so much more convenient now that there are ways that you're able to do this on the internet. You're able to do this from your home and you're able to be proactive to go and play college ball if that's something you wanna do. And remember, this is not just division one, it's division two, division three. There's a lot of different opportunities for you to play volleyball and I want to present them to you so you have the ability to go off and get in your volleyball dreams. So that's why I highly suggest this. What I want to do to enter this is I want you to sign up and I want to see some of your goals that you have playing college. What do you wanna do when you go to college? That's what I wanna know. So in the description below, type what do you wanna do in the description below, type what you wanna do in college and done. So that way we can make sure you get started on your volleyball journey because it is so important to me to give you the opportunities that you need to be able to grow in volleyball, to be able to have that opportunity to at least look and see what's out there for you in volleyball and really try to be proactive so you have every opportunity to play. So make sure you like this video. We have one more video in the series where we're gonna have a Q&A. So if you have any questions about college volleyball, make sure to drop them below so I can read them. So that way I know what to give you next time. And I hope that you like this video. 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