Elite volleyball player junior Jasmine DeSilva plays year round and is now thinking about a future college career.
Q: How long have you been playing volleyball?
A: Since seventh grade.
Q: What clubs have you played for?
A: SMJ 14s, BAVA south 18s, BAVA 18s elite, and now NVVA 17-1 select.
Q: Where do you play now?
A: NVVA 17-1 and that’s my favorite place I‘ve played.
Q: Where is the farthest you’ve ever gone for a tournament?
A: This season I’m going to Vegas and Colorado.
Q: What position do you play?
A: Outside (hitter).
Q: What other positions have you played?
A: Outside and middle.
Q: What is your favorite position to play?
A: Definitely outside!
Q: What colleges are you interested in playing for?
A: I hope to play for a D1 college not too far away from home, such as Brown College, William and Mary College, Virginia Tech, etc.
Q: Have any colleges expressed interest in you?
A: I get a lot of emails, but so does every other volleyball player, from, like, JMU (James Madison), William and Mary, George Mason, Virginia Tech, and Depaul.
Q: Going into your senior year, what are your expectations for the season?
A: My expectations are to continue to work on the skills to develop my game and be ready to compete on a college level. Every college coach has a different thing I should concentrate on, so I set goals for each month to work on each of them. Senior year is important, but for recruiting process junior year is the real test.
-Jessica Ward, The Patriot Press