Yes! You can view a selection of coaches testimonials here. We strongly encourage you to ask around the volleyball community. You can also review a complete list of teams from past years.
BIP will host your foreign tour anytime of the year including major holidays. If you are a university team then we recommend that you check with your university compliance advisor to ensure legality of your preferred travel dates. Otherwise, the timing of your trip is entirely up to you.
We suggest that you contact BIP at least 6 months to 1 year in advance in order to secure preferred travel dates and allow sufficient time for fundraising. Airfare is often the largest variable on price for teams, so having group airfare locked in 300+ days prior to tour can be a big saver. We’re […]
We do not and cannot provide travel insurance. However we strongly recommend travel insurance for all participants in accordance with our insurance company. It’s often affordable and certainly worth it if there are any issues with the trip or baggage associated with the trip.
Yes, of course! All of our tours are completely customized. We have established relationships with teams throughout Europe, South America & Central America, Australia and the South Pacific and Asia. We will arrange matches virtually anywhere you want to go. We have countries that we recommend and are worthwhile from competition, sightseeing, […]
The cost of any University Tour is entirely dependent upon the number of people in your travel party, the number of days you plan on touring, the number of countries you’d like to see, and the time of year you plan to travel.
Tours in Nicaragua start at $795 per person. China, Brazil and […]
We require a deposit (usually between $5,000 to $10,000 depending on the tour) to secure your desired tour dates. After your down payment has been made and your dates have been locked in, the balance will be due before you depart for your tour. We generally ask for tours to be paid in full 60 days […]
We can accommodate every level of volleyball from youth club teams to DI, DII, DIII and Collegiate National Team. We can organize matches against top-level professional teams, National or Junior National teams in almost any country.
You can determine the frequency of play and practice sessions. We typically schedule a match every 2-3 days. We will not include practice sessions on tour unless you specifically request it. The amount of volleyball is entirely up to you.
Our standard quality lodging is 3-4 stars depending on location. Lodging throughout the tour will depend entirely on your budget. In the past we have used hotels, sport lodges, pensions, hostels, and even gymnasiums themselves. Regardless of the lodging you choose, sometimes the least expensive accommodations turn into the best cultural experiences. In general the quality […]
Just as is the case with accommodations, meals will in large part depend on your budget, as well as the daily schedule of the tour. Sometimes meals have to be fast as we go from sightseeing to a competition or from city to city; other times we can afford to sit down and take our time. […]
Yes. We will never run a tour without a member of Bring It Promotions along to ensure that the itinerary is followed and everything is running smoothly.
Yes. Bringing family, boosters, or administrators along is common and of course we will simply include them in the number of your travel party. However, it is imperative that all non-volleyball participants understand up front that volleyball, and the team in particular, is the priority. We offer special “Booster Packages” upon request.
This is a complicated question these days. From 2000 to 2003 we ran an International Recruiting Service and helped about 100 foreign girls get scholarships in the USA during that time. We tried our best to run the service in a fair way for all coaches, but with stricter NCAA regulations popping up, the prevalence […]
So many questions to ask yourself here: 4 big questions with 4 sample Answers below:
1- Do you want to live in another country?
2- What are you willing to accept if you going to survive here on volleyball?
3-Can I do it without the immediate support of my friends, family, significant other, athletic […]
During the tour you will have 2 volleyball sessions most days. One may be a practice and one session a match against a local European team. You will learn to warm up in the European style, be coaches by a European coach and train with other Americans, Canadians or other Bring It clients.
We want to market you the best we can. So if you can list a secondary position that you are solid in, it will make you more appealing for multiple teams. This tour is not the time to “tryout” another position that you haven’t played since high school.
Options for positions are as follows:
Best advice I can give is take only what you can carry through the airport by yourself regardless of how long you stay. You will buy things here. You will take things home at the holidays and bring different things back…most U.S. products you can get here and you will definitely find new ones […]
YES! Itinerary is up to you before or after a tour. Athletes have received contract offers well after the tour ends so staying a week or two to travel on your own could be helpful. BIP does not plan or pay for any additional travel outside of the Firesale tour dates. Families or friends […]
Most countries we travel in on tour operate on the currency of Euros (insert symbol here). The best way to get Euros is to bring a debit or credit card that doesn’t charge you to use it in Europe or has no ATM withdrawal fees. Use the ATM machine at the airport or any […]