Volleyball club- recap and thoughts

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter tried out for Academy—regional club. Any info appreciated

My daughter is on that team and really likes the coach. Last year was a bit of a struggle as it was a new team and had a lot of kids just coming out of rec, but I think they are going to be in a better place this year — I think the girls that are continuing developed an enthusiasm for the sport last year and did a lot of work over the summer.

They might start all over with kids at rec level. As far as I know, only a couple of the 13s will return. The rest might have Academy as their safe club, but they will move if they get offers.

Not what I’m hearing from other families on the team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter tried out for Academy—regional club. Any info appreciated

My daughter is on that team and really likes the coach. Last year was a bit of a struggle as it was a new team and had a lot of kids just coming out of rec, but I think they are going to be in a better place this year — I think the girls that are continuing developed an enthusiasm for the sport last year and did a lot of work over the summer.

They might start all over with kids at rec level. As far as I know, only a couple of the 13s will return. The rest might have Academy as their safe club, but they will move if they get offers.

Not what I’m hearing from other families on the team.

I got the information I shared above from two players who were on the Academy 13 roster last season and I have no reason to believe they were lying. Use it with a grain of salt because you see it on an anonymous forum. I don't mind if you dispute it, but the rosters will eventually become available and we will see.

[Anonymous]

Anyone know anything about Maryland Stars or Maryland Strive or East Coast Elites? We got offers from each.

[Anonymous]

Stars has not been around very long and seems to have really young coaches—recent college grad, current college athletes, etc.,

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter tried out for Academy—regional club. Any info appreciated

My daughter is on that team and really likes the coach. Last year was a bit of a struggle as it was a new team and had a lot of kids just coming out of rec, but I think they are going to be in a better place this year — I think the girls that are continuing developed an enthusiasm for the sport last year and did a lot of work over the summer.

My daughter also played for them. I live the coach and my daughter improved a ton. The coach started our parent meeting last year by telling g us that we were going to lose a lot and badly but that by the end of the year we would see marked improvement - and she was right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter tried out for Academy—regional club. Any info appreciated

My daughter is on that team and really likes the coach. Last year was a bit of a struggle as it was a new team and had a lot of kids just coming out of rec, but I think they are going to be in a better place this year — I think the girls that are continuing developed an enthusiasm for the sport last year and did a lot of work over the summer.

They might start all over with kids at rec level. As far as I know, only a couple of the 13s will return. The rest might have Academy as their safe club, but they will move if they get offers.

Not what I’m hearing from other families on the team.

I got the information I shared above from two players who were on the Academy 13 roster last season and I have no reason to believe they were lying. Use it with a grain of salt because you see it on an anonymous forum. I don't mind if you dispute it, but the rosters will eventually become available and we will see.

My kid is going back and because of the coach. She had other offers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ironically, the one club clinic where she ended up on the lower court is the club she wants to play for the most. Why? Because the coaches were clear about why there were different courts. The lower court was for skills work with the goal of improving their skill very quickly. The upper court was gameplay for players that already had the skill. And the lower court was staffed and watched by the coaches for DD age group. By the end of the session both courts were running the same scrimmage - the upper court was just running it faster and more consistently. It was the only session where she came out a significantly better player than she was when she went in. It also helped that all the club's players from last year were genuinely welcoming new players into their teams/groups.

I'm sure some players left that gym knowing that they weren't going to make a team with the club. But I don't think any of them could say the club didn't take the time to really try to help them get better.

Just out of curiosity: are you talking about MOCO here? We had the same vibe there during the pre-tryout clinics. We had a pretty good experience with MVSA as well (probably the best experience in the way they split the teams, in terms of competitiveness), but some of the MVSA players were really unfriendly. They would cut each other a lot of slack, but they would be pretty mean when "outsiders" would make mistakes on the court.

I seriously doubt OP was talking about MOCO. MOCO can be super dismissive of some players at tryouts and it's pretty obvious to those on the "lower court" that they've already been ruled out, sometimes before anyone's taken a good look at them playing. And our DDs each played one season for MOCO, then never tried out with them again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter tried out for Academy—regional club. Any info appreciated

My daughter is on that team and really likes the coach. Last year was a bit of a struggle as it was a new team and had a lot of kids just coming out of rec, but I think they are going to be in a better place this year — I think the girls that are continuing developed an enthusiasm for the sport last year and did a lot of work over the summer.

They might start all over with kids at rec level. As far as I know, only a couple of the 13s will return. The rest might have Academy as their safe club, but they will move if they get offers.

Not what I’m hearing from other families on the team.

I got the information I shared above from two players who were on the Academy 13 roster last season and I have no reason to believe they were lying. Use it with a grain of salt because you see it on an anonymous forum. I don't mind if you dispute it, but the rosters will eventually become available and we will see.

My kid is going back and because of the coach. She had other offers.

Since you are in the loop: how many other players from the 13s roster tried out for Academy?

[Anonymous]

If we we received an offer yesterday but haven’t accepted it’s good until tomorrow at 10pm correct? We let them know we were interested but still considering

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ironically, the one club clinic where she ended up on the lower court is the club she wants to play for the most. Why? Because the coaches were clear about why there were different courts. The lower court was for skills work with the goal of improving their skill very quickly. The upper court was gameplay for players that already had the skill. And the lower court was staffed and watched by the coaches for DD age group. By the end of the session both courts were running the same scrimmage - the upper court was just running it faster and more consistently. It was the only session where she came out a significantly better player than she was when she went in. It also helped that all the club's players from last year were genuinely welcoming new players into their teams/groups.

I'm sure some players left that gym knowing that they weren't going to make a team with the club. But I don't think any of them could say the club didn't take the time to really try to help them get better.

Just out of curiosity: are you talking about MOCO here? We had the same vibe there during the pre-tryout clinics. We had a pretty good experience with MVSA as well (probably the best experience in the way they split the teams, in terms of competitiveness), but some of the MVSA players were really unfriendly. They would cut each other a lot of slack, but they would be pretty mean when "outsiders" would make mistakes on the court.

I seriously doubt OP was talking about MOCO. MOCO can be super dismissive of some players at tryouts and it's pretty obvious to those on the "lower court" that they've already been ruled out, sometimes before anyone's taken a good look at them playing. And our DDs each played one season for MOCO, then never tried out with them again.

That was our experience as well. My DD had a sticker on the number saying to start on court 3 with a bunch of other kids with little experience. She felt like she was in rec league all over again with three touches being the exception rather than the rule. She felt like she was at the same level with the others because she could not find a position to make a difference. When she tried to set, the passes would go too low and at random places. She tried to pass, but the new setters could rarely set. When the setters would eventually set, the ball would be unhittable. She was never given the chance to play with more experienced kids. Most coaches were in the other gym to look at courts 1 and 2. Unlike what they said during the parent meeting, the kids on the lower court never had a chance. I wish I knew she would start on the 3rd court with no chance of moving up - I would have saved some time and money by not even signing up for the MOCO tryouts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If we we received an offer yesterday but haven’t accepted it’s good until tomorrow at 10pm correct? We let them know we were interested but still considering

According to the CHRVA rules, the offer is valid until Tuesday at 10 pm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter tried out for Academy—regional club. Any info appreciated

My daughter is on that team and really likes the coach. Last year was a bit of a struggle as it was a new team and had a lot of kids just coming out of rec, but I think they are going to be in a better place this year — I think the girls that are continuing developed an enthusiasm for the sport last year and did a lot of work over the summer.

They might start all over with kids at rec level. As far as I know, only a couple of the 13s will return. The rest might have Academy as their safe club, but they will move if they get offers.

Not what I’m hearing from other families on the team.

I got the information I shared above from two players who were on the Academy 13 roster last season and I have no reason to believe they were lying. Use it with a grain of salt because you see it on an anonymous forum. I don't mind if you dispute it, but the rosters will eventually become available and we will see.

My kid is going back and because of the coach. She had other offers.

Since you are in the loop: how many other players from the 13s roster tried out for Academy?

I'm a different poster, but are you asking how many of the 13 roster tried out for the 14U team? I think most of the 13s did. But I didn't count heads or anything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter tried out for Academy—regional club. Any info appreciated

My daughter is on that team and really likes the coach. Last year was a bit of a struggle as it was a new team and had a lot of kids just coming out of rec, but I think they are going to be in a better place this year — I think the girls that are continuing developed an enthusiasm for the sport last year and did a lot of work over the summer.

They might start all over with kids at rec level. As far as I know, only a couple of the 13s will return. The rest might have Academy as their safe club, but they will move if they get offers.

Not what I’m hearing from other families on the team.

I got the information I shared above from two players who were on the Academy 13 roster last season and I have no reason to believe they were lying. Use it with a grain of salt because you see it on an anonymous forum. I don't mind if you dispute it, but the rosters will eventually become available and we will see.

My kid is going back and because of the coach. She had other offers.

Since you are in the loop: how many other players from the 13s roster tried out for Academy?

I'm a different poster, but are you asking how many of the 13 roster tried out for the 14U team? I think most of the 13s did. But I didn't count heads or anything.

It is quite rare to have parents who only see positives in their club, especially after their team did so poorly during the season. This thread is surprisingly full of posters who are intimately familiar with the 13 Academy roster. Nice bunch of parents who only have good things to say about Academy.

[Anonymous]

my kiddoe's BFF was on Academy last year and tried out there/MOCO this year and hands-down chose Academy. Kiddoe got much better over the past year and loves the environment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:my kiddoe's BFF was on Academy last year and tried out there/MOCO this year and hands-down chose Academy. Kiddoe got much better over the past year and loves the environment.

OMG, there's the parent of an Academy player's BFF! We are missing a couple of grandparents, uncles / aunts, and some distant relatives who live overseas to testify just how great Academy is.