volleyball- please explain
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I have a kid who really wants to play volleyball. She has a little bit of experience but new-ish to competitive team sports. She's tall, athletic build and seems like vball could be a good option for her if she continues to love it. But...perusing this site and googling, I am so confused about how to get her involved. What do I need to know about the sport? Are local community teams (FPYC, BRYC, etc) a good place to start and for how long? Do all the levels with good coaching require tryouts and when are these? After tryouts, if the kid makes it do clubs run for a year or a season? How do you find out about more rigorous camps and clinics? Please help this non-athletic parent out. Anything you can share is appreciated.
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Anonymous
| Grabbing popcorn…. |
Anonymous
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If you share your child’s age and your general location you’ll likely get better information in response to this request.
Just as a starter, our daughter started playing rec volleyball at 12, transitioned to club (~6 month season) at 13, and has played high school and club ever since. Club is a higher level of commitment (practice 2-4x/week; season from December-June) and tryouts are in November. There are lots of other options during the year that require less commitment - specifics depend on where you live. |
Anonymous
Age 11 central fairfax |
Anonymous
| Yes, starting with rec volleyball at bryc or fpyc is a great way to learn and get started. |
Anonymous
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CYA Volleyball or DYS volleyball are also good options too. Spring season registration is available now.
https://www.chantillyyouth.org/registration https://dullesyouthsports.com/volleyball/house-volleyball-program/ |
Anonymous
| Sign her up for a rec league for the spring. Look at the st James training programs. They have some for beginners. |
Anonymous
Ignore. 11 is the age my daughter started in rec. Find a spring rec program closest to you and see if she likes it. My daughter had friends who stayed in rec, others who dropped it and some like her who went on to competitive teams later. It can be as competitive or as not competitive as you make it here and can be a lifelong sport. Just stay away from anyone too intense or crazy, as with anything here in the DMV. |
Anonymous
| Adding to my post. When we were starting out, someone on here shared this link and it was helpful navigating this new volleyball world. https://www.novavolleyballalliance.org/newtovb |
Anonymous
It can be as competitive as you can afford to make. Considering the large team size and relative lack of equipment, volleyball is crazy expensive compared to other team sports except for hockey (but that requires a rink) |
Anonymous
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Sign her up for a rec team.
Most of the clubs have summer camps/clinics - start researching now and sign her up for some of those. |
Anonymous
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The advice to sign her up for a rec team or clinics is spot on. If she likes it and wants to do more, consider club for next season. The primary thing to know about club at this point is that tryouts are mandated to happen on particular weekends, usually in the first half of November and that's (bascially) the only opportunity to get on a club team.
But for now, just get her some instruction and exposure. If she really likes it, come back in August to start learning more about preparing for club tryouts. |
Anonymous
All true but they don’t need to worry about any of that yet. She hasn’t tried a season of rec yet. Her daughter might not even like it. There are options between rec and super expensive clubs. See if she likes it first. |
Anonymous
| Why grab popcorn foool |
Anonymous
August is too late to start learning about club tryouts. As many have suggested so far, start with some rec leagues and clinics. Ideally, look for those organized by clubs rather than rec centers (there will be less bad habits to correct in the future). Figure out how far you are willing to drive for practice and learn about the clubs in that geographical area. Sign up for some clinics / leagues and see where your vibe matches the club vibe. By November you will have a good idea what clubs to try out for. It shouldn't be very hard to make it on a club roster if you start at 11. However, it is generally harder to make a roster in a good club than in a mediocre club. Just because coaches invite you to their tryouts, it doesn't mean that they promise you a spot on their team. Have some safe options in case you can't make the roster of the club of your choice. |