Volleyball club- recap and thoughts

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they are looking at the big picture (college recruitment) instead of focusing on the instant gratification (bringing home easy medals). They may have found the recipe for success in their niche market (rich families with tall players

THIS! Especially now, with portal/roster limits, every club that has 4+ college commitments for the class of 2026 (and later) has a niche market (80% of greater of players with a few standout exceptions who show up on their instagram a lot).

VAE = rich families with tall players (who can be full pay in college on a volleyball roster) based on their website & instagram to date: 6 commits for 2026

METRO Travel= tallest, most athletic/talented highest number with parent(s) who played in college thus greatest number D1 commits. Close to 100% commitment for 2026 class

Paramount 1s team= not as tall, extremely athletic, talented enough to easily win in CHRVA, do decently outside the region. Very few commits in 2026 and club doesn’t seem to care about college commits generally. 3 commits for 2026

540 undersized , very athletic, talented players who want play in college and are pragmatic about it (impressive number of D2 and D3) 8 or 9 college commits for 2026

Vajrs ? What their niche is. used to be a powerhouse in terms of college players, but very limited success on this metric since 2023/2024. 1 commit for 2026

MVSA = at HS level niche is strongest players from MOCO public and independent school teams who are not on Metro or PM. No college focus. 1 commit for 2026

At the 1-2 commits for a grad year level, that suggests partial (or even very little or ineffective) club support for the college recruitment process.

Paramount doesn't care about college commitments? Their 2027 class already has commitments to Penn State, Vanderbilt, UConn and Delaware? Agree about VAJRS, although they do have two 2027 commitments to UVA. Metro's 2026 class was exceptionally long/athletic/talented.

Didn’t their Penn State recruit jump to Metro?

2027 is this current class. The 2027 kids cycle just started on June 15th, so how has this player "jumped" to Metro? People will make up anything. That kid was on the only 2027 CHRVA player to make the USA U19 Girls National Team that won gold at the Pan Am Cup

[Anonymous]

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they are looking at the big picture (college recruitment) instead of focusing on the instant gratification (bringing home easy medals). They may have found the recipe for success in their niche market (rich families with tall players

THIS! Especially now, with portal/roster limits, every club that has 4+ college commitments for the class of 2026 (and later) has a niche market (80% of greater of players with a few standout exceptions who show up on their instagram a lot).

VAE = rich families with tall players (who can be full pay in college on a volleyball roster) based on their website & instagram to date: 6 commits for 2026

METRO Travel= tallest, most athletic/talented highest number with parent(s) who played in college thus greatest number D1 commits. Close to 100% commitment for 2026 class

Paramount 1s team= not as tall, extremely athletic, talented enough to easily win in CHRVA, do decently outside the region. Very few commits in 2026 and club doesn’t seem to care about college commits generally. 3 commits for 2026

540 undersized , very athletic, talented players who want play in college and are pragmatic about it (impressive number of D2 and D3) 8 or 9 college commits for 2026

Vajrs ? What their niche is. used to be a powerhouse in terms of college players, but very limited success on this metric since 2023/2024. 1 commit for 2026

MVSA = at HS level niche is strongest players from MOCO public and independent school teams who are not on Metro or PM. No college focus. 1 commit for 2026

At the 1-2 commits for a grad year level, that suggests partial (or even very little or ineffective) club support for the college recruitment process.

Paramount doesn't care about college commitments? Their 2027 class already has commitments to Penn State, Vanderbilt, UConn and Delaware? Agree about VAJRS, although they do have two 2027 commitments to UVA. Metro's 2026 class was exceptionally long/athletic/talented.

Didn’t their Penn State recruit jump to Metro?

2027 is this current class. The 2027 kids cycle just started on June 15th, so how has this player "jumped" to Metro? People will make up anything. That kid was on the only 2027 CHRVA player to make the USA U19 Girls National Team that won gold at the Pan Am Cup

The daughter of a famous Basketball player?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:,

they are looking at the big picture (college recruitment) instead of focusing on the instant gratification (bringing home easy medals). They may have found the recipe for success in their niche market (rich families with tall players

THIS! Especially now, with portal/roster limits, every club that has 4+ college commitments for the class of 2026 (and later) has a niche market (80% of greater of players with a few standout exceptions who show up on their instagram a lot).

VAE = rich families with tall players (who can be full pay in college on a volleyball roster) based on their website & instagram to date: 6 commits for 2026

METRO Travel= tallest, most athletic/talented highest number with parent(s) who played in college thus greatest number D1 commits. Close to 100% commitment for 2026 class

Paramount 1s team= not as tall, extremely athletic, talented enough to easily win in CHRVA, do decently outside the region. Very few commits in 2026 and club doesn’t seem to care about college commits generally. 3 commits for 2026

540 undersized , very athletic, talented players who want play in college and are pragmatic about it (impressive number of D2 and D3) 8 or 9 college commits for 2026

Vajrs ? What their niche is. used to be a powerhouse in terms of college players, but very limited success on this metric since 2023/2024. 1 commit for 2026

MVSA = at HS level niche is strongest players from MOCO public and independent school teams who are not on Metro or PM. No college focus. 1 commit for 2026

At the 1-2 commits for a grad year level, that suggests partial (or even very little or ineffective) club support for the college recruitment process.

Paramount doesn't care about college commitments? Their 2027 class already has commitments to Penn State, Vanderbilt, UConn and Delaware? Agree about VAJRS, although they do have two 2027 commitments to UVA. Metro's 2026 class was exceptionally long/athletic/talented.

Didn’t their Penn State recruit jump to Metro?

2027 is this current class. The 2027 kids cycle just started on June 15th, so how has this player "jumped" to Metro? People will make up anything. That kid was on the only 2027 CHRVA player to make the USA U19 Girls National Team that won gold at the Pan Am Cup

The daughter of a famous Basketball player?

That player is a class of 2025 player. She never played for Paramount. She played for VAJRS and then left to go to Metro. Paramount has a class of 2027 player that just committed to Penn State and she is widely regarded as one of the top middles in the country in her class.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:,

they are looking at the big picture (college recruitment) instead of focusing on the instant gratification (bringing home easy medals). They may have found the recipe for success in their niche market (rich families with tall players

THIS! Especially now, with portal/roster limits, every club that has 4+ college commitments for the class of 2026 (and later) has a niche market (80% of greater of players with a few standout exceptions who show up on their instagram a lot).

VAE = rich families with tall players (who can be full pay in college on a volleyball roster) based on their website & instagram to date: 6 commits for 2026

METRO Travel= tallest, most athletic/talented highest number with parent(s) who played in college thus greatest number D1 commits. Close to 100% commitment for 2026 class

Paramount 1s team= not as tall, extremely athletic, talented enough to easily win in CHRVA, do decently outside the region. Very few commits in 2026 and club doesn’t seem to care about college commits generally. 3 commits for 2026

540 undersized , very athletic, talented players who want play in college and are pragmatic about it (impressive number of D2 and D3) 8 or 9 college commits for 2026

Vajrs ? What their niche is. used to be a powerhouse in terms of college players, but very limited success on this metric since 2023/2024. 1 commit for 2026

MVSA = at HS level niche is strongest players from MOCO public and independent school teams who are not on Metro or PM. No college focus. 1 commit for 2026

At the 1-2 commits for a grad year level, that suggests partial (or even very little or ineffective) club support for the college recruitment process.

Paramount doesn't care about college commitments? Their 2027 class already has commitments to Penn State, Vanderbilt, UConn and Delaware? Agree about VAJRS, although they do have two 2027 commitments to UVA. Metro's 2026 class was exceptionally long/athletic/talented.

Didn’t their Penn State recruit jump to Metro?

2027 is this current class. The 2027 kids cycle just started on June 15th, so how has this player "jumped" to Metro? People will make up anything. That kid was on the only 2027 CHRVA player to make the USA U19 Girls National Team that won gold at the Pan Am Cup

The daughter of a famous Basketball player?

That player is a class of 2025 player. She never played for Paramount. She played for VAJRS and then left to go to Metro. Paramount has a class of 2027 player that just committed to Penn State and she is widely regarded as one of the top middles in the country in her class.

Give it time. Metro bound 😂

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:,

they are looking at the big picture (college recruitment) instead of focusing on the instant gratification (bringing home easy medals). They may have found the recipe for success in their niche market (rich families with tall players

THIS! Especially now, with portal/roster limits, every club that has 4+ college commitments for the class of 2026 (and later) has a niche market (80% of greater of players with a few standout exceptions who show up on their instagram a lot).

VAE = rich families with tall players (who can be full pay in college on a volleyball roster) based on their website & instagram to date: 6 commits for 2026

METRO Travel= tallest, most athletic/talented highest number with parent(s) who played in college thus greatest number D1 commits. Close to 100% commitment for 2026 class

Paramount 1s team= not as tall, extremely athletic, talented enough to easily win in CHRVA, do decently outside the region. Very few commits in 2026 and club doesn’t seem to care about college commits generally. 3 commits for 2026

540 undersized , very athletic, talented players who want play in college and are pragmatic about it (impressive number of D2 and D3) 8 or 9 college commits for 2026

Vajrs ? What their niche is. used to be a powerhouse in terms of college players, but very limited success on this metric since 2023/2024. 1 commit for 2026

MVSA = at HS level niche is strongest players from MOCO public and independent school teams who are not on Metro or PM. No college focus. 1 commit for 2026

At the 1-2 commits for a grad year level, that suggests partial (or even very little or ineffective) club support for the college recruitment process.

Paramount doesn't care about college commitments? Their 2027 class already has commitments to Penn State, Vanderbilt, UConn and Delaware? Agree about VAJRS, although they do have two 2027 commitments to UVA. Metro's 2026 class was exceptionally long/athletic/talented.

Didn’t their Penn State recruit jump to Metro?

2027 is this current class. The 2027 kids cycle just started on June 15th, so how has this player "jumped" to Metro? People will make up anything. That kid was on the only 2027 CHRVA player to make the USA U19 Girls National Team that won gold at the Pan Am Cup

The daughter of a famous Basketball player?

That player is a class of 2025 player. She never played for Paramount. She played for VAJRS and then left to go to Metro. Paramount has a class of 2027 player that just committed to Penn State and she is widely regarded as one of the top middles in the country in her class.

Give it time. Metro bound 😂

Why would she go to Metro? Metro didn't have a 2027 player make the USA U19 National Team. Metro didn't get an Open Bid in that age group; only Paramount did.

[Anonymous]

Since there seems to be a lot of misinformation being spread by multiple users, here are the current 2027 college commitments from CHRVA clubs:

VAJRS: two players to UVA

Metro: UCLA, Oklahoma, Yale, Fordham (I’m sure more are to come)

Paramount: Penn State, Vanderbilt, UConn, Delaware

[Anonymous]

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they are looking at the big picture (college recruitment) instead of focusing on the instant gratification (bringing home easy medals). They may have found the recipe for success in their niche market (rich families with tall players

THIS! Especially now, with portal/roster limits, every club that has 4+ college commitments for the class of 2026 (and later) has a niche market (80% of greater of players with a few standout exceptions who show up on their instagram a lot).

VAE = rich families with tall players (who can be full pay in college on a volleyball roster) based on their website & instagram to date: 6 commits for 2026

METRO Travel= tallest, most athletic/talented highest number with parent(s) who played in college thus greatest number D1 commits. Close to 100% commitment for 2026 class

Paramount 1s team= not as tall, extremely athletic, talented enough to easily win in CHRVA, do decently outside the region. Very few commits in 2026 and club doesn’t seem to care about college commits generally. 3 commits for 2026

540 undersized , very athletic, talented players who want play in college and are pragmatic about it (impressive number of D2 and D3) 8 or 9 college commits for 2026

Vajrs ? What their niche is. used to be a powerhouse in terms of college players, but very limited success on this metric since 2023/2024. 1 commit for 2026

MVSA = at HS level niche is strongest players from MOCO public and independent school teams who are not on Metro or PM. No college focus. 1 commit for 2026

At the 1-2 commits for a grad year level, that suggests partial (or even very little or ineffective) club support for the college recruitment process.

Paramount doesn't care about college commitments? Their 2027 class already has commitments to Penn State, Vanderbilt, UConn and Delaware? Agree about VAJRS, although they do have two 2027 commitments to UVA. Metro's 2026 class was exceptionally long/athletic/talented.

VA Juniors is a bit of a spent force these days - there was a time they were a clear second in region behind metro. Paramount ate their lunch and they haven’t recovered. Toxic environment as I understand it.

VA JRS parent here, not a toxic environment at all there were rumors of that a couple years ago but that was a particualar team and coach who have since dispersed and a lot of it was fake drama. I'll agree that "Paramount is eating JRS" but also it's a completely different vibe and caoching style. So it's more about what you want for your DD in terms of environment and coaching.

Is the guy who was unofficially running the club now gone from the club?

When Liz stepped back, the club turned into a toxic mess. Hopefully it’s back on track

Don't see it turning around anytime soon, especially considering they don't have anywhere to practice this upcoming season since King Abdullah shut down.

please just state facts instead of perpetuating drama. They have a practice location.

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they are looking at the big picture (college recruitment) instead of focusing on the instant gratification (bringing home easy medals). They may have found the recipe for success in their niche market (rich families with tall players

THIS! Especially now, with portal/roster limits, every club that has 4+ college commitments for the class of 2026 (and later) has a niche market (80% of greater of players with a few standout exceptions who show up on their instagram a lot).

VAE = rich families with tall players (who can be full pay in college on a volleyball roster) based on their website & instagram to date: 6 commits for 2026

METRO Travel= tallest, most athletic/talented highest number with parent(s) who played in college thus greatest number D1 commits. Close to 100% commitment for 2026 class

Paramount 1s team= not as tall, extremely athletic, talented enough to easily win in CHRVA, do decently outside the region. Very few commits in 2026 and club doesn’t seem to care about college commits generally. 3 commits for 2026

540 undersized , very athletic, talented players who want play in college and are pragmatic about it (impressive number of D2 and D3) 8 or 9 college commits for 2026

Vajrs ? What their niche is. used to be a powerhouse in terms of college players, but very limited success on this metric since 2023/2024. 1 commit for 2026

MVSA = at HS level niche is strongest players from MOCO public and independent school teams who are not on Metro or PM. No college focus. 1 commit for 2026

At the 1-2 commits for a grad year level, that suggests partial (or even very little or ineffective) club support for the college recruitment process.

Paramount doesn't care about college commitments? Their 2027 class already has commitments to Penn State, Vanderbilt, UConn and Delaware? Agree about VAJRS, although they do have two 2027 commitments to UVA. Metro's 2026 class was exceptionally long/athletic/talented.

Didn’t their Penn State recruit jump to Metro?

2027 is this current class. The 2027 kids cycle just started on June 15th, so how has this player "jumped" to Metro? People will make up anything. That kid was on the only 2027 CHRVA player to make the USA U19 Girls National Team that won gold at the Pan Am Cup

The daughter of a famous Basketball player?

That player is a class of 2025 player. She never played for Paramount. She played for VAJRS and then left to go to Metro. Paramount has a class of 2027 player that just committed to Penn State and she is widely regarded as one of the top middles in the country in her class.

Give it time. Metro bound 😂

Why would she go to Metro? Metro didn't have a 2027 player make the USA U19 National Team. Metro didn't get an Open Bid in that age group; only Paramount did.

Calm down Maureen

Definitely not Maureen. Just a person trying to call out lies of any kind

There are two Penn State commits from CHRVA:

2025 Penn State Commit and daughter of famous BBplayer was at VAJRs and went to Metro for her 18's AFTER commiting to Penn State

2027 Penn State Commit is from Paramount. She's one of the best in the country and has been at Paramount since 13's- highly highly unlikely she jumps ship and goes to Metro.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:,

they are looking at the big picture (college recruitment) instead of focusing on the instant gratification (bringing home easy medals). They may have found the recipe for success in their niche market (rich families with tall players

THIS! Especially now, with portal/roster limits, every club that has 4+ college commitments for the class of 2026 (and later) has a niche market (80% of greater of players with a few standout exceptions who show up on their instagram a lot).

VAE = rich families with tall players (who can be full pay in college on a volleyball roster) based on their website & instagram to date: 6 commits for 2026

METRO Travel= tallest, most athletic/talented highest number with parent(s) who played in college thus greatest number D1 commits. Close to 100% commitment for 2026 class

Paramount 1s team= not as tall, extremely athletic, talented enough to easily win in CHRVA, do decently outside the region. Very few commits in 2026 and club doesn’t seem to care about college commits generally. 3 commits for 2026

540 undersized , very athletic, talented players who want play in college and are pragmatic about it (impressive number of D2 and D3) 8 or 9 college commits for 2026

Vajrs ? What their niche is. used to be a powerhouse in terms of college players, but very limited success on this metric since 2023/2024. 1 commit for 2026

MVSA = at HS level niche is strongest players from MOCO public and independent school teams who are not on Metro or PM. No college focus. 1 commit for 2026

At the 1-2 commits for a grad year level, that suggests partial (or even very little or ineffective) club support for the college recruitment process.

Paramount doesn't care about college commitments? Their 2027 class already has commitments to Penn State, Vanderbilt, UConn and Delaware? Agree about VAJRS, although they do have two 2027 commitments to UVA. Metro's 2026 class was exceptionally long/athletic/talented.

VA Juniors is a bit of a spent force these days - there was a time they were a clear second in region behind metro. Paramount ate their lunch and they haven’t recovered. Toxic environment as I understand it.

VA JRS parent here, not a toxic environment at all there were rumors of that a couple years ago but that was a particualar team and coach who have since dispersed and a lot of it was fake drama. I'll agree that "Paramount is eating JRS" but also it's a completely different vibe and caoching style. So it's more about what you want for your DD in terms of environment and coaching.

Is the guy who was unofficially running the club now gone from the club?

When Liz stepped back, the club turned into a toxic mess. Hopefully it’s back on track

Don't see it turning around anytime soon, especially considering they don't have anywhere to practice this upcoming season since King Abdullah shut down.

please just state facts instead of perpetuating drama. They have a practice location.

What is their practice location?

[Anonymous]

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they are looking at the big picture (college recruitment) instead of focusing on the instant gratification (bringing home easy medals). They may have found the recipe for success in their niche market (rich families with tall players

THIS! Especially now, with portal/roster limits, every club that has 4+ college commitments for the class of 2026 (and later) has a niche market (80% of greater of players with a few standout exceptions who show up on their instagram a lot).

VAE = rich families with tall players (who can be full pay in college on a volleyball roster) based on their website & instagram to date: 6 commits for 2026

METRO Travel= tallest, most athletic/talented highest number with parent(s) who played in college thus greatest number D1 commits. Close to 100% commitment for 2026 class

Paramount 1s team= not as tall, extremely athletic, talented enough to easily win in CHRVA, do decently outside the region. Very few commits in 2026 and club doesn’t seem to care about college commits generally. 3 commits for 2026

540 undersized , very athletic, talented players who want play in college and are pragmatic about it (impressive number of D2 and D3) 8 or 9 college commits for 2026

Vajrs ? What their niche is. used to be a powerhouse in terms of college players, but very limited success on this metric since 2023/2024. 1 commit for 2026

MVSA = at HS level niche is strongest players from MOCO public and independent school teams who are not on Metro or PM. No college focus. 1 commit for 2026

At the 1-2 commits for a grad year level, that suggests partial (or even very little or ineffective) club support for the college recruitment process.

Paramount doesn't care about college commitments? Their 2027 class already has commitments to Penn State, Vanderbilt, UConn and Delaware? Agree about VAJRS, although they do have two 2027 commitments to UVA. Metro's 2026 class was exceptionally long/athletic/talented.

VA Juniors is a bit of a spent force these days - there was a time they were a clear second in region behind metro. Paramount ate their lunch and they haven’t recovered. Toxic environment as I understand it.

VA JRS parent here, not a toxic environment at all there were rumors of that a couple years ago but that was a particualar team and coach who have since dispersed and a lot of it was fake drama. I'll agree that "Paramount is eating JRS" but also it's a completely different vibe and caoching style. So it's more about what you want for your DD in terms of environment and coaching.

Is the guy who was unofficially running the club now gone from the club?

When Liz stepped back, the club turned into a toxic mess. Hopefully it’s back on track

Don't see it turning around anytime soon, especially considering they don't have anywhere to practice this upcoming season since King Abdullah shut down.

please just state facts instead of perpetuating drama. They have a practice location.

If you think the Fieldhouse will have enough availability for 6 hours of practice per week for each team…

[Anonymous]

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they are looking at the big picture (college recruitment) instead of focusing on the instant gratification (bringing home easy medals). They may have found the recipe for success in their niche market (rich families with tall players

THIS! Especially now, with portal/roster limits, every club that has 4+ college commitments for the class of 2026 (and later) has a niche market (80% of greater of players with a few standout exceptions who show up on their instagram a lot).

VAE = rich families with tall players (who can be full pay in college on a volleyball roster) based on their website & instagram to date: 6 commits for 2026

METRO Travel= tallest, most athletic/talented highest number with parent(s) who played in college thus greatest number D1 commits. Close to 100% commitment for 2026 class

Paramount 1s team= not as tall, extremely athletic, talented enough to easily win in CHRVA, do decently outside the region. Very few commits in 2026 and club doesn’t seem to care about college commits generally. 3 commits for 2026

540 undersized , very athletic, talented players who want play in college and are pragmatic about it (impressive number of D2 and D3) 8 or 9 college commits for 2026

Vajrs ? What their niche is. used to be a powerhouse in terms of college players, but very limited success on this metric since 2023/2024. 1 commit for 2026

MVSA = at HS level niche is strongest players from MOCO public and independent school teams who are not on Metro or PM. No college focus. 1 commit for 2026

At the 1-2 commits for a grad year level, that suggests partial (or even very little or ineffective) club support for the college recruitment process.

Paramount doesn't care about college commitments? Their 2027 class already has commitments to Penn State, Vanderbilt, UConn and Delaware? Agree about VAJRS, although they do have two 2027 commitments to UVA. Metro's 2026 class was exceptionally long/athletic/talented.

Didn’t their Penn State recruit jump to Metro?

2027 is this current class. The 2027 kids cycle just started on June 15th, so how has this player "jumped" to Metro? People will make up anything. That kid was on the only 2027 CHRVA player to make the USA U19 Girls National Team that won gold at the Pan Am Cup

The daughter of a famous Basketball player?

That player is a class of 2025 player. She never played for Paramount. She played for VAJRS and then left to go to Metro. Paramount has a class of 2027 player that just committed to Penn State and she is widely regarded as one of the top middles in the country in her class.

Give it time. Metro bound 😂

Why would she go to Metro? Metro didn't have a 2027 player make the USA U19 National Team. Metro didn't get an Open Bid in that age group; only Paramount did.

Calm down Maureen

Definitely not Maureen. Just a person trying to call out lies of any kind

There are two Penn State commits from CHRVA:

2025 Penn State Commit and daughter of famous BBplayer was at VAJRs and went to Metro for her 18's AFTER commiting to Penn State

2027 Penn State Commit is from Paramount. She's one of the best in the country and has been at Paramount since 13's- highly highly unlikely she jumps ship and goes to Metro.

If you’re correcting facts, at least get them correct. The 2025 Penn State commit started at Metro on 12 Central, played 13s & 14s for MVSA, played 15s & 16s at VAJRs, and played 2 more seasons at Metro, playing up to 18 Travel for her 17s year and 18 Travel again this most recent season.

There is another Metro player (c/o 2024) at Penn State who transferred after her freshman season at Ohio State.

[Anonymous]

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they are looking at the big picture (college recruitment) instead of focusing on the instant gratification (bringing home easy medals). They may have found the recipe for success in their niche market (rich families with tall players

THIS! Especially now, with portal/roster limits, every club that has 4+ college commitments for the class of 2026 (and later) has a niche market (80% of greater of players with a few standout exceptions who show up on their instagram a lot).

VAE = rich families with tall players (who can be full pay in college on a volleyball roster) based on their website & instagram to date: 6 commits for 2026

METRO Travel= tallest, most athletic/talented highest number with parent(s) who played in college thus greatest number D1 commits. Close to 100% commitment for 2026 class

Paramount 1s team= not as tall, extremely athletic, talented enough to easily win in CHRVA, do decently outside the region. Very few commits in 2026 and club doesn’t seem to care about college commits generally. 3 commits for 2026

540 undersized , very athletic, talented players who want play in college and are pragmatic about it (impressive number of D2 and D3) 8 or 9 college commits for 2026

Vajrs ? What their niche is. used to be a powerhouse in terms of college players, but very limited success on this metric since 2023/2024. 1 commit for 2026

MVSA = at HS level niche is strongest players from MOCO public and independent school teams who are not on Metro or PM. No college focus. 1 commit for 2026

At the 1-2 commits for a grad year level, that suggests partial (or even very little or ineffective) club support for the college recruitment process.

Paramount doesn't care about college commitments? Their 2027 class already has commitments to Penn State, Vanderbilt, UConn and Delaware? Agree about VAJRS, although they do have two 2027 commitments to UVA. Metro's 2026 class was exceptionally long/athletic/talented.

Didn’t their Penn State recruit jump to Metro?

2027 is this current class. The 2027 kids cycle just started on June 15th, so how has this player "jumped" to Metro? People will make up anything. That kid was on the only 2027 CHRVA player to make the USA U19 Girls National Team that won gold at the Pan Am Cup

I have no idea whether the player in question is considering leaving Paramount, but totally agree she has been super successful, committing to the defending National Champions and making a significant contribution to the U19 national team that played at the Pan Am Games.

But the awkwardly worded Paramount supporter attempts to one up Metro on these forums and on their social media accounts, always make me cringe. “The only 2027 CHRVA player….” Sure that’s true, but there was another 2025 CHRVA player on the USA team that got silver at the U19 World Championships. These kinds of posts always seem so desperate to me.

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they are looking at the big picture (college recruitment) instead of focusing on the instant gratification (bringing home easy medals). They may have found the recipe for success in their niche market (rich families with tall players

THIS! Especially now, with portal/roster limits, every club that has 4+ college commitments for the class of 2026 (and later) has a niche market (80% of greater of players with a few standout exceptions who show up on their instagram a lot).

VAE = rich families with tall players (who can be full pay in college on a volleyball roster) based on their website & instagram to date: 6 commits for 2026

METRO Travel= tallest, most athletic/talented highest number with parent(s) who played in college thus greatest number D1 commits. Close to 100% commitment for 2026 class

Paramount 1s team= not as tall, extremely athletic, talented enough to easily win in CHRVA, do decently outside the region. Very few commits in 2026 and club doesn’t seem to care about college commits generally. 3 commits for 2026

540 undersized , very athletic, talented players who want play in college and are pragmatic about it (impressive number of D2 and D3) 8 or 9 college commits for 2026

Vajrs ? What their niche is. used to be a powerhouse in terms of college players, but very limited success on this metric since 2023/2024. 1 commit for 2026

MVSA = at HS level niche is strongest players from MOCO public and independent school teams who are not on Metro or PM. No college focus. 1 commit for 2026

At the 1-2 commits for a grad year level, that suggests partial (or even very little or ineffective) club support for the college recruitment process.

Paramount doesn't care about college commitments? Their 2027 class already has commitments to Penn State, Vanderbilt, UConn and Delaware? Agree about VAJRS, although they do have two 2027 commitments to UVA. Metro's 2026 class was exceptionally long/athletic/talented.

Didn’t their Penn State recruit jump to Metro?

2027 is this current class. The 2027 kids cycle just started on June 15th, so how has this player "jumped" to Metro? People will make up anything. That kid was on the only 2027 CHRVA player to make the USA U19 Girls National Team that won gold at the Pan Am Cup

I have no idea whether the player in question is considering leaving Paramount, but totally agree she has been super successful, committing to the defending National Champions and making a significant contribution to the U19 national team that played at the Pan Am Games.

But the awkwardly worded Paramount supporter attempts to one up Metro on these forums and on their social media accounts, always make me cringe. “The only 2027 CHRVA player….” Sure that’s true, but there was another 2025 CHRVA player on the USA team that got silver at the U19 World Championships. These kinds of posts always seem so desperate to me.

And did you know that the other player on the other U19 team played for Paramount for 3 seasons? 2 of the last three CHRVA players to make a national team were developed in Paramount’s gym. Says something even though Metro has historically had a monopoly on the talent given they’ve been around since 1999

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they are looking at the big picture (college recruitment) instead of focusing on the instant gratification (bringing home easy medals). They may have found the recipe for success in their niche market (rich families with tall players

THIS! Especially now, with portal/roster limits, every club that has 4+ college commitments for the class of 2026 (and later) has a niche market (80% of greater of players with a few standout exceptions who show up on their instagram a lot).

VAE = rich families with tall players (who can be full pay in college on a volleyball roster) based on their website & instagram to date: 6 commits for 2026

METRO Travel= tallest, most athletic/talented highest number with parent(s) who played in college thus greatest number D1 commits. Close to 100% commitment for 2026 class

Paramount 1s team= not as tall, extremely athletic, talented enough to easily win in CHRVA, do decently outside the region. Very few commits in 2026 and club doesn’t seem to care about college commits generally. 3 commits for 2026

540 undersized , very athletic, talented players who want play in college and are pragmatic about it (impressive number of D2 and D3) 8 or 9 college commits for 2026

Vajrs ? What their niche is. used to be a powerhouse in terms of college players, but very limited success on this metric since 2023/2024. 1 commit for 2026

MVSA = at HS level niche is strongest players from MOCO public and independent school teams who are not on Metro or PM. No college focus. 1 commit for 2026

At the 1-2 commits for a grad year level, that suggests partial (or even very little or ineffective) club support for the college recruitment process.

Paramount doesn't care about college commitments? Their 2027 class already has commitments to Penn State, Vanderbilt, UConn and Delaware? Agree about VAJRS, although they do have two 2027 commitments to UVA. Metro's 2026 class was exceptionally long/athletic/talented.

Didn’t their Penn State recruit jump to Metro?

2027 is this current class. The 2027 kids cycle just started on June 15th, so how has this player "jumped" to Metro? People will make up anything. That kid was on the only 2027 CHRVA player to make the USA U19 Girls National Team that won gold at the Pan Am Cup

I have no idea whether the player in question is considering leaving Paramount, but totally agree she has been super successful, committing to the defending National Champions and making a significant contribution to the U19 national team that played at the Pan Am Games.

But the awkwardly worded Paramount supporter attempts to one up Metro on these forums and on their social media accounts, always make me cringe. “The only 2027 CHRVA player….” Sure that’s true, but there was another 2025 CHRVA player on the USA team that got silver at the U19 World Championships. These kinds of posts always seem so desperate to me.

And did you know that the other player on the other U19 team played for Paramount for 3 seasons? 2 of the last three CHRVA players to make a national team were developed in Paramount’s gym. Says something even though Metro has historically had a monopoly on the talent given they’ve been around since 1999

I did know that. And the 2027 player being discussed started at MOJO but I don’t see anyone giving them any credit. The reality is that very few players start and end their club careers playing for the same club.

Paramount is entering their 10th season and is regarded as one of the top CHRVA clubs. The Bad News Bears, underdog shtick hasn’t really made any sense for a few years.

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they are looking at the big picture (college recruitment) instead of focusing on the instant gratification (bringing home easy medals). They may have found the recipe for success in their niche market (rich families with tall players

THIS! Especially now, with portal/roster limits, every club that has 4+ college commitments for the class of 2026 (and later) has a niche market (80% of greater of players with a few standout exceptions who show up on their instagram a lot).

VAE = rich families with tall players (who can be full pay in college on a volleyball roster) based on their website & instagram to date: 6 commits for 2026

METRO Travel= tallest, most athletic/talented highest number with parent(s) who played in college thus greatest number D1 commits. Close to 100% commitment for 2026 class

Paramount 1s team= not as tall, extremely athletic, talented enough to easily win in CHRVA, do decently outside the region. Very few commits in 2026 and club doesn’t seem to care about college commits generally. 3 commits for 2026

540 undersized , very athletic, talented players who want play in college and are pragmatic about it (impressive number of D2 and D3) 8 or 9 college commits for 2026

Vajrs ? What their niche is. used to be a powerhouse in terms of college players, but very limited success on this metric since 2023/2024. 1 commit for 2026

MVSA = at HS level niche is strongest players from MOCO public and independent school teams who are not on Metro or PM. No college focus. 1 commit for 2026

At the 1-2 commits for a grad year level, that suggests partial (or even very little or ineffective) club support for the college recruitment process.

Paramount doesn't care about college commitments? Their 2027 class already has commitments to Penn State, Vanderbilt, UConn and Delaware? Agree about VAJRS, although they do have two 2027 commitments to UVA. Metro's 2026 class was exceptionally long/athletic/talented.

VA Juniors is a bit of a spent force these days - there was a time they were a clear second in region behind metro. Paramount ate their lunch and they haven’t recovered. Toxic environment as I understand it.

VA JRS parent here, not a toxic environment at all there were rumors of that a couple years ago but that was a particualar team and coach who have since dispersed and a lot of it was fake drama. I'll agree that "Paramount is eating JRS" but also it's a completely different vibe and caoching style. So it's more about what you want for your DD in terms of environment and coaching.

Is the guy who was unofficially running the club now gone from the club?

When Liz stepped back, the club turned into a toxic mess. Hopefully it’s back on track

Don't see it turning around anytime soon, especially considering they don't have anywhere to practice this upcoming season since King Abdullah shut down.

please just state facts instead of perpetuating drama. They have a practice location.

If you think the Fieldhouse will have enough availability for 6 hours of practice per week for each team…

Isn't that where Vienna Elite has been practicing for several years? Will Jrs be bumping them out?