How does your athlete prepare for volleyball tryouts?

[Anonymous]

General athleticism and being able to list 6'0 on the sign up. Multiple offers when she was trying to decide if she wanted to play club, no experience beyond rec, no skills training, and no clinics

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:General athleticism and being able to list 6'0 on the sign up. Multiple offers when she was trying to decide if she wanted to play club, no experience beyond rec, no skills training, and no clinics

Being tall and athletic will get most coaches attention. Curious if she played club, how her season went?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:General athleticism and being able to list 6'0 on the sign up. Multiple offers when she was trying to decide if she wanted to play club, no experience beyond rec, no skills training, and no clinics

I guess some are lucky enough to check the 6'0 checkbox (or some other number that means "tall"). Those who are not that lucky have to go to tryouts with some actual skills to be considered.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:General athleticism and being able to list 6'0 on the sign up. Multiple offers when she was trying to decide if she wanted to play club, no experience beyond rec, no skills training, and no clinics

Being tall and athletic will get most coaches attention. Curious if she played club, how her season went?

She ended up not playing club. Her basketball team went to a more national schedule and there just wasn't time

[Anonymous]

Here is something that the athlete and her family should do to prepare for volleyball tryouts: don't be late. Here is what happened today: one of the girls arrived after the warmup. The coach was talking to the girls and had to drop what he was doing to take care of her (check her paperwork and give her the tryout number). With this kind of time management, she would need amazing skills because the coach already doesn't want her in the team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:General athleticism and being able to list 6'0 on the sign up. Multiple offers when she was trying to decide if she wanted to play club, no experience beyond rec, no skills training, and no clinics

+1

My kids don’t play VB but the sport is very popular at our HS. The most difficult team to make for girls. My DD’s friend (5’11”-6’0”, only 1-2 seasons rec experience) tried out for JV last year and made it. Many long time club players did not. Very large high school. DD’s friend also started playing year round club with some of her JV teammates and from what I hear has been doing very well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:General athleticism and being able to list 6'0 on the sign up. Multiple offers when she was trying to decide if she wanted to play club, no experience beyond rec, no skills training, and no clinics

+1

My kids don’t play VB but the sport is very popular at our HS. The most difficult team to make for girls. My DD’s friend (5’11”-6’0”, only 1-2 seasons rec experience) tried out for JV last year and made it. Many long time club players did not. Very large high school. DD’s friend also started playing year round club with some of her JV teammates and from what I hear has been doing very well.

"Have a tall daughter" is not really helpful advice when your daughter is not tall. I am not questioning the advantage that tall girls have, but shorter girls cannot prepare for tryouts by becoming taller.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here is something that the athlete and her family should do to prepare for volleyball tryouts: don't be late. Here is what happened today: one of the girls arrived after the warmup. The coach was talking to the girls and had to drop what he was doing to take care of her (check her paperwork and give her the tryout number). With this kind of time management, she would need amazing skills because the coach already doesn't want her in the team.

And for God's sake, put your hair in a pony tail / braid. You are not at a fashion show to brag about your long and shiny hair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:General athleticism and being able to list 6'0 on the sign up. Multiple offers when she was trying to decide if she wanted to play club, no experience beyond rec, no skills training, and no clinics

+1

My kids don’t play VB but the sport is very popular at our HS. The most difficult team to make for girls. My DD’s friend (5’11”-6’0”, only 1-2 seasons rec experience) tried out for JV last year and made it. Many long time club players did not. Very large high school. DD’s friend also started playing year round club with some of her JV teammates and from what I hear has been doing very well.

"Have a tall daughter" is not really helpful advice when your daughter is not tall. I am not questioning the advantage that tall girls have, but shorter girls cannot prepare for tryouts by becoming taller.

LOL. If you're worried about HS tryouts which for many schools are happening right now (if they're not already over) probably the best advice today is to demonstrate lots of effort, be loud on the court, and have a great attitude. If your DD isn't tall/freakishly athletic and doesn't have years of training/experience, the coach might still consider a player who has a great attitude and will contribute positively to the team culture.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:General athleticism and being able to list 6'0 on the sign up. Multiple offers when she was trying to decide if she wanted to play club, no experience beyond rec, no skills training, and no clinics

+1

My kids don’t play VB but the sport is very popular at our HS. The most difficult team to make for girls. My DD’s friend (5’11”-6’0”, only 1-2 seasons rec experience) tried out for JV last year and made it. Many long time club players did not. Very large high school. DD’s friend also started playing year round club with some of her JV teammates and from what I hear has been doing very well.

"Have a tall daughter" is not really helpful advice when your daughter is not tall. I am not questioning the advantage that tall girls have, but shorter girls cannot prepare for tryouts by becoming taller.

LOL. If you're worried about HS tryouts which for many schools are happening right now (if they're not already over) probably the best advice today is to demonstrate lots of effort, be loud on the court, and have a great attitude. If your DD isn't tall/freakishly athletic and doesn't have years of training/experience, the coach might still consider a player who has a great attitude and will contribute positively to the team culture.

The tryout is over at my DD's HS. They took all the club players that showed up for the JV team and they had a few spots for rec players. The coach was looking for players who hustle, have a good attitude, and are loud on the court. So you can make the JV team even without club experience, depending how many club players show up. As far as I know, there was only one freshman who made the varsity team, but she was freakishly good. A couple of other freshmen who tried out for varsity were sent down to the JV after the first day of tryouts.

[Anonymous]

Here is a dilemma: with a spot on the JV team, what should we do about the fall activities that we signed up for months in advance? We were hoping to meet some coaches at her age level, but it is hard to fit these fall activities in her schedule.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here is a dilemma: with a spot on the JV team, what should we do about the fall activities that we signed up for months in advance? We were hoping to meet some coaches at her age level, but it is hard to fit these fall activities in her schedule.

Double up where you can, but practices in high school are mandatory

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here is a dilemma: with a spot on the JV team, what should we do about the fall activities that we signed up for months in advance? We were hoping to meet some coaches at her age level, but it is hard to fit these fall activities in her schedule.

My DD's coach penalizes playing time for missed practice. It is expected that if you take a spot on the team, you prioritize it over anything else--and fine a way to get your schoolwork done too. There isn't room for other activities except on the weekends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here is a dilemma: with a spot on the JV team, what should we do about the fall activities that we signed up for months in advance? We were hoping to meet some coaches at her age level, but it is hard to fit these fall activities in her schedule.

If there are times other than the ones you signed up for that would work with the JV schedule, contact the club and see if they will move your DD to something on another day. They probably wouldn't give you a refund but they might let you move the registration to another session.

[Anonymous]

Being tall and athletic seem to be the two requirements to make a low level travel team. My DD has both and was offered a spot. We can't take it due to another sport, but it was clear that she stood out in her athleticism.