Shame on Arlington County HS Volleyball Coaches

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is there more than one person here actually arguing that a middle schooler deserves a spot on a high school team more than a kid that attends the high school? That is wild.

Count me in. If they don't have the opportunity to play in middle school and they are in the cluster, I see no reason to keep them away. Only if they are better than the high schoolers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The coaches are scum and should be outed. Name them so we can shame them.

This happened with TC Williams baseball maybe 5 years ago. The coach (who has since been fired for telling a kid he 'should kill himself' for throwing too many balls) literally filled the JV team with his travel kids and excluded all he other boys who had played Alexandria ball for half a decade. The guy was an absolute piece of trash.

The next coach was a fat POS from BI who did the exact same thing until he got quietly fired/let go for telling a family he 'couldn't waste a jersey' on a senior when he wanted to play a freshman who paid him for travel.

There is no world where a 13 yo should play ahead of a 16 yo, talented or otherwise. This is not the MLB.

OP- sorry you are in this scenario but know that these losers are temporary. They will get tossed.

There is a world where a 13 yo is better than half of the 16 yo on the high school varsity team. Just think about the beasts from Metro or Paramount. This season Metro had a 12 yo on the 13s team who can kick your 16 yo's behind.

1.) MSers shouldn't play with HSers
2.) My 17 yo would pick up that twerp and spike him into the ground. He is 6 ft 2, 235.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The coaches are scum and should be outed. Name them so we can shame them.

This happened with TC Williams baseball maybe 5 years ago. The coach (who has since been fired for telling a kid he 'should kill himself' for throwing too many balls) literally filled the JV team with his travel kids and excluded all he other boys who had played Alexandria ball for half a decade. The guy was an absolute piece of trash.

The next coach was a fat POS from BI who did the exact same thing until he got quietly fired/let go for telling a family he 'couldn't waste a jersey' on a senior when he wanted to play a freshman who paid him for travel.

There is no world where a 13 yo should play ahead of a 16 yo, talented or otherwise. This is not the MLB.

OP- sorry you are in this scenario but know that these losers are temporary. They will get tossed.

There is a world where a 13 yo is better than half of the 16 yo on the high school varsity team. Just think about the beasts from Metro or Paramount. This season Metro had a 12 yo on the 13s team who can kick your 16 yo's behind.

1.) MSers shouldn't play with HSers
2.) My 17 yo would pick up that twerp and spike him into the ground. He is 6 ft 2, 235.

And he plays girls JV volleyball?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The coaches are scum and should be outed. Name them so we can shame them.

This happened with TC Williams baseball maybe 5 years ago. The coach (who has since been fired for telling a kid he 'should kill himself' for throwing too many balls) literally filled the JV team with his travel kids and excluded all he other boys who had played Alexandria ball for half a decade. The guy was an absolute piece of trash.

The next coach was a fat POS from BI who did the exact same thing until he got quietly fired/let go for telling a family he 'couldn't waste a jersey' on a senior when he wanted to play a freshman who paid him for travel.

There is no world where a 13 yo should play ahead of a 16 yo, talented or otherwise. This is not the MLB.

OP- sorry you are in this scenario but know that these losers are temporary. They will get tossed.

There is a world where a 13 yo is better than half of the 16 yo on the high school varsity team. Just think about the beasts from Metro or Paramount. This season Metro had a 12 yo on the 13s team who can kick your 16 yo's behind.

NP and I believe that, but I don’t understand why any serious kid that age even wants to try out for the HS team. My daughter is good. I don’t think she could kick any 16 yo’s behind but I think she’s better than a lot of them. There are plenty of private middle school programs around. She doesn’t want to play at her middle school, which doesn’t have a team, with kids who won’t be the same skill level. She certainly doesn’t want to play for HS right now. Like others in her same situation, she’s seriously prepping for October tryouts for club season. Being on a school team right now would take away from that. There is plenty of time for HS play when she’s is in HS. I don’t understand why any parent would encourage this for volleyball since we have other options for training right now. Any kid that good is not relying on the school for instruction. They go somewhere else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The coaches are scum and should be outed. Name them so we can shame them.

This happened with TC Williams baseball maybe 5 years ago. The coach (who has since been fired for telling a kid he 'should kill himself' for throwing too many balls) literally filled the JV team with his travel kids and excluded all he other boys who had played Alexandria ball for half a decade. The guy was an absolute piece of trash.

The next coach was a fat POS from BI who did the exact same thing until he got quietly fired/let go for telling a family he 'couldn't waste a jersey' on a senior when he wanted to play a freshman who paid him for travel.

There is no world where a 13 yo should play ahead of a 16 yo, talented or otherwise. This is not the MLB.

OP- sorry you are in this scenario but know that these losers are temporary. They will get tossed.

There is a world where a 13 yo is better than half of the 16 yo on the high school varsity team. Just think about the beasts from Metro or Paramount. This season Metro had a 12 yo on the 13s team who can kick your 16 yo's behind.

NP and I believe that, but I don’t understand why any serious kid that age even wants to try out for the HS team. My daughter is good. I don’t think she could kick any 16 yo’s behind but I think she’s better than a lot of them. There are plenty of private middle school programs around. She doesn’t want to play at her middle school, which doesn’t have a team, with kids who won’t be the same skill level. She certainly doesn’t want to play for HS right now. Like others in her same situation, she’s seriously prepping for October tryouts for club season. Being on a school team right now would take away from that. There is plenty of time for HS play when she’s is in HS. I don’t understand why any parent would encourage this for volleyball since we have other options for training right now. Any kid that good is not relying on the school for instruction. They go somewhere else.

Not everyone thinks the same way as your kid or your family. There are kids who want to play at the highest level possible because they want to be in that circle and they like the challenge. If a 13 yo kicks the 16 yo's behind, the 16 yo should not play on the HS team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The coaches are scum and should be outed. Name them so we can shame them.

This happened with TC Williams baseball maybe 5 years ago. The coach (who has since been fired for telling a kid he 'should kill himself' for throwing too many balls) literally filled the JV team with his travel kids and excluded all he other boys who had played Alexandria ball for half a decade. The guy was an absolute piece of trash.

The next coach was a fat POS from BI who did the exact same thing until he got quietly fired/let go for telling a family he 'couldn't waste a jersey' on a senior when he wanted to play a freshman who paid him for travel.

There is no world where a 13 yo should play ahead of a 16 yo, talented or otherwise. This is not the MLB.

OP- sorry you are in this scenario but know that these losers are temporary. They will get tossed.

There is a world where a 13 yo is better than half of the 16 yo on the high school varsity team. Just think about the beasts from Metro or Paramount. This season Metro had a 12 yo on the 13s team who can kick your 16 yo's behind.

NP and I believe that, but I don’t understand why any serious kid that age even wants to try out for the HS team. My daughter is good. I don’t think she could kick any 16 yo’s behind but I think she’s better than a lot of them. There are plenty of private middle school programs around. She doesn’t want to play at her middle school, which doesn’t have a team, with kids who won’t be the same skill level. She certainly doesn’t want to play for HS right now. Like others in her same situation, she’s seriously prepping for October tryouts for club season. Being on a school team right now would take away from that. There is plenty of time for HS play when she’s is in HS. I don’t understand why any parent would encourage this for volleyball since we have other options for training right now. Any kid that good is not relying on the school for instruction. They go somewhere else.

Not everyone thinks the same way as your kid or your family. There are kids who want to play at the highest level possible because they want to be in that circle and they like the challenge. If a 13 yo kicks the 16 yo's behind, the 16 yo should not play on the HS team.

But a 13 yo should play for a school they don't even attend?

Do you losers really not see how wrapped up you are in your kid's life? None of your kids are going to the Olympicsa. None are getting D1 scholarahips. And there are no D3 athletic scholarships. If all your value is based on your 13 yo maturing faster than the neigbor's 15 yo than you are pathetic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The coaches are scum and should be outed. Name them so we can shame them.

This happened with TC Williams baseball maybe 5 years ago. The coach (who has since been fired for telling a kid he 'should kill himself' for throwing too many balls) literally filled the JV team with his travel kids and excluded all he other boys who had played Alexandria ball for half a decade. The guy was an absolute piece of trash.

The next coach was a fat POS from BI who did the exact same thing until he got quietly fired/let go for telling a family he 'couldn't waste a jersey' on a senior when he wanted to play a freshman who paid him for travel.

There is no world where a 13 yo should play ahead of a 16 yo, talented or otherwise. This is not the MLB.

OP- sorry you are in this scenario but know that these losers are temporary. They will get tossed.

There is a world where a 13 yo is better than half of the 16 yo on the high school varsity team. Just think about the beasts from Metro or Paramount. This season Metro had a 12 yo on the 13s team who can kick your 16 yo's behind.

NP and I believe that, but I don’t understand why any serious kid that age even wants to try out for the HS team. My daughter is good. I don’t think she could kick any 16 yo’s behind but I think she’s better than a lot of them. There are plenty of private middle school programs around. She doesn’t want to play at her middle school, which doesn’t have a team, with kids who won’t be the same skill level. She certainly doesn’t want to play for HS right now. Like others in her same situation, she’s seriously prepping for October tryouts for club season. Being on a school team right now would take away from that. There is plenty of time for HS play when she’s is in HS. I don’t understand why any parent would encourage this for volleyball since we have other options for training right now. Any kid that good is not relying on the school for instruction. They go somewhere else.

Not everyone thinks the same way as your kid or your family. There are kids who want to play at the highest level possible because they want to be in that circle and they like the challenge. If a 13 yo kicks the 16 yo's behind, the 16 yo should not play on the HS team.

But a 13 yo should play for a school they don't even attend?

Do you losers really not see how wrapped up you are in your kid's life? None of your kids are going to the Olympicsa. None are getting D1 scholarahips. And there are no D3 athletic scholarships. If all your value is based on your 13 yo maturing faster than the neigbor's 15 yo than you are pathetic.

I would agree with you if the 13 yo had the opportunity to play at her school. We pushed really hard for a MS volleyball team at my DD's school for almost one year. The answer was always "We are trying, but we may not be able to accommodate." And I don't have a horse in the race: my DD doesn't have the skills to compete with your 15yo: she simply likes the sport and she would like to play more. But I see extremely talented 13 yo who want the challenge and a MS team is not available. Again, if your 15 yo cannot secure a spot on the HS team because a 13 yo shows up to the tryouts, your 15 yo should not be on the high school team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The coaches are scum and should be outed. Name them so we can shame them.

This happened with TC Williams baseball maybe 5 years ago. The coach (who has since been fired for telling a kid he 'should kill himself' for throwing too many balls) literally filled the JV team with his travel kids and excluded all he other boys who had played Alexandria ball for half a decade. The guy was an absolute piece of trash.

The next coach was a fat POS from BI who did the exact same thing until he got quietly fired/let go for telling a family he 'couldn't waste a jersey' on a senior when he wanted to play a freshman who paid him for travel.

There is no world where a 13 yo should play ahead of a 16 yo, talented or otherwise. This is not the MLB.

OP- sorry you are in this scenario but know that these losers are temporary. They will get tossed.

There is a world where a 13 yo is better than half of the 16 yo on the high school varsity team. Just think about the beasts from Metro or Paramount. This season Metro had a 12 yo on the 13s team who can kick your 16 yo's behind.

NP and I believe that, but I don’t understand why any serious kid that age even wants to try out for the HS team. My daughter is good. I don’t think she could kick any 16 yo’s behind but I think she’s better than a lot of them. There are plenty of private middle school programs around. She doesn’t want to play at her middle school, which doesn’t have a team, with kids who won’t be the same skill level. She certainly doesn’t want to play for HS right now. Like others in her same situation, she’s seriously prepping for October tryouts for club season. Being on a school team right now would take away from that. There is plenty of time for HS play when she’s is in HS. I don’t understand why any parent would encourage this for volleyball since we have other options for training right now. Any kid that good is not relying on the school for instruction. They go somewhere else.

Not everyone thinks the same way as your kid or your family. There are kids who want to play at the highest level possible because they want to be in that circle and they like the challenge. If a 13 yo kicks the 16 yo's behind, the 16 yo should not play on the HS team.

But a 13 yo should play for a school they don't even attend?

Do you losers really not see how wrapped up you are in your kid's life? None of your kids are going to the Olympicsa. None are getting D1 scholarahips. And there are no D3 athletic scholarships. If all your value is based on your 13 yo maturing faster than the neigbor's 15 yo than you are pathetic.

I would agree with you if the 13 yo had the opportunity to play at her school. We pushed really hard for a MS volleyball team at my DD's school for almost one year. The answer was always "We are trying, but we may not be able to accommodate." And I don't have a horse in the race: my DD doesn't have the skills to compete with your 15yo: she simply likes the sport and she would like to play more. But I see extremely talented 13 yo who want the challenge and a MS team is not available. Again, if your 15 yo cannot secure a spot on the HS team because a 13 yo shows up to the tryouts, your 15 yo should not be on the high school team.

Again. No. A kid who attends the HS should not be prohibited from playing because a kid NOT IN THE HS wants to play on that team. Not a hard concept.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The coaches are scum and should be outed. Name them so we can shame them.

This happened with TC Williams baseball maybe 5 years ago. The coach (who has since been fired for telling a kid he 'should kill himself' for throwing too many balls) literally filled the JV team with his travel kids and excluded all he other boys who had played Alexandria ball for half a decade. The guy was an absolute piece of trash.

The next coach was a fat POS from BI who did the exact same thing until he got quietly fired/let go for telling a family he 'couldn't waste a jersey' on a senior when he wanted to play a freshman who paid him for travel.

There is no world where a 13 yo should play ahead of a 16 yo, talented or otherwise. This is not the MLB.

OP- sorry you are in this scenario but know that these losers are temporary. They will get tossed.

There is a world where a 13 yo is better than half of the 16 yo on the high school varsity team. Just think about the beasts from Metro or Paramount. This season Metro had a 12 yo on the 13s team who can kick your 16 yo's behind.

NP and I believe that, but I don’t understand why any serious kid that age even wants to try out for the HS team. My daughter is good. I don’t think she could kick any 16 yo’s behind but I think she’s better than a lot of them. There are plenty of private middle school programs around. She doesn’t want to play at her middle school, which doesn’t have a team, with kids who won’t be the same skill level. She certainly doesn’t want to play for HS right now. Like others in her same situation, she’s seriously prepping for October tryouts for club season. Being on a school team right now would take away from that. There is plenty of time for HS play when she’s is in HS. I don’t understand why any parent would encourage this for volleyball since we have other options for training right now. Any kid that good is not relying on the school for instruction. They go somewhere else.

Not everyone thinks the same way as your kid or your family. There are kids who want to play at the highest level possible because they want to be in that circle and they like the challenge. If a 13 yo kicks the 16 yo's behind, the 16 yo should not play on the HS team.

But a 13 yo should play for a school they don't even attend?

Do you losers really not see how wrapped up you are in your kid's life? None of your kids are going to the Olympicsa. None are getting D1 scholarahips. And there are no D3 athletic scholarships. If all your value is based on your 13 yo maturing faster than the neigbor's 15 yo than you are pathetic.

I would agree with you if the 13 yo had the opportunity to play at her school. We pushed really hard for a MS volleyball team at my DD's school for almost one year. The answer was always "We are trying, but we may not be able to accommodate." And I don't have a horse in the race: my DD doesn't have the skills to compete with your 15yo: she simply likes the sport and she would like to play more. But I see extremely talented 13 yo who want the challenge and a MS team is not available. Again, if your 15 yo cannot secure a spot on the HS team because a 13 yo shows up to the tryouts, your 15 yo should not be on the high school team.

Again. No. A kid who attends the HS should not be prohibited from playing because a kid NOT IN THE HS wants to play on that team. Not a hard concept.

This. Why can’t that kid play club if they need a more competitive environment? Newsflash most MSs do not offer sports.

[Anonymous]

So weird playing for a school you don't attend tha'ts public.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The coaches are scum and should be outed. Name them so we can shame them.

This happened with TC Williams baseball maybe 5 years ago. The coach (who has since been fired for telling a kid he 'should kill himself' for throwing too many balls) literally filled the JV team with his travel kids and excluded all he other boys who had played Alexandria ball for half a decade. The guy was an absolute piece of trash.

The next coach was a fat POS from BI who did the exact same thing until he got quietly fired/let go for telling a family he 'couldn't waste a jersey' on a senior when he wanted to play a freshman who paid him for travel.

There is no world where a 13 yo should play ahead of a 16 yo, talented or otherwise. This is not the MLB.

OP- sorry you are in this scenario but know that these losers are temporary. They will get tossed.

There is a world where a 13 yo is better than half of the 16 yo on the high school varsity team. Just think about the beasts from Metro or Paramount. This season Metro had a 12 yo on the 13s team who can kick your 16 yo's behind.

NP and I believe that, but I don’t understand why any serious kid that age even wants to try out for the HS team. My daughter is good. I don’t think she could kick any 16 yo’s behind but I think she’s better than a lot of them. There are plenty of private middle school programs around. She doesn’t want to play at her middle school, which doesn’t have a team, with kids who won’t be the same skill level. She certainly doesn’t want to play for HS right now. Like others in her same situation, she’s seriously prepping for October tryouts for club season. Being on a school team right now would take away from that. There is plenty of time for HS play when she’s is in HS. I don’t understand why any parent would encourage this for volleyball since we have other options for training right now. Any kid that good is not relying on the school for instruction. They go somewhere else.

Not everyone thinks the same way as your kid or your family. There are kids who want to play at the highest level possible because they want to be in that circle and they like the challenge. If a 13 yo kicks the 16 yo's behind, the 16 yo should not play on the HS team.

But a 13 yo should play for a school they don't even attend?

Do you losers really not see how wrapped up you are in your kid's life? None of your kids are going to the Olympicsa. None are getting D1 scholarahips. And there are no D3 athletic scholarships. If all your value is based on your 13 yo maturing faster than the neigbor's 15 yo than you are pathetic.

I would agree with you if the 13 yo had the opportunity to play at her school. We pushed really hard for a MS volleyball team at my DD's school for almost one year. The answer was always "We are trying, but we may not be able to accommodate." And I don't have a horse in the race: my DD doesn't have the skills to compete with your 15yo: she simply likes the sport and she would like to play more. But I see extremely talented 13 yo who want the challenge and a MS team is not available. Again, if your 15 yo cannot secure a spot on the HS team because a 13 yo shows up to the tryouts, your 15 yo should not be on the high school team.

Again. No. A kid who attends the HS should not be prohibited from playing because a kid NOT IN THE HS wants to play on that team. Not a hard concept.

This. Why can’t that kid play club if they need a more competitive environment? Newsflash most MSs do not offer sports.

MSs can offer sports if the kids get together in a club and find a teacher to sponsor it. Much lower intensity (probably once a week). We couldn't even get that going at my DD's MS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The coaches are scum and should be outed. Name them so we can shame them.

This happened with TC Williams baseball maybe 5 years ago. The coach (who has since been fired for telling a kid he 'should kill himself' for throwing too many balls) literally filled the JV team with his travel kids and excluded all he other boys who had played Alexandria ball for half a decade. The guy was an absolute piece of trash.

The next coach was a fat POS from BI who did the exact same thing until he got quietly fired/let go for telling a family he 'couldn't waste a jersey' on a senior when he wanted to play a freshman who paid him for travel.

There is no world where a 13 yo should play ahead of a 16 yo, talented or otherwise. This is not the MLB.

OP- sorry you are in this scenario but know that these losers are temporary. They will get tossed.

There is a world where a 13 yo is better than half of the 16 yo on the high school varsity team. Just think about the beasts from Metro or Paramount. This season Metro had a 12 yo on the 13s team who can kick your 16 yo's behind.

NP and I believe that, but I don’t understand why any serious kid that age even wants to try out for the HS team. My daughter is good. I don’t think she could kick any 16 yo’s behind but I think she’s better than a lot of them. There are plenty of private middle school programs around. She doesn’t want to play at her middle school, which doesn’t have a team, with kids who won’t be the same skill level. She certainly doesn’t want to play for HS right now. Like others in her same situation, she’s seriously prepping for October tryouts for club season. Being on a school team right now would take away from that. There is plenty of time for HS play when she’s is in HS. I don’t understand why any parent would encourage this for volleyball since we have other options for training right now. Any kid that good is not relying on the school for instruction. They go somewhere else.

Not everyone thinks the same way as your kid or your family. There are kids who want to play at the highest level possible because they want to be in that circle and they like the challenge. If a 13 yo kicks the 16 yo's behind, the 16 yo should not play on the HS team.

But a 13 yo should play for a school they don't even attend?

Do you losers really not see how wrapped up you are in your kid's life? None of your kids are going to the Olympicsa. None are getting D1 scholarahips. And there are no D3 athletic scholarships. If all your value is based on your 13 yo maturing faster than the neigbor's 15 yo than you are pathetic.

I would agree with you if the 13 yo had the opportunity to play at her school. We pushed really hard for a MS volleyball team at my DD's school for almost one year. The answer was always "We are trying, but we may not be able to accommodate." And I don't have a horse in the race: my DD doesn't have the skills to compete with your 15yo: she simply likes the sport and she would like to play more. But I see extremely talented 13 yo who want the challenge and a MS team is not available. Again, if your 15 yo cannot secure a spot on the HS team because a 13 yo shows up to the tryouts, your 15 yo should not be on the high school team.

Again. No. A kid who attends the HS should not be prohibited from playing because a kid NOT IN THE HS wants to play on that team. Not a hard concept.

Kid in the cluster. If she makes the team as an 8th grader, she will likely make the team the very next year. She will probably be a star athlete on that HS team. She has no opportunities in MS. Very easy concept: if the HS kid is not as good as an 8th grader, she is probably not very good and she should find another sport (for example, she can try track - I heard they don't cut anyone).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The coaches are scum and should be outed. Name them so we can shame them.

This happened with TC Williams baseball maybe 5 years ago. The coach (who has since been fired for telling a kid he 'should kill himself' for throwing too many balls) literally filled the JV team with his travel kids and excluded all he other boys who had played Alexandria ball for half a decade. The guy was an absolute piece of trash.

The next coach was a fat POS from BI who did the exact same thing until he got quietly fired/let go for telling a family he 'couldn't waste a jersey' on a senior when he wanted to play a freshman who paid him for travel.

There is no world where a 13 yo should play ahead of a 16 yo, talented or otherwise. This is not the MLB.

OP- sorry you are in this scenario but know that these losers are temporary. They will get tossed.

There is a world where a 13 yo is better than half of the 16 yo on the high school varsity team. Just think about the beasts from Metro or Paramount. This season Metro had a 12 yo on the 13s team who can kick your 16 yo's behind.

NP and I believe that, but I don’t understand why any serious kid that age even wants to try out for the HS team. My daughter is good. I don’t think she could kick any 16 yo’s behind but I think she’s better than a lot of them. There are plenty of private middle school programs around. She doesn’t want to play at her middle school, which doesn’t have a team, with kids who won’t be the same skill level. She certainly doesn’t want to play for HS right now. Like others in her same situation, she’s seriously prepping for October tryouts for club season. Being on a school team right now would take away from that. There is plenty of time for HS play when she’s is in HS. I don’t understand why any parent would encourage this for volleyball since we have other options for training right now. Any kid that good is not relying on the school for instruction. They go somewhere else.

Not everyone thinks the same way as your kid or your family. There are kids who want to play at the highest level possible because they want to be in that circle and they like the challenge. If a 13 yo kicks the 16 yo's behind, the 16 yo should not play on the HS team.

But a 13 yo should play for a school they don't even attend?

Do you losers really not see how wrapped up you are in your kid's life? None of your kids are going to the Olympicsa. None are getting D1 scholarahips. And there are no D3 athletic scholarships. If all your value is based on your 13 yo maturing faster than the neigbor's 15 yo than you are pathetic.

I would agree with you if the 13 yo had the opportunity to play at her school. We pushed really hard for a MS volleyball team at my DD's school for almost one year. The answer was always "We are trying, but we may not be able to accommodate." And I don't have a horse in the race: my DD doesn't have the skills to compete with your 15yo: she simply likes the sport and she would like to play more. But I see extremely talented 13 yo who want the challenge and a MS team is not available. Again, if your 15 yo cannot secure a spot on the HS team because a 13 yo shows up to the tryouts, your 15 yo should not be on the high school team.

Again. No. A kid who attends the HS should not be prohibited from playing because a kid NOT IN THE HS wants to play on that team. Not a hard concept.

Kid in the cluster. If she makes the team as an 8th grader, she will likely make the team the very next year. She will probably be a star athlete on that HS team. She has no opportunities in MS. Very easy concept: if the HS kid is not as good as an 8th grader, she is probably not very good and she should find another sport (for example, she can try track - I heard they don't cut anyone).

+1 Go play a no-cut sport. If the eighth grader makes the JV team and beats older kids for that spot, good for her. Like it or not, HS coaches are judged in part on their win-loss record, so I don’t fault any coach for selecting the most competitive team possible. Every kid who wants to play a HS sport can play, but nobody is guaranteed a spot on a HS team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The coaches are scum and should be outed. Name them so we can shame them.

This happened with TC Williams baseball maybe 5 years ago. The coach (who has since been fired for telling a kid he 'should kill himself' for throwing too many balls) literally filled the JV team with his travel kids and excluded all he other boys who had played Alexandria ball for half a decade. The guy was an absolute piece of trash.

The next coach was a fat POS from BI who did the exact same thing until he got quietly fired/let go for telling a family he 'couldn't waste a jersey' on a senior when he wanted to play a freshman who paid him for travel.

There is no world where a 13 yo should play ahead of a 16 yo, talented or otherwise. This is not the MLB.

OP- sorry you are in this scenario but know that these losers are temporary. They will get tossed.

There is a world where a 13 yo is better than half of the 16 yo on the high school varsity team. Just think about the beasts from Metro or Paramount. This season Metro had a 12 yo on the 13s team who can kick your 16 yo's behind.

NP and I believe that, but I don’t understand why any serious kid that age even wants to try out for the HS team. My daughter is good. I don’t think she could kick any 16 yo’s behind but I think she’s better than a lot of them. There are plenty of private middle school programs around. She doesn’t want to play at her middle school, which doesn’t have a team, with kids who won’t be the same skill level. She certainly doesn’t want to play for HS right now. Like others in her same situation, she’s seriously prepping for October tryouts for club season. Being on a school team right now would take away from that. There is plenty of time for HS play when she’s is in HS. I don’t understand why any parent would encourage this for volleyball since we have other options for training right now. Any kid that good is not relying on the school for instruction. They go somewhere else.

Not everyone thinks the same way as your kid or your family. There are kids who want to play at the highest level possible because they want to be in that circle and they like the challenge. If a 13 yo kicks the 16 yo's behind, the 16 yo should not play on the HS team.

You missed the point of my post. The highest level possible is never the school teams. That’s why my kid is focusing already on prepping for club season. I don’t know why any middle schooler that good would care that much about HS team when the main season starts in November, after school season ends, for any serious player.

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Anonymous wrote:The coaches are scum and should be outed. Name them so we can shame them.

This happened with TC Williams baseball maybe 5 years ago. The coach (who has since been fired for telling a kid he 'should kill himself' for throwing too many balls) literally filled the JV team with his travel kids and excluded all he other boys who had played Alexandria ball for half a decade. The guy was an absolute piece of trash.

The next coach was a fat POS from BI who did the exact same thing until he got quietly fired/let go for telling a family he 'couldn't waste a jersey' on a senior when he wanted to play a freshman who paid him for travel.

There is no world where a 13 yo should play ahead of a 16 yo, talented or otherwise. This is not the MLB.

OP- sorry you are in this scenario but know that these losers are temporary. They will get tossed.

There is a world where a 13 yo is better than half of the 16 yo on the high school varsity team. Just think about the beasts from Metro or Paramount. This season Metro had a 12 yo on the 13s team who can kick your 16 yo's behind.

NP and I believe that, but I don’t understand why any serious kid that age even wants to try out for the HS team. My daughter is good. I don’t think she could kick any 16 yo’s behind but I think she’s better than a lot of them. There are plenty of private middle school programs around. She doesn’t want to play at her middle school, which doesn’t have a team, with kids who won’t be the same skill level. She certainly doesn’t want to play for HS right now. Like others in her same situation, she’s seriously prepping for October tryouts for club season. Being on a school team right now would take away from that. There is plenty of time for HS play when she’s is in HS. I don’t understand why any parent would encourage this for volleyball since we have other options for training right now. Any kid that good is not relying on the school for instruction. They go somewhere else.

Not everyone thinks the same way as your kid or your family. There are kids who want to play at the highest level possible because they want to be in that circle and they like the challenge. If a 13 yo kicks the 16 yo's behind, the 16 yo should not play on the HS team.

You missed the point of my post. The highest level possible is never the school teams. That’s why my kid is focusing already on prepping for club season. I don’t know why any middle schooler that good would care that much about HS team when the main season starts in November, after school season ends, for any serious player.

Well, you have to choose between free coaching / practices and paying a ton of money for clinics / leagues. This is really hard: I wonder which option looks better.