Volleyball tryouts in real time

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Anonymous wrote:We're new to volleyball and had a question about committing to a club if you have a kid trying at two levels at different clubs. My dd can try out for U14 and U15 since U14 is her birth year and U15 is her grade (she has a late birthday). She tried out for a U14 team at club A this past weekend and received an offer. However, she also has tryouts for a U15 team at clubs B and C this upcoming weekend. If she accepts the U14 club A offer, could she back out of it if she receives an offer from the U15 team at club B or C? I don't know if it's ok to switch from one club to another once you've accepted an offer. Can that be done and if so what are the repercussions/penalties of doing that, if any?

I didn't think it through when we signed up for both U14 and U15 tryouts and don't want to burn any bridges. I want her to accept with the best club she can get in to, but also don't want to leave her without a team if she doesn't get any offers from the U15 clubs. Trying to figure out what our best option is here.

Appreciate any guidance from anyone who's done this.

That’s a tough one and you really should have thought about it ahead of time. It also depends on how good she is, if she got a spot on 14 as a beginner she must be decent, so you could take a chance on 15, but on the other hand 15 is also very competitive and chances are very slim as a newbie. I personally would take the 14, tryout for 15 just to see, so next year I can decide to jump up to 16.
Really hard to give advice without knowing her skill level though.

She's had a couple of years of rec volleyball and was on her HS freshman team. So she's pretty good but I don't know how that translates to club volleyball. And like you said, U15 is very competitive. Is switching clubs a possibility if she makes the U15 team or is that not allowed?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We're new to volleyball and had a question about committing to a club if you have a kid trying at two levels at different clubs. My dd can try out for U14 and U15 since U14 is her birth year and U15 is her grade (she has a late birthday). She tried out for a U14 team at club A this past weekend and received an offer. However, she also has tryouts for a U15 team at clubs B and C this upcoming weekend. If she accepts the U14 club A offer, could she back out of it if she receives an offer from the U15 team at club B or C? I don't know if it's ok to switch from one club to another once you've accepted an offer. Can that be done and if so what are the repercussions/penalties of doing that, if any?

I didn't think it through when we signed up for both U14 and U15 tryouts and don't want to burn any bridges. I want her to accept with the best club she can get in to, but also don't want to leave her without a team if she doesn't get any offers from the U15 clubs. Trying to figure out what our best option is here.

Appreciate any guidance from anyone who's done this.

That’s a tough one and you really should have thought about it ahead of time. It also depends on how good she is, if she got a spot on 14 as a beginner she must be decent, so you could take a chance on 15, but on the other hand 15 is also very competitive and chances are very slim as a newbie. I personally would take the 14, tryout for 15 just to see, so next year I can decide to jump up to 16.
Really hard to give advice without knowing her skill level though.

She's had a couple of years of rec volleyball and was on her HS freshman team. So she's pretty good but I don't know how that translates to club volleyball. And like you said, U15 is very competitive. Is switching clubs a possibility if she makes the U15 team or is that not allowed?

NP. You will be leaving a 14 team without a player a week after tryouts ended. You don’t know who that coach talks to and it’s not a good thing to do. Forget trying out for that club in the future.

I don’t know the answer to this question, but I know my DD is assigned the team in CHRVA when she accepts. Can a club release you to be reassigned? I don’t know how that works.

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And also, which clubs does she want to go to? My DD has been going to U15 clinics consistently for 2 months for the clubs she’s trying out for next weekend, same for all of her friends. It’s extremely competitive. I wouldn’t chance it unless your daughter had been to a lot of clinics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We're new to volleyball and had a question about committing to a club if you have a kid trying at two levels at different clubs. My dd can try out for U14 and U15 since U14 is her birth year and U15 is her grade (she has a late birthday). She tried out for a U14 team at club A this past weekend and received an offer. However, she also has tryouts for a U15 team at clubs B and C this upcoming weekend. If she accepts the U14 club A offer, could she back out of it if she receives an offer from the U15 team at club B or C? I don't know if it's ok to switch from one club to another once you've accepted an offer. Can that be done and if so what are the repercussions/penalties of doing that, if any?

I didn't think it through when we signed up for both U14 and U15 tryouts and don't want to burn any bridges. I want her to accept with the best club she can get in to, but also don't want to leave her without a team if she doesn't get any offers from the U15 clubs. Trying to figure out what our best option is here.

Appreciate any guidance from anyone who's done this.

That’s a tough one and you really should have thought about it ahead of time. It also depends on how good she is, if she got a spot on 14 as a beginner she must be decent, so you could take a chance on 15, but on the other hand 15 is also very competitive and chances are very slim as a newbie. I personally would take the 14, tryout for 15 just to see, so next year I can decide to jump up to 16.
Really hard to give advice without knowing her skill level though.

She's had a couple of years of rec volleyball and was on her HS freshman team. So she's pretty good but I don't know how that translates to club volleyball. And like you said, U15 is very competitive. Is switching clubs a possibility if she makes the U15 team or is that not allowed?

NP. You will be leaving a 14 team without a player a week after tryouts ended. You don’t know who that coach talks to and it’s not a good thing to do. Forget trying out for that club in the future.

I don’t know the answer to this question, but I know my DD is assigned the team in CHRVA when she accepts. Can a club release you to be reassigned? I don’t know how that works.

It’s always a bad look to change your mind after accepting an offer, but I especially agree that it would be even worse if you waited to do so until after 15s tryouts. That would absolutely put the 14s coach/club in a tough spot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We're new to volleyball and had a question about committing to a club if you have a kid trying at two levels at different clubs. My dd can try out for U14 and U15 since U14 is her birth year and U15 is her grade (she has a late birthday). She tried out for a U14 team at club A this past weekend and received an offer. However, she also has tryouts for a U15 team at clubs B and C this upcoming weekend. If she accepts the U14 club A offer, could she back out of it if she receives an offer from the U15 team at club B or C? I don't know if it's ok to switch from one club to another once you've accepted an offer. Can that be done and if so what are the repercussions/penalties of doing that, if any?

I didn't think it through when we signed up for both U14 and U15 tryouts and don't want to burn any bridges. I want her to accept with the best club she can get in to, but also don't want to leave her without a team if she doesn't get any offers from the U15 clubs. Trying to figure out what our best option is here.

Appreciate any guidance from anyone who's done this.

That’s a tough one and you really should have thought about it ahead of time. It also depends on how good she is, if she got a spot on 14 as a beginner she must be decent, so you could take a chance on 15, but on the other hand 15 is also very competitive and chances are very slim as a newbie. I personally would take the 14, tryout for 15 just to see, so next year I can decide to jump up to 16.
Really hard to give advice without knowing her skill level though.

She's had a couple of years of rec volleyball and was on her HS freshman team. So she's pretty good but I don't know how that translates to club volleyball. And like you said, U15 is very competitive. Is switching clubs a possibility if she makes the U15 team or is that not allowed?

NP. You will be leaving a 14 team without a player a week after tryouts ended. You don’t know who that coach talks to and it’s not a good thing to do. Forget trying out for that club in the future.

I don’t know the answer to this question, but I know my DD is assigned the team in CHRVA when she accepts. Can a club release you to be reassigned? I don’t know how that works.

It’s always a bad look to change your mind after accepting an offer, but I especially agree that it would be even worse if you waited to do so until after 15s tryouts. That would absolutely put the 14s coach/club in a tough spot.

If she is a relative newbie let her play on the 14's team. She will probably get more playing time there anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
She's had a couple of years of rec volleyball and was on her HS freshman team. So she's pretty good but I don't know how that translates to club volleyball. And like you said, U15 is very competitive. Is switching clubs a possibility if she makes the U15 team or is that not allowed?

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[Anonymous]

If anyone stll needs to get on a U14 team, check out Battle VB.

https://www.battlevolleyballclub.com/girlstravel

"We've added a second U14 team!! So if you're still looking for a home, please come to our makeup tryouts this Thursday, Oct 30th, from 6-7pm at The Virginia Volleyball Factory!!"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We're new to volleyball and had a question about committing to a club if you have a kid trying at two levels at different clubs. My dd can try out for U14 and U15 since U14 is her birth year and U15 is her grade (she has a late birthday). She tried out for a U14 team at club A this past weekend and received an offer. However, she also has tryouts for a U15 team at clubs B and C this upcoming weekend. If she accepts the U14 club A offer, could she back out of it if she receives an offer from the U15 team at club B or C? I don't know if it's ok to switch from one club to another once you've accepted an offer. Can that be done and if so what are the repercussions/penalties of doing that, if any?

I didn't think it through when we signed up for both U14 and U15 tryouts and don't want to burn any bridges. I want her to accept with the best club she can get in to, but also don't want to leave her without a team if she doesn't get any offers from the U15 clubs. Trying to figure out what our best option is here.

Appreciate any guidance from anyone who's done this.

That’s a tough one and you really should have thought about it ahead of time. It also depends on how good she is, if she got a spot on 14 as a beginner she must be decent, so you could take a chance on 15, but on the other hand 15 is also very competitive and chances are very slim as a newbie. I personally would take the 14, tryout for 15 just to see, so next year I can decide to jump up to 16.
Really hard to give advice without knowing her skill level though.

She's had a couple of years of rec volleyball and was on her HS freshman team. So she's pretty good but I don't know how that translates to club volleyball. And like you said, U15 is very competitive. Is switching clubs a possibility if she makes the U15 team or is that not allowed?

Pretty good (even advanced) in rec volleyball means beginner in club volleyball. I would not risk it unless your clubs B and C are mediocre to bottom clubs and they have plenty of openings (low return rate). If we knew the names of the clubs, we could offer better advice.

[Anonymous]

A few Metro regional teams will have makeup tryouts on Tuesday:
https://newsletter.metrovbc.net/i/q_Fc14AsLm-dgqNBALuWpd75i1CIaFb556kM7wzNsxs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We're new to volleyball and had a question about committing to a club if you have a kid trying at two levels at different clubs. My dd can try out for U14 and U15 since U14 is her birth year and U15 is her grade (she has a late birthday). She tried out for a U14 team at club A this past weekend and received an offer. However, she also has tryouts for a U15 team at clubs B and C this upcoming weekend. If she accepts the U14 club A offer, could she back out of it if she receives an offer from the U15 team at club B or C? I don't know if it's ok to switch from one club to another once you've accepted an offer. Can that be done and if so what are the repercussions/penalties of doing that, if any?

I didn't think it through when we signed up for both U14 and U15 tryouts and don't want to burn any bridges. I want her to accept with the best club she can get in to, but also don't want to leave her without a team if she doesn't get any offers from the U15 clubs. Trying to figure out what our best option is here.

Appreciate any guidance from anyone who's done this.

That’s a tough one and you really should have thought about it ahead of time. It also depends on how good she is, if she got a spot on 14 as a beginner she must be decent, so you could take a chance on 15, but on the other hand 15 is also very competitive and chances are very slim as a newbie. I personally would take the 14, tryout for 15 just to see, so next year I can decide to jump up to 16.
Really hard to give advice without knowing her skill level though.

She's had a couple of years of rec volleyball and was on her HS freshman team. So she's pretty good but I don't know how that translates to club volleyball. And like you said, U15 is very competitive. Is switching clubs a possibility if she makes the U15 team or is that not allowed?

My daughter is also a HS freshman who qualifies for 14U, and we decided to go with 14U as we didn’t want to risk being shut out of a 15U team. Next year she will probably try out for both 15U and 16U, sine those tryouts will be the same weekend. But with 14U tryouts being the week before there was no way to do that this year.

[Anonymous]

Platform added a new day of last call tryouts: today between 7-8:30 at Mary of Nazareth.
https://platformvbc.sportngin.com/register/form/343744528

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A few Metro regional teams will have makeup tryouts on Tuesday:
https://newsletter.metrovbc.net/i/q_Fc14AsLm-dgqNBALuWpd75i1CIaFb556kM7wzNsxs

New to vball here- now that there is a makeup scheduled, is it an option for my daughter to attend more than 1 day of tryouts if she didn’t get an offer after the first day?

[Anonymous]

Vienna Elite has a makeup tryouts tonight from 8-9.

https://www.viennaelite.org/program/club-team-tryouts/24025

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A few Metro regional teams will have makeup tryouts on Tuesday:
https://newsletter.metrovbc.net/i/q_Fc14AsLm-dgqNBALuWpd75i1CIaFb556kM7wzNsxs

New to vball here- now that there is a makeup scheduled, is it an option for my daughter to attend more than 1 day of tryouts if she didn’t get an offer after the first day?

It is quite unlikely that a club would give you an offer during a makeup tryout if they didn't give you one after their regular tryout. You are already on their radar and you may get an offer if they become really desperate (they cannot find anyone better no matter how much they try). You should read the writing on the wall though: they saw your DD, they didn't give her an offer, but they are still trying to find players.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We’re new to the entire club volleyball scene and DD was very intimidated by it but decided to tryout out for Vienna Elite U14 yesterday afternoon (last day of tryouts). She’s intermediate (one year of travel for a local league) so probably considered beginner in club. She’s also short (5’1”) but can play most positions (her current coaches keep her in the game the entire time for all their sets). Yesterday, at tryouts, they were told that a total of 75 girls tried out and they would be filling 24 spots for the two teams. I’ve been reading this thread and worried she may not have made it, or is no news good news? Does anyone know if Vienna Elite has made any offers for U14? Like I said, we’re new to this scene and completely understand that her chances of making the team is slim especially since she tried out on the last day and only tried out for one club.

Someone also mentioned VA Athletics Volleyball Club in this thread and it looks like they have one last tryout tonight for U14 but I haven’t heard much about this club so I’m not sure if it’s worth it to sign up. Any feedback would be much appreciated!

One option for you would be to try out for XP in Sterling. Their tryouts begin tonight. I don't think they participate in the same league as the other clubs, which is why their tryouts are this week, rather than starting last Friday.

https://www.xp-volleyball.com/programs/club-volleyball

Totally agree with this. XP's first tryout is tonight and they have multiple teams at every age level. It was our backup plan. We also saw a lot of girls this weekend at other club tryouts with XP backpacks. I think thats a good sign that you can get good enough experience and move up to other clubs in the future if thats what you want to do.

DD tried out for and played on XP last year after not getting an offer from other teams. Overall it worked out well - she grew a lot as a player and got an offer from her first choice club team this year. Would definitely recommend trying out if your daughter is still looking for a spot.