Volleyball club- recap and thoughts

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05/20/2024 09:24

Subject: Re:Volleyball club- recap and thoughts

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Anonymous wrote:I agree that some clubs try too hard and come out weird. I've also seen some posts from MVSA trying to explain away why they lost one of their pool games or why they ended up second. It just sounds very insecure. On the other hand, some of the less established clubs simply brag about their teams earning a spot in whatever bracket they ended up. It feels like a much better strategy.

Really? I haven’t noticed this. From my observation MVSA is comfortable in its lane…not one of the big dogs but do well enough. They know they will lose players to metro and paramount but not much they can do about it.

I feel like they’ve been trying to enhance their brand this season to perhaps stop the mass exodus of their best talent to Metro and Paramount. I know they recently named a recruiting coordinator (something which they’ve never officially had before), and it feels like their social media has been more aggressive. These all seem like moves designed to retain their talent as the girls get older.

Let’s not talk about how Metro illegally poached MVSA’s 16s setter this past tryout cycle after this player had already committed to MVSA in writing. This player accepted her offer in writing after MVSA’s tryouts, then Metro still proceeded to reach out to this player even though she had already committed to a club (which is a clear CHRVA violation). The most unfortunate part is Metro 16 T runs a 5-1 most of the time now, so she hardly ever plays….

Definitely seeing a trend for many of the clubs to pack the rosters with 15 players! So now there are 6-7 players not getting much play time at all. For the younger age group parents, PLEASE focus on putting your DD on the most competitive team that she will still get a good amount of play time. Maybe by 16, 17, 18 can try to move up to another club. I have seen many of the Metro travel and Paramount players that have sat on the bench from 13 or 14's, very few of them get any real playtime (never truly get developed). If those clubs need hitters, they just recruit from outside. Clubs will say anything to get you to sign and then hide behind the "got to fight for the spot". Parents, please don't fall for the trap of a "winning" club is a good club - it all depends on your coach and the players on the roster.

I agree with the general idea that there are a lot of talented players on Metro and Paramount that don't see the court as much as they would at other clubs, but I think I disagree that they were somehow fooled or didn't understand that playing time was competitive and that a player might not get a lot of playing time. Both of these clubs have to turn away dozens of talented players every year because they simply don't have enough room on the teams. I think most players who are good enough to even be considered for a roster spot on either of these teams have been been playing for a while and are hopefully honest enough about where they stack up to know what their playing times chances are.

Also, I don't agree that players that don't get a lot of playing time in tournaments "never truly get developed". Practicing with a team with nearly all future collegiate players and skilled coaches will most times result in a lot more development than being the star on a mediocre club level team that never leaves the court at tournaments. Additionally, having to compete for playing time and learning to be a good teammate from the bench are important skills that collegiate coaches look for. Many of the local stars go off to college and don't see the court their freshman year - they are much better equipped to handle that possibility if they have already been through it.