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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Definitely not too late! There are so many club options in Northern Virginia that if she wants to play she can find a team at her level. Have her play rec this winter/spring, attend a few camps this summer, and do a fall league (VA Elite has a good one and is open to all levels).  Then she needs to attend clubs tryout clinics so she can get a sense of the level of the clubs she may want to try out for. You’ll see there is a huge range of clubs and the talent they attract.

Club volleyball is awesome.  But, as a parent, know what you’re getting into before you sign up. It is not cheap. And the tournaments will take up your entire weekends - and most involve some kind of travel as even “local” tournaments typically take place not in Northern Virginia. [/quote]

Yes! Club volleyball is awesome!  But I agree with one of the other posters that it is very competitive especially at 14U and 15U. There are different levels of play in the area but you might have to be willing to try out for clubs that may be pretty far away.  That's part of the problem- that interest in the sport is growing much faster than the capacity to accommodate that interest.  Very obvious at tryouts -- at least 50 girls each night trying out for teams with 10, maybe 12 spots.  And half of those spots or more aren't really available because they are being held for returning players.  Lots of clubs have two levels of teams though, so maybe there are really 10-15 spots available over two teams at each age level. Still, with 80+ girls trying out over two days, that's tough.

Agree 100% with others that if your daughter is really tall and/or very athletic she has a much better shot coming straight out of rec because coaches will see the potential.

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