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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD has played club volleyball for 5 years and is always one of the top players, but each year it feels like there is much more excitement about her from outside coaches than from her own club.  And it seems like her coaches put way more into recruiting a handful of new players than retaining many of their current squad.  Is this common?  We've seen it at two clubs now, in MD and VA.  I can understand if they aren't actively trying to retain everyone but it seems weird to not put more effort into holding on to your best ones. My guess is they don't think they will ever leave so they are focusing efforts elsewhere on building pieces that they need.  But if you were a coach wouldn't you assume others were doing the same thing you are--trying to poach the best players from other clubs--and try harder to hang on to yours?  Just looking for some perspective[/quote]

Club volleyball is a buyers market and the coaches are the buyers. There are more players trying out than there are available spots on teams (and COVID made it worse), so coaches can and do take players for granted. If you're talking about a top-ranked team, the coach doesn't have to try to hold players. There will always be someone waiting to step into a current team member's position. And even on lower-ranked teams, there are always players trying to make a club team for the first time. If a team's players are club-shopping, it's because they are trying to get onto an even higher-ranked team or they have an issue with the coach/club. What would be the point of trying to keep them if they're not going to be happy staying?

What kind of relationship do you, the parent, have with the coach? In my experience, certain parents are very proactive and already know where their child stands with the current team. And certain teams have already let players know whether it would be worth their time to try out again. If you want to know where your player stands with their team, let the coach know that the player is getting interest from other teams and see what kind of response you get. But don't reveal what your player plans to do. Nothing is certain until you have an offer in writing.[/quote]

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