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[quote=FPYCparent]Thanks for the insights.

My kid has been attending college-hosted VB camps this month.  She spent a week at the overnight JMU camps (brought home the camp-wide "MVP Award" for her position) and spent the weekend at GMU day camps [i]supposedly[/i] holding her own against some incoming GMU signees.  She's been at American thus far thus week, but will go back to GMU for two more days.  We had signed her up for these camps much earlier in the year, before we really knew how the club season would progress ... and long before many clubs announced their summer offerings.  If anything, she is getting some reps in front of some college coaches/staffers a year before anyone can really talk to her.  HS tryouts start August 1, so she should be prepared for a solid showing (not like any of her school's teams fared well last year ... maybe 10 total wins across the varsity, JV, and freshman teams).

I do wish TSJ would build/leverage/enhance its relationship with GMU, given the proximity.  As an alum, I'd love to see the school try to develop TSJ as a potential pipeline for talent (it's not like GMU is already a powerhouse in the sport).  I get the sense that the connection with the men's VB program is in decent shape.  Extending that relationship to the women's program should be a "win-win," if done properly.

As an example, five DC area women's programs (G'town, Howard, American, GW, and GMU) are again participating in the "DC Challenge" the weekend before Labor Day.  I have yet to find a unified schedule, but it appears that there will be matches hosted at GMU and Howard.  It seems like TSJ could be a great venue to host all matches in a single location.  I don't know how well women's college VB matches are attended, but I'd think TSJ could easily handle it ... and many local club teams could make for a great audience.[/quote]

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