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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]First-time venture into the seedy world of girls' club vb.

Two Questions (yes, I know it depends on the club and actual coaches involved, but just curious what 'normal' might look like):

1.  If/when DC gets an offer, is it simply "we have a spot for you; reply within 72 hrs" or more specific to which team (if there's more than one for the age group), what position, etc.?

2.  If invited to a callback session, does the club tell you what specifically you're trying out for?[/quote]

The way I understand it: you get a spot on a team, not a specific position on the court. I believe I understand the reasoning, but I cannot guarantee I am correct. Let's say the club makes 12 offers knowing which players they want in each position (including your DC). Some players will accept their offers, some may accept offers from other clubs. Now the club has holes in their initial lineup and they will try to fill them with players on their waitlist. Some players who were initially offered spots on the bottom teams may move up to the more competitive teams (depending on what positions are available). There will be some challenges to fill the bottom teams with players on the wait list (some of whom may accept offers from other clubs). At this point, clubs compete to get the best remaining players who are not committed to other clubs. Some may fit perfectly in the empty positions, some may not. Once the season starts, the coach may have to reassign some players to positions they were not initially considered for, depending on how the roster looks like and how the team would be most competitive. I feel like this is less of a problem for the most competitive teams as for least competitive teams. [/quote]

+1 Good description of the process. In general, for older teams clubs will have a ranked list of players by position and will pull players off the waitlist to fill positions that open up.  For younger teams, they may have a more general waitlist because they know they'll have to figure out positions once everyone is in the gym (especially for U12/U13).

There's also a lot of players that think they play one position but they get into a club team and both the coach and player realize that they would be better at a different position. Example, the 5' 7" player who plays middle on their HS team is probably not going to be that on their club team.  Its common for players to play one position in club and a different position on their school teams.

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