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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP here.  One additional point - I would not expect VV to hold makeup tryouts. At the outset, they told U13/U14 teams there would be no makeups.  Given the turnout, they did not need to.  I think only 1-2 U13s declined (4 offers still pending today with 6 alternates waiting; the rest have accepted).  For U14s, same deal (maybe 2-3 declined; 4 offers pending and 4 alternates).

There is some great talent at this club, but it can be mixed.  Some of the girls got offers from top clubs, but return to VV.  Some of the girls who got offers make me question the decision making - it appears there is a mix of loyalty and skill that goes into the roster. This year at tryouts, coaches used "independent judges" at U13 and U14 tryouts - presumably to help provide some impartiality; however, I am sure coaches had input on final offers. From my perspective, there were some girls who got offers that shouldn't have and some listed as alternates who should have had an offer first.  
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How to handle players returning from one season to the next is always a challenge for coaches/clubs. Having some continuity on a team from one year to the next is beneficial (both from a volleyball and team chemistry perspective), but from a competitiveness standpoint it would make sense to not make offers to a few of the less skilled returners and replace them with new players from tryouts.  But that is challenging to do in real life, especially if the less skilled returner is a good kid who works hard. It gets even harder from a coach's perspective if one or more of the key players from last season's team comes to tryouts and are made offers and then decide to go to another club. These problems are not unique to VV and are part of the reason the whole tryout and forming teams process often stretches out to late in the week following tryouts.

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