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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you ya there will definitely be retaliation based on how that club works. I did see that policy on CHRVA website but need an anonymous way because they just had a coach get a position at CHRVA last year so it will definitely get around to them :([/quote]

There are several ways to handle this, but staying anonymous could be difficult. If you have written proof of what happened, you may not need to disclose your name, just show the CHRVA staff (either ethics or president) the document with information identifying your player removed.

If you don’t have written proof, you probably need to talk directly with a CHRVA leader and that will require you to disclose personal info.

In either case, consider not just the impact on your player but the fact that many other players were probably treated the same way.  The CHRVA rules exist to protect players from exactly these situations, where coaches can use their power to coerce players to accept offers.  If this happens and no one speaks up, the coach will feel empowered to do it again and the next time it happens it may be worse.  It’s never easy to step forward and call out bad behavior when there are consequences to your DD for doing so, but it’s the right thing to do.

Also, if you tried out at multiple clubs and a different one gave you an offer, you could have talked to the new club about helping you during open tryouts. There are many MD clubs that follow the rules and help players when they hear of rules violations, but they can’t help you much once you’ve accepted an offer with another club.[/quote]
Many MD high school coaches did this during the club tryout hinting less playing time in high school if not sign immediately. We should report this.[/quote]

That is the definition of breaking the CHRVA rules.  There can't be any conditions on a players offer, and certainly no explicit or even implied statements by the HS coaches that if they don't play for club X then they won't see their HS court.  If you had a HS coach do this to you, absolutely call them out to CHRVA. The rules are there to protect the player because of the huge power imbalance caused by situations like these. The bad actor coaches know exactly what they are doing and that they can get away with it, because players are scared to report them.  It is an abuse of power, and puts young women into a position where they cannot defend themselves for fear of retaliation.  Coaches that do this to their players shouldn't be coaching either HS or club volleyball. If you don't speak up other girls will suffer the same abuse.[/quote]

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