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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I disagree with PP's statement that DMV is only where players with no other offers go.  DD chose to play for DMV over another team, as did at least 2 or 3 of her teammates.  They liked the coaches better than the other clubs extending offers.  We were new to club volleyball this year, and DD had friends playing for other clubs, and we were shocked at how negative their coaches were at other teams.  They were cursing at the players, singling out players, screaming at them during the tournaments.  We never experienced that at DMV. [/quote]

It means that you can afford to throw money away, which is fine. I am sure they are happy to find as many families like your as they need to fill their rosters. I only know a couple of DMV players: one ended up there because she was new and no other club wanted to take her, the other one ended up in DMV because her previous club didn't make her an offer (even though she played for that club for two years prior).

You have all kinds of coaches in all the clubs. Some coaches try to pump up the players no matter how many mistakes they make. Others accept that players may have a bad day and simply take them off the court if they have alternatives. Stick around on this forum enough and you will read about coaches who yell or even curse at their players. But it's not like the best coaches are in DMV and all the other clubs have coaches who are negative at their teams. It's all about you doing your homework and avoiding red flags when you choose your club.

Since you are new to club volleyball, you should know that the expectations are pretty low during the first year: players need to practice and create habits. After the first year you will hear the coaches saying things like: "you cannot serve into the net at this level" or "you cannot let the ball drop without even attempting to move." Some will yell "get to the ball" or "move your feet" - and the tone can vary. After another year of club volleyball, the expectations will increase further and they will involve more advanced topics than serve or serve-receive. Other actions (or inactions) will become unacceptable as the years pass by or the team level increases. I am not saying that the coaches are necessarily going to start yelling or be negative, but they are going to expect more. The coaches of higher level teams have even more expectations and they put more pressure on their players. 
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This is good advice. [/quote]

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