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[quote=Anonymous][quote=TerpShooters]Hello, we live in the Arlington area and my daughter has yet to play club (likely parent error missing primary tryout dates last year), although she made her Freshman and now JV volleyball teams. She made great strides by grinding through clinics and coed play at St James and Ace Volleyball, really the only options for her age in the area during club season.

We have talked to friends (and parents of teammates) whose daughters played in various clubs last season (Metro, Vienna, Mojo, St James, VA Elite, X Factor…). We noted their opinions but they are primarily a sample size of one. Curious to combine with the experience of others based on coaches and development considering my daughter’s size and skill.

She is a 5’4” but long armed DS, elite passing skills, weaker with overhand back row hits and sets. Would like her to continue developing the latter skills while playing DS.

Any guidance would be great! [/quote]
I agree with the advice the shoot for a mid-tier club and using AES National rankings are a reasonable place to start. Freshman and JV volleyball barely resemble the volleyball played by high level 16s club teams. While it’s possible your DD is an amazing player, I would think a player with truly “elite” passing skills (even a 9th grader) would make her HS varsity team.

Clinics are a good way to see how your DD’s skills match up to the level at various clubs. Most clubs will break girls up onto courts by skill level during the course of a clinic. It’s generally really obvious which is the top court. If your DD isn’t sorted onto that court, her chances of making the top team at that club are probably small. [/quote]

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