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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter’s team played a couple of different American teams last spring and they were always strong. I see that they are starting a “North” team that’s based in Montgomery County, and my daughter is thinking about trying out: https://americanvolleyballclubnorth.sportngin.com/

Any thoughts about the club or first hand experience? I realize a new team will always be a bit of a leap of faith, but curious to see if anyone has predictions about how the new team will do. [/quote]

We also played American and we found them competitive. However, there are several red flags with American North:
* They are located in Beltsville, yet their tryouts are in Bethesda / Rockville. It is not clear where they will be practicing. I would not be happy to drive for practice to Beltsville if I live in Bethesda / Rockville.
* They have opened registration for tryouts without publishing their club fees. Just imagine paying for tryouts, then realizing that you have to pay some outrageous club fee. Knowing the club fees should inform the decision whether to try out or not. 
* Their website is not working properly. I don't know if it's just my browser or others have the same problem. I am not interested in them enough to try different browsers. 
* You already mentioned that they are a new club, which is partly the case (they are an extension of an existing - and a pretty good - club).

Now the speculative question on whether they will be competitive. If they charge as much as they charge in Virginia, they will end up with the players who cannot make a decent, but cheaper club (a copy of DMV). To become competitive in Maryland, they would have to align their prices with MOCO, MEVC, and Platform. They are not Metro for people to flock to them no matter how much they charge. [/quote]

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