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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly what got my kid to love volleyball was a clinic run through Howard County- I don't think it was Ofer Levy but it might have been. It lasted maybe 6 weeks and was for 2 hours on a weeknight. She then started doing the 10-12 rec league- 1 hour practice and a game every Sunday for about 6-8 weeks. The league culminated in a tournament. It was pretty low-key and supportive, all kids play. She did that for a few seasons and we gradually ramped up to specific clinics with clubs that she was interested in. She's now 12 and in her first year of club and still obsessed with volleyball. I'm sure montgo has something similar- as someone noted above, the Gaithersburg league is fantastic as is MVSA for beginners.[/quote]

Thanks for this! I have heard great things about Gaithersburg too. What makes it so good?[/quote]

DP. I think it is the right mix of practice and competition for a beginner. You get your cohort / team and you practice with them once a week (in the evening on a weekday). You are not coming home with sore arms / wrists (even if they are sore, it's to a lesser extent). Then you are playing against other teams (one game per weekend). It can be a good experience, especially if you have a supportive coach. You won't see a lot of progress, but that's not the goal. The goal is to figure out which of the players want to get more serious about volleyball and maybe move on to club. Some players keep playing in the league either because they don't have the time or the financial resources to move to club. We spent way too much time in rec leagues because we were clueless about the club scene. We missed one year of club volleyball, which could have changed my DD's volleyball trajectory. She would still not be dreaming of college, but she could have probably be on a better team / in a better club. [/quote]

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