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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you’re going into U14, have nothing but good things to say about the U13 team and coaches.

They don't have a u14 team this year. I don’t know why…

Turnover rate:
First, most of the U13 team has been together for two years. It’s something like 90% retention over the last two years. The parents and players are low drama - everyone just wants to play volleyball and are committed to making volleyball happen for the girls. Most are likely to come back again next year (there are a couple of 8th graders who MAY want to try another sport, some other schedule, different experience etc)

Player development: 
The head coach (and club overall) believes in overall player development. What this means is that everyone knows how to do the fundamentals very well: serve, pass, serve receive, defense, hit, block. The girls are not specializing in a particular role at this age - they run rotations but you won’t see the girls as a designated OH, MB, RS, DS and ONLY getting reps in their positions (this may change in 14s). As a result the players learn all positions. The caveat is that there is an emphasis given to liberos and setters for specialized skill work.

For instance, my player was a MB and came with a lot of training in that role. Through her time at Libero, has learned how to hit pipe, hit the “4s” as a OH instead of the “1s” as a MB (inclusive of timing and transitions), gained confidence on serve receive and defense (was not even a thing since she was subbed out in the back row) and has even begun work on setting and back setting - just because it was taught to her. And the entire team knows how to do a slide (which in my experience was only taught to MBs).

The idea is that you have no idea how your child will develop once they reach high school. To give the girls the best opportunity to play hs ball, they need to be versatile (eg they may be the tallest in club ball so will be put in the middle but on the shorter side in high school ball and may be the libero. Or, they may need a RS and you only know how to set).

Coaching style:
This isn’t the place where you’ll hear the coach calling the players “girlie” or doing tik toks with them. But it also isn’t the place where they’ll be yelled at, belittled or have their confidence shot with no playing time.

They’re coaching for technique and development. They’re not necessarily chasing wins but the wins are a good byproduct of all of the effort put in. You sign up and know practice is 4 days a week, three hours each practice with conditioning and film included. It is a lot but it is what it is. Everyone knows what they signed up for and are committed to it.

The head and assistant coaches are both direct, no-nonsense but also hold space for this age group. They’re also moms of which helps them understand this phase of life to hold space for the silly but expectations for effort and accountability to the team. Both coaches were high level college players who also know how to coach at a variety of levels. If a player is doing something incorrectly, they have many ways to help a player improve technique.

Culture:
This is a place where they want the players to love the game and work hard to develop your craft.

You’re not going to hear parents or players talking about team rankings vis a vis other teams in the region, there isn’t an issue with playing time due to the light roster and everyone being able to play most positions. You’re not going to hear parents complaining about the coaching because these folks know how to coach.

The club director and coaches are direct and communicative. Standards are enforced, everyone is treated fairly, and no is a complete sentence. What is most important to me is that an explanation is given - not “trust the process” or something vague that ends up being a non-answer.

Happy to answer any specific questions.[/quote]

This is a really terrific summary - Libero sounds terrific![/quote]

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