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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MOCO posted their tryout schedule (10/25, 26, 27 for 11-14, and 11/1, 2, 3 for 15-18) and opened the registration. One day (Friday) at my DD age group is already full. Club fees for this year are not posted yet. 
https://www.mocovc.org/tryouts[/quote]

MOCO posted their club fees for the next season. Fees went up compared to last year - all teams pay $100 more for the base fee. It is not clear why some teams (12-14) pay more for practice and others don't. 13s and 14s pay a lot more for practice ($300 top teams and $200 bottom teams). Bottom 14 teams pay $100 more for tournaments as well. 
https://www.mocovc.org/clubfees[/quote]

[b]Looks like their prices went up the same $ amount as MVSA[/b], less than MEVC, DMV etc on the MD side and less than a lot of clubs on the VA side. They still are lower cost than a most other options in the area.

Comparing prices between younger and older teams has issues.  Tournament costs usually are higher because the older teams and top teams do more travel tournaments, and practice costs can be higher because they practice more or practice at a higher cost facility. Plus, demand is just higher.  Almost every club has higher costs for the older ages, including the MD clubs.

We didn’t play for MOCO last year, but the club we played for didn’t get us any cost info other than a single fee.  Having more detailed info is good, wish more clubs did it.[/quote]

MVSA prices went up by $50 for the 11s and 12s and by $150 for the rest of the teams. Comparatively, MOCO increased the prices by $100 for the older age groups (15-18). But the 14s in MOCO will pay a whooping $400 more than last year, the 13s $300-$350 more, and the 12s $200 more. They didn't go Virginia-type club fees, but the MOCO fees are almost double compared to those in MVSA. [/quote]

How many players has MVSA sent to Division 1 schools? You get what you pay for.[/quote]

This argument would persuade only a minority: I am willing to bet that most parents in the area don't care about Division 1 schools (or college volleyball in general). Like me, they want to offer their kids opportunities to be part of a team, exercise, stay healthy, and off the screens. I am personally fine with a regional team where players are around the same level as my DD. Why pay thousands of dollars more and waste time travelling for no reason? [/quote]

I’ll add that some of us don’t want D1 in college for our kids. That’s a full time+ job and not appealing to many.   They can still love volleyball and not want that.   My DD’s goal in college is finding a place to play, maybe even an adult league elsewhere then and as she gets older.  She wants to focus on college in college and the main focus won’t be volleyball.  But it is still something she loves and will likely always love.  [/quote]

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