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[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]

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

Are we paying for our kids to be recruited to play D1? I thought the baseline return on investment from youth sports is having fun, making friends, fitness, and hopefully some lessons/skills that help our kids become more well rounded people. If at some point a player expresses a desire to play in college and based on their skill and physical traits that seems realistic, then doesn't the family adjust course and move to a club with more recruiting history/support at that point? I think it's somewhat common for a player to start volleyball at 10 or 11 years old with one club and play for for other clubs as they get older. Sometimes it's a high potential player that moves to a more competitive club. Other times a player might not make a team at the club they played for last year and has to move to another club to continue playing.

There are a spectrum of clubs that meet the needs of players at all levels. Generally, a club that is geared to players seeking to be recruited will go to more national qualifiers and more large tournaments which costs more for the club and those expenses are passed along to the players' families. A club that mostly attends regional tournaments and a few larger tournaments within driving distance should be cheaper. I think one trend that is concerning is that clubs that do not have demonstrated success in collegiate recruiting or at more competitive tournaments are starting to attend more qualifiers and other far away tournaments and their prices are going up.
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