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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Any recent experience (like last year or so) with St James girls' club vb?

I've seen lots of comments on facilities, some drama with coaches leaving, something about 'social club vibe,' etc., but didn't see anything specifically about the level of coaching/development and general experience.  Thanks in advance.[/quote]

We were there last year and our overall impression is (i) your experience will largely depend on the coaches for your team and (ii) quality varies a lot across the staff, likely because there has been a lot of turnover in recent years. Some coaches are better than others in terms of structuring practices and those teams tend to do better/develop more.

On the general experience, our DD really liked her teammates and the parents were all reasonable and pleasant to spend time with at tournaments. We liked the schedule - good mix of regional and more challenging national tournaments. The STJ admin staff were usually pretty responsive to questions or concerns.[/quote]

One more newby family looking at St James.  DD trying out for U12 and the coaches are Angelica Nichols and Nikki Barbry. Any info on them in particular?  DD went to a clinic and really enjoyed it.  Kids broken up into smaller groups, did super fun/dynamic drills, coaches appeared to be really enjoying themselves (contrast with a Mojo skills clinic we went to last week that was a sh*tshow to say the least--so many girls of all ages thrown together onto one court with only two coaches overseeing the process, very little actual coaching happening and lots of standing around waiting for your turn to hit).  Could someone explain why St James hasn't been able to recruit top talent/achieve better results when the coaches seem great and the facility is beautiful and very convenient to all DMV areas (right off Beltway)?  My theory is that Nikki is only a few years in as director so maybe she is trying to rebuild a program that struggled previously but is now on the right track?   Thanks for any advice in navigating this process.  [/quote]

Having to get on the beltway at rush hour will turn most really good players away.

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