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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]

Yes, every club raised prices this year, it’s an unfortunate fact of life for volleyball families. Personally, we wish they weren’t doing so.  But according to other posts here, those two clubs are still some of the lowest cost options in the DMV.

For fees published so far this year, MEVC, DMV, Columbia, and Maryland Juniors are all higher cost than MOCO. Historically, Metro (both Travel and Regional) had higher prices as well. They are also lower than virtually all VA clubs.

If you think a club is too expensive, then you shouldn’t try out for that club. Set a price point your family can afford, and hopefully there will be clubs that are at that price with the level of competitiveness that fit your DCs ability.
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Is MEVC really more expensive than MOCO this year? In the 14u-17u, the top teams for both clubs charge $3600. The 18s marginally higher for MOCO. MEVC had the bigger price point increase though, price used to be more comparable to MVSA but now in the same price point as MOCO. FWIW, I think this is the real price point, MVSA is just significantly below market because their coaches are volunteers.[/quote]

MEVC pricing went up more than MOCO pricing, but they got to a point where their fees are comparable. MOCO has the advantage of having relatively good national level teams at an early age, but that does not matter much for the average family. [/quote]

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