Reply to Volleyball club- recap and thoughts

Forum Index » Volleyball

Reply to "Volleyball club- recap and thoughts"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi, I'm the person who asked the "Why is Metro so expensive?" question. Thanks for all the feedback!
I want my DD to continue playing club volleyball, and If Metro is not an option, then does anybody know any other clubs near Virginia that have good coaching/staff and do well in tournaments like Metro?
I've heard great things about MVSA, but it's super far from where I live. I've also heard that VolleyViet's coaching isn't that great either. Clubs like Paramount/VAJ are way too expensive. 
I can't seem to find any well preforming clubs that are reasonably priced! Does anybody else have this problem?[/quote]

I wanted the best for my DD, so I also thought she should play for Metro Travel. I was pretty clueless and I didn't accept that my DD didn't have the talent and the experience required to play at that level. It took one clinic to realize that my DD would have no chance of making the team. I was still hoping that she would make it into MVSA, which turned out to be another silly thought. She eventually made it into an average club and we all became more realistic about her options. It's not about what you want for your DD, it is about whether she can make a team. You should first figure out whether your DD can make any of these teams that you are trying to compare.

Regarding prices, VA clubs charge almost double compared to MD clubs (probably triple compared to MVSA). I could not find any reason why the prices in VA are so much higher. My best guess is that they run pretty good profit margins and they are shamelessly milking the parents. It feels like they compete against each other in tournaments, but they have this agreement behind the scenes to keep the prices artificially high, with no relationship with how much it actually costs to run the clubs. Too bad if you cannot afford it, there are enough other families who are willing to throw money at them. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics