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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It really doesn't feel like large numbers of girls are going to  top D1 programs. And some go to mid-majors but it feels like lower mid-majors as well. What I don't get is why aren't more girls going to High Academic D3 especially given how much interest there is in these schools in the DMV. The volleyball is good and there is no reason that more girls shouldn't be able to use volleyball to help them get into great schools with sub 15% admissions rates. A quick look at the top high academic D3 programs shows that CA kids outnumber DMV kids 10+ to 1 in conferences like the NESCAC and UAA. Feels like DMV volleyball is missing something here.[/quote]

I do think DMV volleyball is missing something here, but this is about the clubs, not the players and parents. Most people in the area don't care about their kids playing volleyball in college. Let me rephrase that. Most people don't want their kids to play volleyball in college. They want their kids to go to college and focus on their studies, gain expertise and get a good job. It is very difficult to do that while playing college volleyball (or any other sport). You either let your grades slip (you don't gain expertise) or you let volleyball slip (and you lose your place on the roster along with your scholarship). Kudos to those who can handle both, but I doubt there's many of them.

With a few exceptions, the clubs should stop pretending that this is the end goal. Let's play locally and avoid travel for the sake of travel. You can find local clubs to kick your behind, you don't need to travel overnight to get your behind kicked.[/quote]

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