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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

There are lots of players in the DMV playing in college. Last count the 2025 class had 70+ commits, from D1-D3.  The actual number is probably higher, haven’t seen a recent count as final decisions happened this year.  They do tend to come from a small number of clubs though, generally those that have teams competing at CHRVA bids/qualifiers and traveling.  Last check there were 10-12 clubs with at least 3 commits on their 18s teams.

There are a number of high academic players as well, but they tend to be more spread out amongst clubs—-metro and paramount aren’t generally getting many players into those schools, but there are certainly exceptions.

High academic volleyball recruiting correlates more with the players HS than their club, at least in the DMV.  You often see players from the DMV private schools like GDS, Bullis, Sidwell, etc. going to those schools.  There’s also a reasonable number from MCPS schools in MD.

The real reason CA outnumbers DMV is because there is more population in CA, and proportionally more of that population play volleyball.  They’ve been playing it longer there, and it’s a bigger sport with more established recruiting pathways.

Playing a sport in college is hard, and it isn’t for everyone. There’s nothing wrong with playing club volleyball-at any level-and then moving on to other things in college. Certain clubs absolutely focus (arguably over focus) on the college recruiting as a way to differentiate, but there are lots of clubs that’s don’t—even if they are successfully getting players onto college teams.[/quote]

High academic schools? Aside from Ivy League, what other conferences are you classifying in that category?[/quote]

NESCAC and UAA for D3, a bit of Patriot League for D1 along with some other schools mixed in. [/quote]

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