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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous], [quote]they are looking at the big picture (college recruitment) instead of focusing on the instant gratification (bringing home easy medals). They may have found the recipe for success in their niche market (rich families with tall players[/quote]

THIS! Especially now, with portal/roster limits,  every club that has 4+ college commitments for the class of 2026 (and later) has a niche market (80% of greater of players with a few standout exceptions who show up on their instagram a lot).

VAE = rich families with tall players (who can be full pay in college on a volleyball roster) based on their website & instagram to date:  6 commits for 2026

METRO Travel= tallest, most athletic/talented highest number with parent(s) who played in college thus greatest number D1 commits.  Close to 100% commitment for 2026 class

Paramount 1s team= not as tall, extremely athletic, talented enough to easily win in CHRVA, do decently outside the region. Very few commits in 2026 and club doesn’t seem to care about college commits generally. 3 commits for 2026

540 undersized , very athletic, talented players who want play in college and are pragmatic about it (impressive number of D2 and D3) 8 or 9 college commits for 2026

Vajrs ? What their niche is. used to be a powerhouse in terms of college players,  but very limited success on this metric since 2023/2024.  1 commit for 2026

MVSA = at HS level niche is strongest players from MOCO public and independent school teams who are not on Metro or PM.  No college focus. 1 commit for 2026

At the 1-2 commits for a grad year level, that suggests partial (or even very little or ineffective) club support for the college recruitment process. 
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Paramount doesn't care about college commitments? Their 2027 class already has commitments to Penn State, Vanderbilt, UConn and Delaware? Agree about VAJRS, although they do have two 2027 commitments to UVA. Metro's 2026 class was exceptionally long/athletic/talented.[/quote]

Didn’t their Penn State recruit jump to Metro?
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2027 is this current class. The 2027 kids cycle just started on June 15th, so how has this player "jumped" to Metro? People will make up anything. That kid was on the only 2027 CHRVA player to make the USA U19 Girls National Team that won gold at the Pan Am Cup[/quote]
I have no idea whether the player in question is considering leaving Paramount, but totally agree she has been super successful, committing to the defending National Champions and making a significant contribution to the U19 national team that played at the Pan Am Games.

But the awkwardly worded Paramount supporter attempts to one up Metro on these forums and on their social media accounts, always make me cringe.  “The only 2027 CHRVA player….” Sure that’s true, but there was another 2025 CHRVA player on the USA team that got silver at the U19 World Championships. These kinds of posts always seem so desperate to me.

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And did you know that the other player on the other U19 team played for Paramount for 3 seasons? 2 of the last three CHRVA players to make a national team were developed in Paramount’s gym. Says something even though Metro has historically had a monopoly on the talent given they’ve been around since 1999[/quote]

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