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My daughter is one of the top players in her age group and she will not be playing for Metro or Paramount despite being recruited by both.  The blunt and honest reason why:  Metro practice is too far, Paramount coaching style is not what we want for our DD, nor does she.  
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Can you say something more about "Paramount coaching style"? We are new to club volleyball and would appreciate anything you can share about the clubs around here.[/quote]
If you are new to club volleyball, you should not worry too much about Paramount - your DD is unlikely to make one of their teams. There are always exceptions, but they are rare. Consider Paramount if your DD is very young or very tall and athletic. [/quote]
How do you know my DD is not very young, very tall, or very athletic?[/quote]
Parents who are new to volleyball (and probably other sports as well) tend to be clueless about their kids' skills and abilities. I've been there myself and made pretty poor decisions early on. I am still making poor decisions, but now I know for sure that my DD doesn't have any chance of playing for Metro or Paramount. And MVSA. And I could add a few more on the list, but I will stop here. [/quote]

Haha. I am getting there myself (new poster).  When my daughter started playing in middle school I thought, hey! here’s something she’s really pretty good at, better than her peers, even! And I had delusions about MVSA and Metro etc. But now that she’s a rising sophomore, and have watched IG reels of D3 players, I realize she’s good but not great and will probably continue playing in college on a club-level team. I mean, I don’t want to see her short, but I laughed when I read your post because it seemed like me! I follow this forum, though, because I’m trying to find a MD club that isn’t Metro but that’s mid-level. The knowledgeable folks on here are too deep in it, though, and I haven’t actually gotten great info. Plz share if you know of good mid-level clubs in MD/DC!![/quote]
I think the obvious place to start for mid-level club in MD/DC is MOCO.  They practice in mostly close-in Montgomery County and have grown quite a bit in the past few years. The club director/founder was a long time MVSA coach so it has some aspects that resemble MVSA. Specifically, lower prices and lots of parent involvement, including some coaches. Because they have grown pretty quickly, the consensus seems to be as they have had to find more coaches, there can be a lot of variability in the quality of coaching between teams. Some are great and others less so.

Another close-in MD/DC accessible option is Metro Central. The Central teams are generally similar in level to MVSA 2s teams. Other options might be DMV (which is the Maryland branch of Vienna Elite in Rockville) although I've heard mixed things about the quality of coaching and the pricing is pretty high. Academy was started by a former MOCO coach with good credentials but I think the club is still pretty small and don't have teams at every age group.

If you're willing to venture further out, there are more Maryland options, but what's practical really depends on where you live and how far you are willing to travel for practice.[/quote]

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