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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=FPYCparent]Newbie-soon-to-be club parent ... what's the hierarchy of the levels of play in tournaments?  Open vs. whatever vs. whatever?  Is Open the highest level?

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Any thoughts on high school team players going to the same club team (regardless of club's overall level of play/tier)?  For example, my DD has only been playing for just over a year (rec and middle school).  She made JV as a 9th grader (one of two 9th graders to do so).  Of the club teams under our consideration, one would be with players from her HS JV team while others [i]may[/i] be better for her individual development or provide an opportunity to work with a specific coach.  In our case, playing in college is not a parental priority (if it happens, it happens), but the kid is definitely interested in collegiate play.
 
Thanks in advance![/quote]

When the PP are talking about "Open" in the context of the club volleyball scene, they are referring to teams playing in the Open Division of National Qualifiers (where the best teams in the country compete). In our area, only Metro, Paramount and VAE put their teams in the Open Division of National Qualifiers, and only Metro and Paramount have success at that Open level (VAE's teams routinely get destroyed at those tournaments). In terms of regional/local tournaments, there is an Open Division in those tournaments, but that is not the same as Open at a national qualifier. Many of the tier 3 clubs that were mentioned on PP's list will put their teams in Open at the regional/local tournaments, but then put their teams in the USA (2nd division) or American (3rd division) at national qualifiers. Your DD can definitely play collegiately at the D3 level for most of those Tier 3 clubs mentioned. My best recommendation would be to have your DD join the team that you think is better for her individual development and the team that will provide her with better training. Since your daughter has only been playing for a little over a year, going to a 
club that will develop her with good training is the most important thing for her development in the sport, imo.[/quote]

Just a quick point on VAE - at the upper age groups, they actually don’t get destroyed at all - they are certainly not winning or top 10 in qualifiers, but routinely middle of the pack at 17 and 18s. You also have to remember that VAE is a college recruiting machine (see their commitment list) and play in open to have their players get as many eyeballs on them as possible. [/quote]

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