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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.

Regarding the comment " Somebody immediately said that people should be aware of their kids' skills and place them in clinics at their level. As if everyone knows how Metro runs their clinics. "

FWIW - our DD is in her second year of ever playing vb and is on her HS JV team.  We have no experience with Metro's clinics, but we did spend the summer bouncing from club clinic to club clinic to get her skills up for tryouts.  At least in our experience the clubs we worked with (American, Loudoun Elite, X-Factor, Evolution) generally gave equal looks and coaching.  Well worth her time for touches.[/quote]
It's good to hear she got something out of her summer training. At the end of the day, it's about getting touches and maybe some little tip or feedback that helps them get better.

What happens at Metro clinics (and many other clubs) is that about a half hour into the clinic they divide the players onto different courts by skill level and then most of the attention is given to the court with the most skilled players. It makes sense to group players together by skill, but I think where this model starts to fall apart is when they have all the courts do the same drills in parallel at the same time. Players with lot of experience need a different kind of skill work (minor tweaks and adjustments) versus those more on a more beginner level who might need instruction on basic footwork and mechanics. When it comes to gameplay type instruction, again the needs are very different.  The more experienced players might be working on offensive pace or refining defensive positioning in particular scenarios, while the more beginner group should be focused on simpler concepts. These clinics would be more valuable to everyone if they provided the training and instruction that was a good match for the skill level of the attendees. Since many clinics aren't run this way, the burden falls to the parents to try and find the club or clinic that is the best match for our player, but this is really challenging because you have to spend time and money to find out what a club is like. Perhaps the best cheat code is to lean on parents who have been involved with club volleyball for longer and get advice on what club or training might be a good fit.[/quote]

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