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[quote=Anonymous][quote=FPYCparent]I am not familiar with the history of VA Juniors.  Looking at the last two USAV Nationals, ...

2023 qualified teams: https://usavolley.sharepoint.com/: x:/g/EVdn2Y4iitFCoZmXPMACjm8BaircqC1YPTfxD68tqYd48A?rtime=VVbGRjn_3Eg (remove the space in the middle near the colon)
2024 qualified teams: https://usavolley.sharepoint.com/: x:/g/ETnezVnHJUhBiLREsjygzQwBFrwJPdQqHYhyia6VvSFrHA?e=5utWCR (remove the space in the middle near the colon)

The 2023 14s team got an American bid (reallocated to region).  I think that would be this year's 16s, but understanding that the team's makeup may change each year.  The 16s (now 18s) got a reallocated Freedom bid and the 18s look like they earned their own Freedom bid that year.

For the 2024 season, the 17s got a reallocated Freedom bid.  16s earned their own Freedom bid.  The 15s got a USA bid at NEQ.

Without check age groups younger than 14s, it looks like the club got at least three USAV bids over the past two seasons.  Has the club traditionally done the same in the past ... in terms typical number of three USAV bids?

Sure, "only" getting three bids won't compare nicely to Metro and Paramount ... and I recognize that Freedom bids aren't as eye-catching as Open/National/whatever.  However, that should equate to a top-5/6 finish in Bid Regionals for certain age groups given the effects of reallocation.  I haven't seen any evidence of CHRVA sending 10s of teams in each age group to USAV every year, so three bids for one club doesn't seem terrible.  What am I missing?

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I don't think you're missing anything. I agree that sending several teams to USAV Nationals most years is a great track record and part of the reason that VA Juniors is generally in the conversation when you're talking about top CHRVA clubs.  I think the current CHRVA landscape at a macro level is Metro, Paramount in the top tier, and then VAE, VAJRs, MDJRs, MVSA, and Blue Ridge as the next level down, and then it gets really crowded with strong mid-level clubs.  Of course there is variability by age group - since this thread started as a discussion about 18s, an example of a particularly strong team is the VAE 18s who came in second at bid-regionals last year as 17s. But I don't think any of the other VAE teams are quite as good. Similarly, the Paramount team that is now at 16s earned an open bid last year and is arguably the strongest team in the region in that age group.

Regarding VAJRs, I think the talk about the "decline" of the club is because there has been lots of rumors swirling about drama within the club and they seem to be struggling to retain their best players from one season to the next. I don't know the reasons why players aren't returning, but at least with respect to this years 18s, they lost most of their starters from the last few seasons so it would be surprising if they were as strong a team.[/quote]

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