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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do girls have time to go to all these club clinics if they are playing 6 days a week for their HS team starting next week?[/quote]
The next few months are going to be difficult for the volleyball players. Freshmen will have a bit of a culture shock due to transition to high school: the school work is more rigorous and demanding. They will have to balance that with HS volleyball. It won't be easy, but others have done it, so it is doable. Things are easier for 10th-12th graders because they've been through this before. Those who make varsity are likely to already know how to balance sports and academics and they likely already understand the club scene.

Regarding tryouts: make sure you understand the difference between dream club, target club and safe club. The worst mistake you can make is having too many dream clubs on your tryout list and no safe club. Be realistic with what your player can achieve. You may think that your player was the best in their rec league, but understand that's equivalent to beginner when it comes to club volleyball. The tryout period will be stressful, but most players survive and some of them even get club offers. Try to plan for one tryout per day and add a second one only if there is no alternative. Treat the tryouts for the target and safe clubs as priorities, not as second thoughts: make sure the coaches see your DD at clinics / fall programs. You may get on a better team if you show up at an early tryout rather than at a late tryout. [/quote]

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