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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I loved traveling for tournaments growing up. Tournament play can ignite so much growth, and I didn’t play for a nationally ranked club growing up but traveling 1 state over or staying in a hotel because of a teenage here made[/quote]

Good for you and don't forget to thank your parents for providing that opportunity. While you are at it, ask them how much they paid for that experience, so you can compare with what we are asked to pay today. I am not claiming that the kids don't like it, because they do. Especially if they get to spend the night together instead of being stuck in their parents' hotel rooms. You don't need to travel one state over for the tournament play to ignite growth. Volleyball is already expensive without mindless travel. 90% of these kids (if not more) have no chance of playing in college, so most teams don't need to travel that extensively. The travel is mostly to keep the coaches and club owners in a professional circle, not because the kids really need it. [/quote]
Not sure coaches and club owners travel for a professional circle.  If you've ever been on the national circuit traveling to qualifiers the coaches often get just as tired of it.  They do it because they either believe it helps the players (the true open-level teams) or because the club requires it and uses it as marketing to a certain set of parents and players that equate traveling extensively with a good team, regardless of it actually helps them.  I've lost count of how many players I've heard say they are on a "national travel" team that is no where near that level of competition.[/quote]

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