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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is mojo likely to be any better that ECP? Aren’t they the same people? [/quote]

Yep, SAME people. [/quote]

I don't think that's accurate or fair.

Mojo coaches and leadership were established and well-respected in the DC area long before ECP came into the picture.  ECPDC coaches that came from Arlington Elite and The St. James were solid as well.

The major issues with ECPDC began last year during the 2022-23 season.  From the volleyball gossip mill, the problems are attributed to either A) 3 Step Sports National corporate leadership or  B) the influx of Delaware coaches and director (Chris Smith) just not meshing with the local group.  Either way, the merger between corporate franchise, Delaware, and DC local coaches did not work out. The DC local coaches are now back with Mojo.  Former Delaware coaches seem to be with Renaissance.

Being a DC volleyball parent with older kids, I know the Mojo/St James coaches and hate to see them smeared.[b]  My kids owe a lot of their skills and confidence to Mojo[/b].  
N
I'm inclined to give the Renaissance coaches the benefit of the doubt as well.  Unlike 3 Step Sports, the coaches do not profit personally from clinic or registration fees that are not refunded.[/quote]

Then consider your family fortunate that you got to see the pretty side.
Mojo coaches and directors play such obvious favorites and have no problem taking your money for clinics and even inviting you to invite only to add a few extra bodies. But when you go to tryout day and they suddenly avoid eye contact and immediately put you on the “thanks for coming” court without even pretending to observe your tryout, you know you were just one of the suckers.
I’m sure other clubs are the same way in making up their rosters in advance, but those clubs do a much better job of trying to make it appear that the tryout is a tryout.[/quote]

This is true from before they transferred the club to ECP. Experienced it 2 years ago and would say it’s accurate[/quote]

I was planning to have my DD tryout for Mojo.  So I should skip and focus on the other clubs then to save a possible bad experience?[/quote]

NP and we were debating the same.  We ended up looking at possible practice locations and basing tryouts on that.   She can decide later depending where she is offered a spot.

As for Mojo, it’s looking like a no for us because of the practice locations.  But other than that, I couldn’t find the cost on their website.   Others seem to list it and I didn’t like that they didn’t.  [/quote]

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