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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If anyone's looking for a home still Vienna Elite has a new 15s/16s green team, no tryouts needed..like a step ahead from rec but not competitive as club. Some players from tryouts that got no offers for an OG team got an offer for green team. DD declined their offer.[/quote]

https://www.viennaelite.org/page/show/8839548-u15-u16-green-team
This must be a joke: $2,200 for one practice per week and one tournament per month? Jeez![/quote]

That’s really not a bad deal for northern Virginia.

I know someone on one of their new teams this year and they were pretty happy with the opportunity and it’s going really well. They didn’t want a lot of the out of town tournaments and like the practice schedule and cost. [/quote]

It's actually a really bad deal for northern Virginia. It suggests that club prices need to be high because you can only get one practice per week and one tournament per month for $2,200. You do the math and conclude that two practices per week and two tournaments per month must be at least $4,400. It's ok if you are fine giving them this much money, but I am not buying the idea of the green team being "not a bad deal."[/quote]

What club are you at? 2 practices a week with 2 tournaments a month for $4400 would be a good deal in northern Virginia. [/quote]

See? Exactly what I said: parents in northern VA got to believe that there is no other way. Luckily I live in MD, where clubs charge more decent prices. In this area you pay ~$3,000-$3500 for 2 practices per week, 2+ tournaments per month, and position clinics. I don't buy the idea that clubs in VA charge more because their expenses are higher. [/quote]

It is supply and demand. They charge more because they can. It sucks, but that’s the way it is.

But when clubs like Vienna Elite offer these lower cost options, it’s interesting that you keep needing to complain about them. They are filling a need. If they make money, great for them. But there are girls who would not be playing volleyball if they didn’t offer these options. [/quote]

It's almost like you try hard to find excuses for them. I am not upset that you keep calling this "lower cost" option - feel free to call it supply and demand. I will call it ripoff because that's how I see it. Let's call this a diversity of opinions, which makes for a healthy debate. [/quote]

I’m the other poster who posted this morning, not the one you are directly responding to.  You didn’t respond to my post.  You call it a rip off but didn’t provide any alternatives. If my daughter didn’t make a team, what do you suggest she do? Not play? To give you an idea, we are paying over 5k for a team that was a last resort and a lower level than she wanted to be on. It was her only offer.  This 2k one practice a week team would have been her only option besides rec.  please let us know if you hear of anything else in VA for these girls.  [/quote]

I do understand the frustration of not being on the club of your choice: my DD also had to settle for a club that was not her first (nor second) choice. I am also trying to put myself in the shoes of a parent whose DD didn't make a team - it must be awful. Unfortunately, I am not aware of any alternatives - I would be happy to advertise them if I become aware.

As a consumer you cannot put a lot of pressure on the prices unless you refuse to buy the product. The clubs are going to continue raising the prices as long as they find parents willing to pay. It is difficult to have a face-to-face conversation about their profit margins, so an anonymous forum like this one could be a gauge for how much they can increase the fees next year. Keep finding excuses for them (like supply and demand, lack of other options) and they will squeeze even more money out of you next year. [/quote]

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