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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So what is the point of having open tryouts, except for a money grab? Why not just invite who you want from the clinics and then have call backs? It's just dishonest [/quote]

Money grab might be a part of it, but open tryouts are required by USAV and CHRVA and formal written offers are not allowed prior to the open tryout period. DD is starting her 7th season of club volleyball and we’ve been through the tryout process many times with several clubs and have come to like the fall clinics model.

I certainly understand the frustration, especially if you’re new to club volleyball, but if you stop and think about it, the pre-tryout clinics that most clubs run throughout the fall are to everyone’s benefit. Imagine having to choose a team with a max of 15 players from 100 girls across several courts that you don’t know and have only seen play for 1.5-2 hours in a one time tryout in a chaotic gym? The clinics allow coaches to get to know players over the course of several sessions. If your player has a bad day or is new to volleyball but has lots of potential, coaches would probably not select them out of a single tryout but might give greater consideration if they get the chance to know them at clinics. The clinics also allow you and your player to get to know the coaches and clubs. Clubs have different philosophies and cultures and the clinics are a good way to get some sense of what playing at that club might be like.

FWIW, getting an offer from being seen only at a tryout does happen but it’s not the norm, especially for older age groups. For most kids, trying out for club volleyball really starts months before tryouts. To make a competitive team, a player needs to be seen by that club as many times as possible ahead of tryouts. [/quote]

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