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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Has anybody heard anything about how the U15-U18 tryouts shook out? Any surprises from the top dogs (Metro, Paramount)? Did any clubs make a big jump or a sharp decline? I heard Jrs and VAE took big lumps this weekend, and that Metro and Paramount each got stronger.

For those who tried out for Tier 3/4 clubs, how was the tryout process? Did you have to do tryouts at a lot of different clubs?[/quote]

What do you mean “big lumps”? We were at VAE 17s tryout, among others, and it was mobbed. No offer but a lot of kids there. Didn’t try juniors.[/quote]

+1.  I'm going to call it out.  There is clearly an anti-VAE person/people on this thread from the beginning.  We get it - your kid plays for Metro or Paramount and you need to keep up the boosting for whatever reason.  VAE is still an outstanding club, that is just different from the others.  Year after year VAE has many of the top HS players in the region, including last year's Gatorade Player of the Year (who played there 13-18), and still has a 100% college recruitment track record. Plenty of fair criticism about the way they do things esp at younger age groups.  Agree with all that.   But if you think they are hurting for talent at 16 - 18, you are just wrong.  Quite a few sad kids this weekend who got cut from last season and alternates waiting for a phone call.  VAE is doing their thing and doing just fine.  [/quote]

So what I have seen for last 6 years is that VAE develops 5'9/5'10 pin hitters or taller into all around and will move middles to outside and play them all around. Admittedly I have only been paying attention to this year's 18s and last years 18s. For example, they played the POY last year all around starting very young to develop her even though her passing was not great at that age. They develop setters that are 5'8 plus.  They take the hits when these players are younger to develop them. Do they develop shorter players? No. I have never seen a setter under 5'8 play for them. They also only take 2 DS/libero. Maybe there has been a random year where there was three but I have not seen it. They are height centric because that is what colleges recruit so it keeps their recruitment level high.

Other clubs are not as height driven. Paramount's superstar 6 rotation OH on 18s is probably not even 5'7. Their 17s setter is 5'6. Va Juniors 18s setter is maybe 5'4 on a good day. [/quote]

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