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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Monday Morning and my experienced u15 with two years of club under her belt and who went to 5 tryouts has zero offers. She’s shattered. She isn’t a rec level player. We don’t understand what happened. [/quote]
I keep telling my DD that it doesn't really matter what you do at practice, what really matters is what you do outside practice. These words of wisdom are not mine: I heard them one way or another from the mouths of experienced coaches. Club experience is irrelevant if all you do is show up at practice and tournaments. There are many players who work hard during practice, then go home and work even harder. The extra hours will eventually pay off because it will show in the way you move on the court. These are the players who really want to play volleyball and they will squeeze out those who simply show up for the social aspect (have fun with friends). All the players who are now left hanging need to understand that it will be even harder to make a team during the next season. My DD seems to have finally realized that this is the case, but I am still not sure if she is willing to put in the effort. [/quote]
That's the long game for sure but if your DD is still looking for a club as of this morning, there are things that she can do at whatever tryouts she might still have to increase her chances.

Communication, effort, and attitude are all within the player's control and they can choose to change those things now. Does she call for the ball, tell the hitters how many blockers are up or what shot to take?  Does she let a ball land on the floor between her and the player next to her without even taking a step for the ball? Does she give up on a ball that is going off the court because successfully bringing it back in play is unlikely or does she run and dive after it anyway? Does she give high fives to other girls that she might not know during drills or competition? Is she attentive and engaged when coaches are giving instruction?  What's her body language and facial expression like when she or the girl next to her makes a mistake?  Does she shag her ball when it's part of the drill or go shag balls when she's off the court waiting for her turn to go? Does she ask questions or engage in a positive way when she get feedback from a coach?

I coached club for 3 seasons and I can tell you with 100% certainty, that for girls on the bubble skill wise, these are the kinds of things that puts them into the "maybe gets an offer" column instead of the "no offer" column.[/quote]

My DD u16 does all these things and then some bc she’s a true “team player” and full of positivity. Not to mention resilience. But her club aspirations are almost crushed this year bc she doesn’t have a single offer after 5 tryouts. Even despite leaving it all on the court and doing all of the above mentioned things. Even cheering for the girls directly competing with her. Being covered in sweat at the end of every tryout. I truly wonder if coaches notice these things. At several tryouts even in the first day it was clear that teams were already formed and the pre-selects girls were on one court and everyone else was on the other. This happened 3x to my DD. No shagging balls and being helpful can compete with that. One club even took our money and told us at the end that their selects were already completed. It’s completely spirit-breaking. [/quote]
That's terrible and I hope she finds something. With an attitude like you describe, any team would be lucky to have her.[/quote]

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