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[quote=Anonymous]Club Vball is pay for practice time. Tournament play time is not a guarantee. Players should talk to coach regarding what they can do to improve to get more playing time.

DD was on a competitive club last year and was told she would need to fight tooth and nail for playing time as there were other really good players on the team. She rode the bench A LOT especially when they shifted some rotations as well as having 13 girls on the roster. A few players went to tournaments where they had to fly a few hours or drive all day to get there for 3-4 days and never set foot to play a point on the court because it was too close so they kept the starters in, or played maybe 1-3 points. It was an emotional and physical battle all year that wore on DD and parents. HS has helped improve with regular 5x/week play but level of play is not always the same as club depending on HS and competitive level of club. DD has enjoyed it though and she worked her butt off in summer camps, at HS and now at pre-season clinics as she is trying to keep options open and maximize playing time. She improved a lot even just at practice with a high caliber team/players but ultimately most experience (and fun in the season) is to actually play in tournaments to play against players you don't know and work the unexpected as occurs in game play. DD is keeping options open similar to OP but also aware still that playing time is never guaranteed. Most have you sign a contract to show you understand that leaving means you are still liable for $$ of the club fee for year. You may be able to work something with the club but I'm not sure which clubs would do this. Plenty quit before season ends (particularly in later spring and/or post-season AAU or nationals) but the year fees are still paid...

10 ppl on team seems to best to get playing time but leaves club vulnerable to injuries and illness and not having enough to play at the tournaments. At U14, they definitely start specializing and recruiting by positions and a player may have a backup position to fill in for injury or some flexibility.

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