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Any thoughts on high school team players going to the same club team (regardless of club's overall level of play/tier)?  For example, my DD has only been playing for just over a year (rec and middle school).  She made JV as a 9th grader (one of two 9th graders to do so).  Of the club teams under our consideration, one would be with players from her HS JV team while others [i]may[/i] be better for her individual development or provide an opportunity to work with a specific coach.  In our case, playing in college is not a parental priority (if it happens, it happens), but the kid is definitely interested in collegiate play.[/quote]

Its very common for HS players to be on the same club team in the DMV. There are some club tryout where you'll see 80% of the JV and 50% of the varsity trying out for the same club.   If the players and parents all like each other and understand the club coach may have a different opinion of their skills and playing ability than their HS coach, then everything usually works out.  But if you have a player and/or parent that you don't fit well with, be careful -- club season is much longer than HS, and you spend way more time with the players and parents.  You aren't just going to 2 JV games a week -- you are spending entire weekends (usually 8-12 of them) with the families.

Also, wouldn't recommend playing for your HS coach during club -- there are too many horror stories about how playing club for their HS coach (or in their HS coaches' club) negatively impacted their HS experience, and/or situations where the HS coach clearly favors a certain set of players because they play for their club.

If your DD has a potential interest in college but isn't sure, then look for the coach that understands what she could potentially accomplish and is willing to help her get there (and is still interested in her, even if she decides not to play college ball).

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