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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ll keep this short. We’ve had a tremendously disappointing run in volleyball. Started with a less known clinic run by a club not mentioned here for good reason. The. Played on that club team but never got to play and felt hated by the coach despite loving the game and her teammates. FF15 to doing a couple summer camps including at UVA and another at the high school where she is now a freshman. She didn’t make the team… tried a rec team but kids were all 3 years younger and she want getting anything out of it. Feels like volleyball is a big disappointment wrapped in a money grab, especially if your kid is not a star or tall from the get go. Hoping she falls in love with another sport.[/quote]

The level of play over the last 10 years has really risen in this area, though still way behind south, Midwest, and west.  You really need to start kids with rec at 9-10 and club u12 and also do beach at 12.  So many more girls playing it’s really tough if not highly skilled or really tall at 12.[/quote]

Agree with PP. Yes, volleyball has been one of the fastest growing sports and just booming, particularly now at HS freshman tryouts at most schools. COVID reduced a lot of facilities and club offerings so there is just not enough club supply to accommodate demand, especially with Cassels closing shop and fewer court options until new ones can be found and/or built. Maybe your DD could try beach as that is so much more individual where you go to the clinics and can find and pair up with different partners. More 'self directed.' If she still wants indoor vball, go to the fall clinics being offered by local clubs - again with facilities so limited, the number of girls going to the few offerings will likely bust at the seams depending on the age groups (namely 14s and 15s and maybe less so for older ages). Otherwise it is a lot of self practice and some lessons. There are some rec leagues that have a 'select' option where players tryout so they can differentiate a little more by skill level for your HS DD.

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+1 This is a great synopsis with good recommendations. Volleyball in this area, while getting better, is still behind the West Coast, Midwest, Texas and all the other strong areas for volleyball. This is simply due to the fact that most girls in those areas begin playing when they are 7-8 years old, whereas girls in our area often don't start playing until U12 (and often at a very low level at U12, at that). So, girls in our area at U12 are learning skills that girls in more competitive areas learned at U8-U9. Some clubs in our area are starting to offer more programs/teams for these young age groups, and that will help to close the gap between the CHRVA Region and other more competitive areas.

By the way, I have heard that one CHRVA club is making a major move in regards to a new facility.[/quote]

Yes, and in those other areas, the girls momma, and mommas momma played.[/quote]

And their dad's played in the NFL/NBA [/quote]

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